Kizimbani Spice Farm Walking Experience
Spice Farm Walking Tour - 3 Hours Experience
8:00 AM - Hotel Pickup:
Pickup from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Drive 30 minutes to an organic spice farm in the Kizimbani area, enjoying a scenic drive through local villages.
8:30 - 9:00 AM Farm Introduction:
Receive a welcome with a traditional Swahili greeting and an introduction to Zanzibar's spice history, as the island has been known as the Spice Island since the 19th century.
9:00 - 10:30 AM Guided Walking Tour Through the Spice Plantation:
Enjoy a guided walk through the farm with a certified guide. Visit spices, fruits, and medicinal plants.
Spices: Cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, vanilla, nutmeg, turmeric, cumin, and star anise.
Fruits: Jackfruit, pineapple, banana, coconut, passion fruit, durian (seasonal), mango, and papaya.
Medicinal plants: Neem, lemongrass, iodine plant, lipstick tree, and henna.
Interactive experience:
- Smell, taste, and touch fresh spices from the tree
- Watch a coconut tree climbing demonstration by a local climber
- See how cinnamon bark is harvested
- Learn about vanilla pollination
- See coconut husking and milk extraction
10:30 - 11:00 AM Tropical Fruits Tasting:
Enjoy a fresh tasting platter of seasonal fruits harvested the same morning. It includes jackfruit, pineapple, banana, coconut, mango, durian, starfruit, and rambutan. Fresh coconut water is served straight from the coconut.
11:00 - 11:20 AM Spice Tea & Local Lunch:
Enjoy traditional Swahili spiced tea (chai ya karafuu) with local food.
11:20 - 11:40 AM Spice Shopping (Optional):
Optional time for spice shopping.
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Return:
Drive back to your hotel. Drop-off is at 12:00 PM, with an optional Stone Town drop available.
