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Chagga local cuisine cooking class

Discover the Chagga foods, harvests the ingredients, cook with local

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Service Description

A food tour in the heart of Mount Kilimanjaro Discover the Chagga cuisine, go to the farm, and harvest the ingredients, cook with local. Season/dates open: Year around Operation. Activity start time at the venue: 09:30 am (Or other time by request/notice). Duration of Activity: 4hours. Minimum no of Persons: 2. Maximum No. of Persons: 10. Experience type Typical African kitchen. Hands-on experience. Food and drinks. Rural life. Activity Highlight. Farm visit and harvest. Learn everything about Chagga local cuisine. Prepare your traditional cuisine with local Chef Guidance. Enjoy organic food cultivated in the rich volcanic soil of Mount Kilimanjaro. Activity summary. Interested in traditional cuisine preparation¬? Meet our passionate local Mamas Cooks who will guide you to prepare local food of our area step by step in a very hygienic way, from roots and tubers our guide, will assist you in identifying different ground tubers and harvest for cooking, also harvesting banana and get ready to cook our famous foods such as Machalaari (banana with beef) banana stew, beans stew, Makukuru, roots such as yellow yams, Cocoyams, sweet potatoes, air potatoes, winged yams, round potatoes, then visitors will be involved in harvesting the roots crops and learn how to prepare the food before eating. The table will be served with different seasonal fruits. Meals and drinks included: Hot buffet lunch of local specialties prepared by our local mamas and drinking water and seasonal fruits included. Beverage, Drinks: Additional charge for soft drinks and other beverages. Clothing/equipment supplied: Traditional walking stick. Clothing/equipment needed by guest: good hiking boots. Comfortable clothes, sun protection, sunglasses, camera. Children Option: Children are OK throughout the program. Please note that there are considerable amounts of walking, hiking. Contact persons/phone number: +255629952842. Call or WhatsApp Contact email: mkuuculturaltourism@gmail.com Email response hours: within 24hrs. Responsibility insurance: No responsibility insurance provided. Please make sure client have a travel insurance issued. Distance from accommodation, Transfer option: 52km from Moshi town. 92km from Kilimanjaro International Airport. 26km from Kilimanjaro National Park. We can arrange Transport on request.


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Contact Details

  • Mkuu Cultural Tourism Enterprise, Tanzania

    +255629952842

    mkuuculturaltourism@gmail.com


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