come for the view, stay for the experience
Cooking is one of the easiest ways to experience another culture.
Join our kitchen team as they prepare some of the dishes using vegetables, herbs and other fresh ingredients harvested from the farm. You’ll chop, stir, taste and cook together before sitting down to enjoy the meal you’ve helped prepare.
Whether you’ve cooked Tanzanian food before or it’s your first time, the experience is relaxed, hands-on and open to everyone.
🍲 Experience
Farm Cooking Class
⏱ Duration
Approximately 3 Hours
👨👩👧 Suitable For
Families • Couples • Friends • Small Groups
🥬 Ingredients
Fresh produce from the farm
👩🍳 Skill Level
No cooking experience needed
Many of the vegetables used in our kitchen are grown here at Kibo View Farm.
Depending on the season, you’ll begin by picking a few ingredients from the garden before joining our kitchen team to prepare a traditional meal together.
Along the way, you’ll learn about local ingredients, simple cooking techniques and the stories behind some of Tanzania’s favourite dishes.
By the time lunch or dinner is ready, you’ll know exactly where every ingredient came from.
Start with a short walk through the gardens to collect seasonal vegetables and herbs for your meal.
Work alongside our kitchen team as you prepare a selection of Tanzanian dishes using simple techniques and fresh ingredients.
Sit down together and enjoy the meal you’ve prepared while talking about the experience and the flavours you’ve discovered.
Learn dishes that local families prepare at home using seasonal ingredients.
Understand how vegetables and herbs move from the garden to your plate.
Pick up practical tips and recipes you can recreate at home.
Not at all.
The class is designed for everyone, whether you cook every day or are simply curious to try something new.
The menu changes depending on the season and the fresh ingredients available from the farm.
Yes.
Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult, and many enjoy helping prepare simple parts of the meal.
Please let us know when booking and we’ll do our best to cater for dietary needs where possible.
Yes.
The experience finishes by sharing the meal together.
A short ingredient walk through the gardens is included as part of the cooking class.
This is not the full Guided Farm Walk experience, which is a separate activity exploring the wider farm, animals and sustainable farming practices.
That distinction is important.
Take a longer walk around the farm to learn about our gardens, animals and daily life before joining the cooking class.
Stay a little longer and enjoy the evening with drinks as the sun sets over the countryside
Turn your visit into a relaxing farm getaway with a night in one of our glamping tents.
Whether you’re travelling as a couple, with family or as a group of friends, our cooking class offers a relaxed way to discover Tanzanian food using ingredients grown here at Kibo View Farm.