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Experience the real taste of Zambia. Hosts live in Lusaka and Livingstone in areas which are only a few minutes from town, but rarely visited by tourists. Having a local meal gives you a view into everyday life of locals and enables these women to expand their incomes while doing what they all love: Cooking!
As a guest you will eat home-cooked Zambian traditional foods that you rarely find in restaurants.Our hosts come from the various tribes of Zambia - Tonga, Bemba, Lunda, Ngoni, and more - and each one loves to cook meals that represent their cultural heritage. Every meal is different based onwhat is in season and fresh that day, and also what the host feels her guests will enjoy. We promise you an unforgettable meal and a new neighbor that you can call your friend.
Locations:Homes in different neighborhoods within 5-8 minutes drive from the center of town.
Food / drink: A full traditional Zambian meal (nshmia with various sides.)
Vegetarian options are available and is strictly non-alcoholic, it includes water and a traditional drink.
LUSAKA GUIDED MARKET FOOD TOUR
New Soweto Market is the vibrant city market in downtown Lusaka. We offer a guided market tour,focused on food, followed by a traditional Zambian lunch at the first restaurant established in the market. You will learn about the diversity of Zambian foods, which are trucked in from all corners of Zambia and from neighboring countries. You'll be surprised to learn how many foods are only prepared and eaten at homes, and never found on restaurant menus. You'll also see how seasonal foods are preserved for sale throughout the year. Trained local youths are your guides, promoting new income streams for youth in Zambia's tourism sector.
Traditionally inspired African Cuisine and Grill Restaurant in Lusaka. Friday nights at Mpoto Yatu are a real treat with live entertainment.
African Food Safari in the Lower Zambezi
Immerse yourself in a glorious African Food Safari.
Step into an experience that will not only tantalise your taste buds but showcases the sights, sounds and breath-taking scenery the Zambezi River has to offer.
This add-on option gives you the opportunity to include a private culinary chef to your luxury safari with us.
Let the professional chefs take you on a African food safari adventure, giving you an insight into the culture of African cuisine and experiencing the outdoors from a different perspective. This African food safari explores methods of cooking over an open fire in the wild and the traditional yet modern take on cooking outdoors gives you a real sense of what Africa has to offer with all its glorious produce.
Call them professional safari food guides if you may, these ladies ensure you immerse yourself in all thing’s food related and show you how locally sourced ingredients can be transformed into delicious culinary delights, right in front of you, in the middle of the bush. Interactive dining on the banks of the mighty Zambezi has never been more magnificent.
What to expect on a Royal Food Safari -
The food safari experience is the most authentic way to get your African food fix. Our interactive cooking demos along with the wine and food tastings are the best way to explore the “foodie” in you.
Book your cooking safari now and let’s make African food dreams a reality. Please see further information on this package below:
Included in your package
Please note: As personal tastes and dietary requirements differ, this exclusive add-on requires more information than usuanl safari booking so please discuss all requests, likes and dislikes further with the Ntanda team.
Annabels Hughes Astons “bush gourmet” cuisine has won two awards after introducing it at The Elephant Café in Livingstone, including theLuxury Travel Guide Awards’ Boutique Restaurant of the Year for 2017(Africa & Middle East) and Zambia’s Best New Restaurant in 2016.
Her Bush Gourmet cuisine, was developed while experimenting with and fusing, wild edibles and indigenous Zambian ingredients with fresh local produce, mostly grown in her organic vegetable garden.
Her home is her garden as she lives close to the ‘source’ of her ingredients alongside her passion for gardening, foraging and feeding people. This needs to be booked in advance and caters for a maximum of 12 people.
TIPUNZILE meaning Let us learn
COMMUNITY NIGHT TOUR IN LIVINGSTONE 17.00 – 21.00hrs
Human Wildlife Conflict/Cohabitation and cultural tour (HWC) USD60 (min 4 Pax)
The first of its kind, this tour is a local initiative aimed at developing community-based tourism in the heart of the Human and wildlife conflict zone. The tour takes place in the encroached elephant migratory route, known as the corridor and aims to create a Cohabitation zone, instead of a conflict zone. The communities living in conflict with Elephants, need to be involved in tourism initiatives and see a benefit from tourism and place a value in wildlife as a resource, rather than a curse.
This tour highlights not only the unique challenges faced by people and the wildlife that live and share the corridor but also highlights other cultural aspects of Zambian community life, like local music, dance, and traditional medicine.
By visiting the frontline of the conflict zone, guests will find themselves in the South Dambwa community that live along the National Park boundary which is the primary point of HWC. The community will treat you to a fantastic display of dance and song from the local children. These the same children who have given up chasing and harassing Elephants for fun and now participate in a tourism related activity instead. The dance is followed by a drive through the narrow streets of the Dambwa community where guests can visit local stalls, sample locally brewed beers and wines or visit with the local medicine woman for herbalist remedies or recipes and onto a traditional Zambian ‘’Matebeto’’ dinner (Matebeto is a selection of traditional dishes form the region) over dinner, village elders entertain with storytelling, song, and lore. The night tour finishes with a night drive through the primary conflict zone with a high probability to view Elephant, Buffalo or Hippo as they now openly move around the encroached corridor hungrily eyeing up gardens, crops and sadly human litter and waste.
17.00: Pick up
17:30: Sundowners – Enjoy a beautiful sundowner (Bar included) then the “Dambwa Warriors” children’s dance troop entertain with dance and song
18.45: Cultural Community tour – Interactive drive through the local community and HWC zone. Visit with local herbalist/bars/stalls/curios
19.15: Dinner – Enjoy a traditional Zambian Matebeto dinner accompanied by storytelling and lore
20.15: Night Drive – Pass through the HWC zone with a spotlight looking for Elephant, Hippos, Buffalo.
21.00: Drop off
Proceeds go to the Community based Tourism business unit for the continued development of local tourism and upliftment programs towards the goal of human wildlife Cohabitation instead of Conflict..
