Highlights
- Discover the history of the spice farm and how it was established
- Experience the spices by touching, smelling & tasting them from the plants
- Enjoy a delicious lunch of Swahili cuisine prepared by using some spices
- Taste tropical fruits like watermelon, red banana, yellow banana, and more
- Get the chance to buy your favourite spices
Description
Begin your tour with pickup from your hotel, or meet your guide at the meeting point, depending on the option selected.
Explore a spice farm on a private guided tour. Learn about how various spices and fruits are organically produced and what they are used for. Some spices will amaze you to see where they come from.
Start off directly with a private guided walking tour to the most famous spice farm to discover how Zanzibar Island produces a variety of spices. Explore a farm full of organic spices like cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, cacao (cocoa), ginger, black pepper, red and green banana, pineapple, jackfruit, durian fruit and many more.
Experience the spices by touching, smelling, and tasting them freshly from the plants. Have a chance to visit a spice shop to see the end products handcrafted with the spices direct from the farm, and have a chance to purchase your favourites.
Take a break and enjoy a delicious Swahili cuisine prepared using the fresh spices from the farm and get to taste Zanzibar's special fresh fruits, like watermelon, red banana, yellow banana, pineapple, mangoes, and oranges.
Optional Add-on Tour (At an extra price):
Stone Town Tour
Discover the rich history of Zanzibar on a private guided tour of Stone Town.
Begin a 30-minute drive to Stone Town to explore the vibrant history of Zanzibar in Stone Town on a private guided tour. In 2000, Stone Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and historical richness. The town's 19th-century architecture reflects the diverse influences of Swahili culture, with Arab, Indian, and European elements.
Start your Stone Town tour by exploring the Forodhani Garden, House of Wonders (currently under renovation), Arab Sultan's Palace, Old Fort, and the house where the legend Freddie Mercury was born. Stroll through the narrow streets of the Old Town to the City Market where locals sell fresh fruits and utensils.
Observe the vibrant hustle and bustle of the fresh fish auction while learning about the history of everything you see around you. A few minutes’ walk away from the City Market, explore the famous Old Slave Market center and the Anglican Church. See the slave monuments and small slave chambers in which slaves were kept starving while waiting to be sold to new owners.
Get some shopping time before a drive back to hotel.
Includes
Private hotel pick-up and drop-off (if option selected)
Entrance fees for the Spice Farm
Private tour guide of your language
A delicious meal of Swahili cuisine prepared by using some spices learned during the tour
Tasting of Zanzibar fresh fruits
Bottles of drinking water
All government taxes and fees
Excludes
Stone Town private tour (only if Add-on selected)
Personal expenses
Spice packets
Important Information
- Please kindly carry your sunscreen for your own use to protect yourself against sun rays
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
