Kidichi Kitchen Experience, the silver lining to my recent business trip to Zanzibar! - I recently read an article about happiness. One of the recommendations was to always try to look for a silver lining to make everyday life and work more interesting. The Kidichi Kitchen Experience was the silver lining to my business trip to Zanzibar in April 2023 (YES some of us go to Zanzibar for work, not just fun!). I only had one day off and since I have been to Zanzibar many times and seen quite a bit I decided to spend it on the Kidichi Kitchen Experience. I really enjoyed everything about it, the busy fish market, the walk through the spice farm, the cooking experience and of course the delicious meal at the end! I've taken both my family and guests to spice farm visits in Zanzibar and had I known about the Kidichi Kitchen Experience earlier I would have aimed for it instead. It gives you so much more! I had a great day with lovely people!

A great way to spend a delicious morning in Zanzibar - We had a excellent morning of cooking with Kidichi Kitchen Experience. Though it was a very rainy day, we enjoyed it thoroughly. We ended up being treated to a private session being only 3 people. The amount of food we made was amazing. Maybe a bit too much for just 3 of us. Everyone was extremely friendly and I am looking at how I can bring more people to them.

Highlight of my trip - Amazing tour, the highlight of my trip to Zanzibar for sure. The team is very kind and welcoming. I learned a lot about the different spices and got to prepare a bunch of different dishes

A truly immersive, one-of-a-kind local farm and cooking experience - My mom and I did this experience during our 5 days in Zanzibar, and it will be one of our favorite memories! From the start, Peter confirmed the booking and times the night before, and I appreciated the organization. Our guide Mcha and our driver met us right on time and we started at the fish market. We were the only tourists but Mcha made us feel comfortable and included as we bought a fish at auction. We then drove to Kadichi. All the way up, Mcha gave us very interesting background on Zanzibar and he answered all our questions. At the farm, we met the team, including the chef Asma, and several of her wonderful assistants and staff. The farmer Abdul led us around the farm, and we picked or saw mangos, starfruit, nutmeg, allspice, oranges, jackfruit, spinach, eucalyptus, and more! We headed back to the kitchen and had a snack before we started prepping and cooking. We got to crack coconuts, fry shrimp, slice mangos, and more as we helped prepare traditional foods via traditional methods. Through it all, Asma and team and Mcha were kind and helpful and giving us all kinds of information. We all ate the meal together (at our request) when the food was ready. Then Mcha even called our transfer driver that would take us to the hotel to meet at a better, less congested area to shorten our ride home. I would highly recommend. Pointers: prepare for all day. Consider your footwear as you will be in the fish market and walking around the organic farm. Don't be afraid to dig in and get the full experience! We are especially grateful to Mcha for his explanations and help. He even took lots of photos and videos for us so we could just keep working without stopping for photo ops. We had a great time!

A forest feast not to be missed! - An authentic and immersive experience hosted by friendly and knowledgable locals - eager not only to share the beauty of the spice island but also their cultural ways. I learnt, I laughed and I feasted. An afternoon with the Encountours team should be on everyone's Zanzibar list.

Best Local Experience! - Excellent full day! Visiting the actual local fish market to bid on our own fish was really cool. No locals there. Then an hour of picking all the veggies, fruits and spices from their farm was amazing! The team was amazing and learning all their local prepping and cooking techniques was a very special experience. The food was amazing too!!

The Ultimate Immersive Experience - What a wonderful experience this was! From bidding for fish at the fish market, to going to a spice farm and picking out the ingredients for the dishes you will cook, to being part of the traditional cooking process, The Kidichi Kitchen Experience is the ultimate immersive experience. Mcha, the guide proved to be very knowdgeable about all things Zanzibar and was eager to tell stories of its agricultural history as we collected all kinds of spices, fruits and vegetables on a spice farm along with Abul, the farmer. Chef Asma, Assistant Chef Sofi and their assistants - Yahya, Abdul, Ramla, Sumaiya and Shuwekha - were very friendly, accommodating and instructive and really made me feel that I was a pivotal part of the many dishes that we cooked. The food we prepared tasted absolutely divine and I learnt many techniques along the way. This was such a wonderful and life-changing experience for me. I encourage all of you to try it. You will not be disappointed.

Best activity on the island ! - I had a great time with my kids The visit of the farm and the cooking experience right after is so nice The local family is amazing We learned a lot of thinks (juice specifically)

A Very Authentic Zanzibari Experience! - I had an amazing day learning to cook Swahili food and integrating with the locals at Kidichi Kitchen. I love exploring the culture and the food of the places I visit. At Zanzibar, I only had a very limited amount of time. My host at the Zanzibar Palace recommended this experience. I got in touch with Peter who organised this experience at a very short notice. I loved it. We went to the sea front and bought fresh fish at the auction. The fishing boats just arrived from the sea. We then drove to the spice farm where we learnt about the different spices and harvested fruits and vegetables. Then we spent the rest of day cooking and eating Swahili food. Samira is an amazing chef. She cooks the best rice I had tasted anywhere in the world. Abdul is the friendliest guide. Thank you so much, the Kidichi Kitchen Team!

We had a great time - Great experience, great diversity and authenticity of the different activities. The people and host were very friendly and supportive.