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Sultan's Spoon Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

By A Chef's Tour
Free cancellation available
The previous price was AU$70 and current price is AU$56 per adult
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Overview

Join the culinary deep dive into Mombasa's cuisine. This isn't about fine dining - it's about the authentic spots beloved by locals. With 15+ generous tastings over four hours, you’ll experience the breadth of Swahili coastal cuisine, from street snacks to hearty rice dishes.

Mombasa’s food is shaped by centuries of African, Arab and Indian influence, and this tour is designed to help you taste and understand that fusion. Along the way, you’ll visit long-standing local vendors and hidden Old Town spots that are difficult to find without insider knowledge.

Beyond the food, you’ll explore the historic spice market, learn about Mombasa’s role in Indian Ocean trade, and hop on one of the city’s iconic yellow rickshaws between stops.

Led by a passionate local guide who explains the stories behind every dish, this small-group experience offers an authentic, immersive introduction to Mombasa’s everyday food culture.

Activity location

  • Mombasa
    • Mombasa, Kenya

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Fort Jesus Museum
    • Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya

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Sultan's Spoon Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30 AM
Price details
AU$69.77
AU$55.82 x 1 AdultAU$55.82
Total
The previous price was AU$69.77 and current price is AU$55.82
20% off
Until Sun, 29 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Led by professional tastemaker guides
  • What's includedWhat's included
    15+ food tastings included, more than any other Mombasa food tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Mombasa (private tour or 9+ guests, contact us)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Movable food feast with 7-8 stops around Mombasa's old town and beyond
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water included
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic drinks excluded
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mombasa

  • 30m
Our Mombasa food tour offers guests a culinary experience carefully curated food adventure, led by our team of Mombasa tastemakers. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine, and the limitations of street food vendors and local eateries mean we cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour, so no-one is disappointed: ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarian and vegan diets as the number of tastings would be very limited ✔ Suitable for no pork, no seafood and halal diets ✔ Gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, mild nut allergies, are possible, though some tastings do not have alternatives available and the menu would be more limited If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!

Mombasa

  • 3h
Discover the flavours of the Swahili coast on this 4-hour guided food tour through Mombasa’s Old Town. Led by a local tastemaker, you’ll sample 15+ dishes and snacks that showcase the city’s unique blend of African, Arab and Indian influences.
 Come hungry, this lunchtime experience includes generous tastings such as mbaazi cow peas cooked in coconut served with warm chapatis, smoky beef skewers grilled over hot charcoal, and one of Old Town’s most loved beef biriyanis. Along the way, visit the historic spice market to learn about Mombasa’s role in the spice trade, and taste seasonal exotic fruits. The tour is primarily on foot, allowing you to explore the Old Town, with a short ride on one of Mombasa’s iconic rickshaws between stops.
 You’ll finish with a traditional Swahili dish of fragrant onion rice, kingfish in coconut sauce, rich beef broth and shredded chilli mango.
 This is not a fine-dining experience, it’s an authentic introduction to Mombasa’s everyday food culture.

Mombasa

  • 30m
The tour concludes after 3.5-4 hours. You'll leave not only full, but with a much deeper understanding of Mombasa food culture and the confidence to continue eating your way through the country.

Location

Activity location

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    Mombasa
    • Mombasa, Kenya

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Fort Jesus Museum
    • Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya

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