Note on the top of the tour price you will be asked to pay ’support’ to many guides/assistants/craftsmen etc, also you are offered/nicely forced to buy recklessly pricey products. The elementary hygiene level could have been better, we had to ask for washing the hands before manual interaction with food etc. The chef was friendly and knowledgeable, spices in the forest real snd smelled good - just level your overall excpectstions before the trip!

My husband and I are here in Zanzibar for our honeymoon and loved this tour! The shopping for the ingredients in the old fort market, the spice tour and the cooking class were all incredible!! Our guides were very friendly and knowledgeable:) Highly recommend this trip to anyone in Zanzibar that wants to learn about the culture and loves good food!

They did not pick is up. So we had to book with someone else. Send texts and called and they never answered. Both on WhatsApp and on the app

We were met as arranged and went by boat to the sand bar. We were the first there and were able to walk around, collect shells and swim in the clear water without others around for quite a while. The awning put up for us with groundsheet was perfect and we were each give a large bottle of water and a coke and orange soda. During the morning we were given a very generous tray of fruits which was amazing. We had booked for a morning 4hour trip which was long enough for us as it had got very hot and busy on the sand bar by midday. A perfect experience

This was great and well worth the money! We went at 9am and were the only ones on the island for a good half hour before the crowd showed up. They brought us fresh fruit and shade. Vendors also come to the island with beer/wine and souvenirs for sale.

After buying all the ingredients on the market we went to Lutfias kitchen at a spice farm. We learned a lot about spices an had a very tasteful menu.

This trip was amazing we had so much fun cooking the way people from zanzibar cook. The food was very tasty and the spice farm tour was fun. We asked to be picked up from our hotel for an additional fee and Rashid picked us up with chef Lutfia, they were amazing friendly people we booked another tour with them with the tour guide Mohammad the same day and the day after. They have so many tours highly recommend we had so much fun.

I highly recommend the experience I had with kiyzo. I contacted them because I saw the positive reviews they had and right away they replied to me back and organized everything accordingly to what i asked for

It’s a beautiful sandbar until it’s completely PACKED with boats parked on both sides and people running across your area as well as the tide coming in. We had about an hour of tranquility until the obnoxious crowds from all nations arrived. We received great service from our captain on the “One Way” boat. He was more than accommodating. However the packed beach and the inconsiderate other beach goers make this an average experience.

Unfortunately, we didn’t get to take this tour. I filled out the form wrong indicating a different hotel than what we were staying (since it was not in the drop down list). The vendor form / tour description on Trip Advisor also mentioned that if we wanted a transfer (for a fee) from a different hotel, then we should contact them using the provided WhatsApp number (which i did, at least a day in advance) and I received no response on WhatsApp. The evening before the tour the vendor reached out on the TripAdvisor App (which was a first for me with a vendor), indicating they would meet us at hotel reception at 9:00am (and didn’t indicate which hotel). I assumed they were picking us up at our hotel, but this was not the case. The tone of the texts from the vendor were very unpleasant. I understand I made a mistake in the form, but also followed directions provided by the vendor and they didn’t follow their own procedure. I did not ask for nor expect a refund since it was clearly stated in the tour description. I would have had a better outcome (and provided a better rating) if they admitted they did not follow their own procedure and refrained from using an aggressive, unpleasant tone with me. The rating I provided is specifically for the exchange I had on TripAdvisor chat with the vendor.

We had a great time and felt the cost was well worth the experience. You’re picked up directly from your Stonetown hotel, get a tour of the market, the spice farm (which was very informative) and enjoy cooking with others in an intimate setting - experiencing authentic African culture. It took most of the day (we started around 9 and think we finished around 2-3pm). The food we made with our fresh market ingredients and spices from the farm was delicious! Some of the best we had while in Zanzibar. You won’t be disappointed in booking.

Great experience and very friendly hosts! We spend a lot of time with our amazing hosts on the market and cooking, also great spice tour!

I'm a solo traveler and got to join a small group and this was perfect for me. We went to the market to shop vest experience. Got to taste different spices and experience the local way of cooking good zanzibari food. Amazing day. Jambo to my new friends

Nakupenda island is a very beautiful place to visit, our captain took us there, and took care of all our needs, everything was prepared prior, we got to spend a couple of hours there swimming, it is indeed the island of love. i definitely recommend this trip

Fabulous experience. I loved the spice farm and the cooking class. Shopping for ingredients was a lesson in itself. The spice farm tour was outstanding. In addition to seeing how common spices grow, we got to eat fruits from the tree and smell basic ingredients in medicine and perfume. Plus fun events and surprises. Best of all was the cooking class. I learned a lot from Lutfia - and was able to cook sitting on the floor. If you cook and want to learn about different cultures, don't miss this experience!