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We haven&#8217;t taken either; we research the live pages and send readers, so here is what they cost, what they eat and where the dietary limits are.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-hero-meta\">\n<div class=\"htf-meta-author\">\n<div class=\"htf-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div>\n<div><strong>Joona &amp; Alla<\/strong>Rovaniemi, Finland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> November 2026 <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> 9 min read <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> Checked against the live tour page<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-hero-img\">\n<div class=\"htf-hero-img-inner\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stone-town-food-tour-a-chef-s-tour-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stone Town, Zanzibar\" width=\"1600\" height=\"741\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<!-- A CHEF'S TOUR PARTNER BANNER -->\n<div class=\"htf-sale-banner\" style=\"margin:28px 0 36px;padding:22px 28px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#C8A45A 0%,#d8b970 50%,#C8A45A 100%);border-radius:10px;color:#0d2018;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:24px;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(200,164,90,0.25);\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 auto;font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;background:#0d2018;color:#C8A45A;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:4px;\">Our food-tour partner<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:4px;\">Small-group food tours with A Chef&#8217;s Tour \u2014 max 8 guests, 15+ tastings<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.85;\">Live dates and prices open on their own booking page. Book through our link and you pay the normal price \u2014 we earn a small commission that keeps this blog independent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- ARTICLE + SIDEBAR -->\n<div class=\"htf-wrap\"><!-- BODY -->\n<article class=\"htf-body\">\n<p>This guide is built from the live tour page of Stone Town Food Tour on A Chef&#8217;s Tour \u2014 price, start time, group size, tastings and dietary notes come straight from the operator, never invented.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-tldr\">\n<div class=\"htf-tldr-label\">Short answer<\/div>\n<p>For most visitors to Stone Town, yes: the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/stone-town-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Stone Town Food Tour<\/a> is US$35 per person for 15+ tastings in 9am\u20131pm, and the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/zanzibar-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Zanzibar Food Tour<\/a> is US$45 per person for 14+ tastings from 3pm\u20137pm with a boat to a sandbank. Both cap groups at eight, include bottled water and local drinks and are suitable for halal and no-pork diets. The big difference is for pescatarians: suitable on the morning tour (meat in 1\u20132 tastings), unsuitable on the afternoon tour (meat in 5\u20136). Neither page lists a child policy, so ask before booking with children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- HTF-BOOK-CTA -->\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta\">\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta-text\">\n<p class=\"htf-la-eyebrow\">Our pick \u00b7 A Chef&#8217;s Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-title\">Stone Town Food Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-sub\">US$35 per person \u00b7 15+ tastings \u00b7 max 8 guests \u00b7 9am\u20131pm \u00b7 walking tour through Stone Town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"htf-la-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/stone-town-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Check dates &amp; book \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-toc\">\n<div class=\"htf-toc-label\">In this guide<\/div>\n<ol><li><a href=\"#s1\">Two Zanzibar Food Tours \u2014 and Who Runs Them<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s2\">What You Eat on the Morning Stone Town Food Tour<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s3\">What You Eat on the Afternoon Zanzibar Food Tour<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s4\">Morning or Afternoon: Which Zanzibar Tour to Book<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s5\">Price, What&#x27;s Included and the Child Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s6\">Dietary Needs: What A Chef&#x27;s Tour Actually Says<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s7\">Heat, Timing and Practical Notes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s8\">Is It Better Than Eating Alone in Stone Town?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s9\">How to Book the Zanzibar Food Tours<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_Zanzibar_Food_Tours_%E2%80%94_and_Who_Runs_Them\"><\/span>Two Zanzibar Food Tours \u2014 and Who Runs Them<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Chef&#8217;s Tour runs small-group food walks in around 80 cities, led by cooks, chefs and local foodies. In Zanzibar there are two tours, both in Stone Town, both capped at eight guests (&#8220;private tours or groups of 9+, please contact us&#8221;), and both walking tours: the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/stone-town-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Stone Town Food Tour<\/a> at US$35 per person and the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/zanzibar-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Zanzibar Food Tour<\/a> at US$45 per person.<\/p><p>The difference is mostly timing and route. The Stone Town Food Tour is listed as 9am to 1pm with 15+ tastings; the Zanzibar Food Tour is listed as 3pm to 7pm with 14+ tastings and adds a boat to a sandbank. Both follow what the pages call the old spice routes, tracing the African, Arab, Persian and Indian influences that shaped Swahili cooking.<\/p><p>How we wrote this: we are Joona and Alla, family travellers based in Rovaniemi, Finland, and we have not taken either tour. We research food tours from the live pages and send readers to the ones that hold up, so every fact below comes from A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s own pages; we don&#8217;t invent stops or repeat ratings we can&#8217;t check.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Eat_on_the_Morning_Stone_Town_Food_Tour\"><\/span>What You Eat on the Morning Stone Town Food Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Stone Town Food Tour begins under the carved balconies of the Old Dispensary, built, says the page, in the late nineteenth century by Zanzibar&#8217;s wealthy Indian merchant community. The page names plenty of food:<\/p><figure class=\"htf-fig\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/stone-town-food-tour-a-chef-s-tour-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stone Town, Zanzibar. A Chef&#x27;s Tour supplies this photo for the Stone Town Food Tour; it shows the old town, not a particular stop on the route.\" width=\"470\" height=\"660\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Stone Town, Zanzibar. A Chef&#x27;s Tour supplies this photo for the Stone Town Food Tour; it shows the old town, not a particular stop on the route. <span>Photo: A Chef&#x27;s Tour<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul><li><strong>Maharagwe ya nazi<\/strong> (beans in coconut) from a street-side cook, with sweet pumpkin in coconut sauce, flaky chapatis and <strong>vitumbua<\/strong> rice cakes.<\/li><li><strong>A halua workshop<\/strong> \u2014 Zanzibar&#8217;s Omani-influenced sweet of sugar, ghee, warming spices and nuts, stirred in enormous copper pans &#8220;if production is underway&#8221;.<\/li><li><strong>Calamari in coconut curry<\/strong> torn up with chapati, and <strong>urojo<\/strong>, Zanzibar&#8217;s namesake soup.<\/li><li><strong>Coffee and mandazi at Jaws Corner<\/strong>, which the page calls the old town&#8217;s unofficial living room.<\/li><li><strong>Slow-cooked beef biryani<\/strong>, plus bread from a wood-fired neighbourhood bakery.<\/li><\/ul><p>That gives a clear sense of the menu \u2014 coconut, spice, bread and rice \u2014 and of the pace, which includes a workshop and a coffee stop rather than eight meals back to back. The page lists &#8220;Bottled water and local drinks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Eat_on_the_Afternoon_Zanzibar_Food_Tour\"><\/span>What You Eat on the Afternoon Zanzibar Food Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Zanzibar Food Tour describes itself as a four-hour evening feast of 14+ tastings, again beginning at the Old Dispensary. The page names:<\/p><figure class=\"htf-fig\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/zanzibar-food-tour-a-chef-s-tour-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stone Town, Zanzibar. A Chef&#x27;s Tour supplies this photo for the Zanzibar Food Tour; it shows the place, not a specific stop on the route.\" width=\"470\" height=\"660\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Stone Town, Zanzibar. A Chef&#x27;s Tour supplies this photo for the Zanzibar Food Tour; it shows the place, not a specific stop on the route. <span>Photo: A Chef&#x27;s Tour<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul><li><strong>Ngisi wa nazi<\/strong> \u2014 calamari in creamy coconut curry \u2014 with smoky grilled chapatis.<\/li><li>A wander through <strong>Darajani Bazaar<\/strong>, with pyramids of spices and tropical fruit, where &#8220;traders have supplied Stone Town for generations&#8221;.<\/li><li>A pause beside the East Africa Slave Trade Exhibition. The page frames this honestly: the same trade routes that carried spices and recipes also carried people, and Stone Town&#8217;s wealth was built partly on that history.<\/li><li>The waterfront food stalls, and a boat trip to a sandbank \u2014 the page lists the transport as &#8220;Walking tour with boat to sandbank&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul><p>The page keeps the rest of the 14+ tastings as a surprise. If the history of the slave trade is something you want to approach with children or with time to reflect, it is worth knowing the tour passes it; the page gives no detail on how the stop is handled, so ask the operator if it matters.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morning_or_Afternoon_Which_Zanzibar_Tour_to_Book\"><\/span>Morning or Afternoon: Which Zanzibar Tour to Book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table><tr><th><\/th><th>Stone Town Food Tour<\/th><th>Zanzibar Food Tour<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Price<\/td><td>US$35 per person<\/td><td>US$45 per person<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Listed hours<\/td><td>9am \u2013 1pm<\/td><td>3pm \u2013 7pm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tastings<\/td><td>15+<\/td><td>14+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transport<\/td><td>Walking tour<\/td><td>Walking tour with boat to sandbank<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Highlights<\/td><td>Halua workshop, Jaws Corner, wood-fired bakery<\/td><td>Darajani Bazaar, waterfront stalls, sandbank<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pork<\/td><td>Suitable for no-pork diets<\/td><td>Suitable for no-pork diets<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Halal<\/td><td>Suitable<\/td><td>Suitable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pescatarian<\/td><td>Suitable; meat in 1\u20132 tastings (of 15)<\/td><td>Unsuitable; meat in 5\u20136 tastings (of 14)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cancellation<\/td><td>Full refund up to 48 hours before<\/td><td>Full refund up to 48 hours before<\/td><\/tr><\/table><p>On price, the Stone Town tour wins by US$10 and by one tasting. On dietary needs it wins by a longer margin: halal and no-pork diets are suitable on both, but the pescatarian line is the sharpest split in the table. The Zanzibar Food Tour is the one to book if you want the market atmosphere of Darajani, the boat to the sandbank and a later finish that keeps the morning free for the beach. We would pick the Stone Town Food Tour for a first visit, and for travellers who avoid meat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta\" style=\"margin-top:36px;\">\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta-text\">\n<p class=\"htf-la-eyebrow\">Book it \u00b7 A Chef&#8217;s Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-title\">Stone Town Food Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-sub\">From US$35 per person \u00b7 9am &#8211; 1pm \u00b7 small group, max 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"htf-la-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/stone-town-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Check dates &amp; book \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_Whats_Included_and_the_Child_Policy\"><\/span>Price, What&#x27;s Included and the Child Policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Stone Town Food Tour is <strong>US$35 per person<\/strong>, and the Zanzibar Food Tour is <strong>US$45 per person<\/strong>. Both include, according to the pages:<\/p><ul><li>14+ or 15+ tastings<\/li><li>Bottled water and local drinks<\/li><li>A group of no more than eight guests<\/li><\/ul><p>Neither page lists a meeting point or a child policy, so the exact meeting point comes with your booking confirmation, and anyone travelling with children should ask A Chef&#8217;s Tour what they charge (info@achefstour.com) before relying on a child rate. We would not assume the half-price rule used on some other tours applies here.<\/p><p>Is it good value? US$35 for 15+ tastings is one of the lowest prices in A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s range \u2014 a Delhi tour costs the same, a Bangkok tour US$59 \u2014 and it replaces a morning of snacks and lunch for most adults. The US$45 tour adds a boat and a later start; whether that is worth US$10 depends on how much you value the sandbank. For a family of four, the cost adds up fast either way, so check the exact price for each guest on the booking page.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dietary_Needs_What_A_Chefs_Tour_Actually_Says\"><\/span>Dietary Needs: What A Chef&#x27;s Tour Actually Says<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zanzibar is one of the clearer cases in the kit. The pages say, word for word:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Pork:<\/strong> &#8220;Suitable for no pork diets&#8221; (both tours).<\/li><li><strong>Halal:<\/strong> &#8220;Suitable for halal diets&#8221; (both tours).<\/li><li><strong>Pescatarian, Stone Town Food Tour:<\/strong> &#8220;Suitable, though meat is used in 1-2 tastings (out of 15 total)&#8221;.<\/li><li><strong>Pescatarian, Zanzibar Food Tour:<\/strong> &#8220;Unsuitable as meat are used in 5-6 tastings (out of 14 total)&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul><p>Nothing else is listed: no line on vegetarian, vegan, gluten, lactose, nut or seafood allergy. Given the seafood and coconut on the named menus \u2014 and that the menus include beef biryani \u2014 we would not assume vegetarians, vegans or anyone with a seafood or coconut allergy will find much to eat. A Chef&#8217;s Tour doesn&#8217;t list these diets; ask them before booking (info@achefstour.com).<\/p><p>For severe allergies, remember that no street-food tour can guarantee an allergen-free dish, since stalls share pans, oil and utensils.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heat_Timing_and_Practical_Notes\"><\/span>Heat, Timing and Practical Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zanzibar is tropical, so even the walk itself is a test. Some sensible planning from what the pages and general knowledge tell us:<\/p><ul><li><strong>The morning tour<\/strong> (9am\u20131pm) is the cooler of the two for most of its length. The afternoon tour (3pm\u20137pm) starts in the heat and finishes after dark.<\/li><li><strong>Footwear:<\/strong> Stone Town is a maze of narrow lanes, and a boat to a sandbank means wet feet. Bring sandals that can get wet on the afternoon tour.<\/li><li><strong>Cash:<\/strong> drinks are included, but allow for anything extra.<\/li><li><strong>Meeting point:<\/strong> not given on the pages; it arrives with your confirmation. Ask your hotel how long it takes to walk through the lanes.<\/li><li><strong>Dress:<\/strong> Stone Town is a Muslim-majority town. We would cover shoulders and knees, as most visitors do.<\/li><li><strong>Buggies:<\/strong> not a good fit for narrow lanes; use a carrier for a baby.<\/li><\/ul><p>The routes include stops at a workshop, a bazaar and a coffee corner, so they are good with children who like to watch things being made. The sandbank boat on the afternoon tour is the sort of thing children remember, but the pages give no details on life jackets or sea conditions, so ask the operator.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_It_Better_Than_Eating_Alone_in_Stone_Town\"><\/span>Is It Better Than Eating Alone in Stone Town?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Stone Town&#8217;s small caf\u00e9s and street stalls are easy to find, and plenty of visitors eat well alone. What a guided walk adds, on paper, is sequencing and access: someone to tell you what urojo is and why it is called that, a halua workshop you wouldn&#8217;t walk into uninvited, a sense of which of the 15 or so things on the table are worth the calories. At US$35, it is among the lowest-priced tours in A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s range.<\/p><p>The case against is small: if you only want a quick bite and are comfortable asking questions at stalls, you can spend less. If you are a vegetarian, the dietary notes tell you to ask first.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Book_the_Zanzibar_Food_Tours\"><\/span>How to Book the Zanzibar Food Tours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You book directly with A Chef&#8217;s Tour on achefstour.com \u2014 we never take payment. Open the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/stone-town-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Stone Town Food Tour<\/a> or the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/zanzibar-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Zanzibar Food Tour<\/a> through our link, choose a date on the live calendar, add your guests and pay. Confirmation is instant.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Book early in your stay,<\/strong> as groups cap at eight.<\/li><li><strong>Flag diets and allergies when booking,<\/strong> and email info@achefstour.com about anything the pages don&#8217;t cover.<\/li><li><strong>Nine or more, or a private tour?<\/strong> Contact A Chef&#8217;s Tour directly.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Cancellation,<\/strong> from the tour pages: &#8220;Cancel any time up to 48 hours before your tour and receive a full refund.&#8221;<\/p><p>We are an A Chef&#8217;s Tour affiliate and earn a commission on bookings made through our links \u2014 it does not change the price you pay.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"htf-faq\"><details><summary>How much does the Zanzibar food tour by A Chef&#x27;s Tour cost?<\/summary><p>The Stone Town Food Tour is US$35 per person and the Zanzibar Food Tour is US$45 per person. Both include bottled water and local drinks and group size is capped at eight. Neither page lists a child policy.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What time do the Zanzibar food tours run?<\/summary><p>The Stone Town Food Tour is listed as 9am to 1pm and the Zanzibar Food Tour as 3pm to 7pm. Check the live calendar on the booking page for available dates.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Is the Zanzibar food tour halal?<\/summary><p>A Chef&#8217;s Tour says both tours are &#8220;Suitable for halal diets&#8221; and &#8220;Suitable for no pork diets&#8221;.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can pescatarians join the Zanzibar food tours?<\/summary><p>On the Stone Town Food Tour yes: &#8220;Suitable, though meat is used in 1-2 tastings (out of 15 total)&#8221;. The Zanzibar Food Tour is &#8220;Unsuitable as meat are used in 5-6 tastings (out of 14 total)&#8221;.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Is there a sandbank on the Zanzibar food tour?<\/summary><p>The Zanzibar Food Tour (3pm\u20137pm, US$45) is listed as a &#8220;Walking tour with boat to sandbank&#8221;. The Stone Town Food Tour is listed as a walking tour.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What is the cancellation policy?<\/summary><p>&#8220;Cancel any time up to 48 hours before your tour and receive a full refund.&#8221;<\/p><\/details><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s10\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Honest_Final_Word\"><\/span>Our Honest Final Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Is the Zanzibar food tour by A Chef&#8217;s Tour worth it? For most visitors who eat meat, fish and bread, we think yes \u2014 and the cheaper morning tour is the safer first choice. US$35 per person buys 15+ tastings, a halua workshop and a coffee corner in a town built on the spice trade, with a group small enough to fit into places a big tour couldn&#8217;t. The caveats are real: no child policy is listed, vegetarian, vegan and allergy lines are missing, the afternoon tour is unsuitable for pescatarians and the pages are silent on the sandbank boat&#8217;s safety arrangements. We haven&#8217;t walked either ourselves, and we send readers because the facts on the pages add up.<\/p><p>Book the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/stone-town-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Stone Town Food Tour<\/a> for the morning walk, or the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/zanzibar-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Zanzibar Food Tour<\/a> for the sandbank. Heading to mainland East Africa? The <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/nairobi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Nairobi Food Tour<\/a> is a different cuisine entirely, and the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/cairo-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Cairo Food Tour<\/a> starts at US$49.<\/p>\n<!-- A CHEF'S TOUR CARDS -->\n<div class=\"htf-la-cards\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:28px;\">\n<div class=\"htf-la-code\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">Max 8 guests \u00b7 led by cooks and local foodies<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:30px;font-weight:400;margin:0 0 10px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_tours_wed_book_in_Zanzibar_and_across_Africa\"><\/span>Food tours we&#x27;d book in Zanzibar and across Africa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#d8e8d0;margin:0 auto;max-width:580px;\">Tap a tour to see live dates and prices on A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s own page. 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