Cooking and Eating Experience with a Local Family in Mombasa
Excursions & day trips

Cooking and Eating Experience with a Local Family in Mombasa

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$44.00
Free cancellation
Language: English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 hours

This experience meets the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria. By choosing this experience you can protect the places you love, care for the environment and support local communities.

Why you’ll love this…
  • Learn more about the local food and culture first-hand
  • Visit a local family and enjoy the meal together
  • Give the local family a hand preparing your meal
  • Engage in enlightening conversations about daily life
What to expect

Immersing yourself in the heart of a local family's home is an epic adventure like no other. You're stepping into a world that's entirely different, yet warmly familiar. Each encounter is intimate and personal, involving only your party and the welcoming local family.

Your journey begins with a friendly introduction and a refreshing drink, followed by an invitation to assist in preparing the meal. Whether you choose to participate or simply observe, making notes and capturing memories through photographs, the experience promises to be delightful. All the host families speak English, offering you the chance to engage in enlightening conversations about daily life in their country. Feel free to share stories from your own culture - it is always very interesting to hear about other cultures!

The tours are accredited by the World Fair Trade Organization, ensuring that your adventures contribute positively to the communities you visit. So why wait? Embark on this extraordinary journey and savour the flavours of a new culture right from its heart.

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What's included
  • check Drinks
  • check Dinner
What's not included
  • x_not_included Alcoholic drinks
Where

Bamburi, Mombasa, Kenya

Meeting point:
Meeting point and meeting point details will be shared with the booking confirmation and voucher that you will receive after the booking is done.
What to remember

Know in advance:

  • Remember to adapt your clothes to the local culture: in bigger cities the culture is different than in the countryside, but too much skin is not appreciated anywhere
  • Don't forget to ask permission and discuss when you want to take pictures of the local family (and/or post them on social media). Most of the time everyone is fine with it
  • The minimum number of participants is 2
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Provider
ResiRest
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 7 days before the experience begins. If you cancel up to 5 days before, you can still receive a 50% refund.

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