3-Hour Kizimbani Spice Farm Tour in Zanzibar with Swahili Lunch

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Travel to Kizimbani Village
• 02 Explore local spices at the shamba
• 03 Taste and smell spices, herbs, and tropical fruits at the farm
• 04 Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch at the spice farm
• 05 Stop at a local spice farming shop at the end of the tour

Travel through Zanzibar to Kizimbani Village on this 3-hour tour and discover why the Zanzibar Archipelago and Mafia Island are known as the Spice Islands. Visit a spice farm in Kizimbani Village, where you will be surrounded by cinnamon, lemongrass, black pepper, and many other spices. See how these spices are grown and used in a traditional Swahili meal, and enjoy the flavours of the island along the way.

Witness, smell, and taste spices, herbs, and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chilli, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava, and oranges.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Zanzibar

Languages English, French, German, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Zanzibar to Kizimbani Spice Farm Experience

• Meet your tour guide at Zanzibar Airport.
• Drive to Kizimbani and discover its exotic varieties of spices.
• Walk through a spice farm (shamba) and see how spices, herbs, and fruits grow and are cultivated.
• Witness, smell, and taste spices, herbs, and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chilli, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava, and oranges.
• Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch at the farm.
• The tour finishes with a stop at a local spice farming shop.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Transport from the airport, Stone Town, or Cruise Ship Terminal Port fee

• Seasonal fruit tasting

• English-speaking Tanzanian tour guiding fees

• Entrance fees

• Local community service fees

• Government tax fee

What's Not Included

• Spice shopping

• Personal expenses

Know before you go

• If 6 or more people are travelling, the cost per person will be 70 USD.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Zanzibar Airport, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tour start

Kizimbani, Tanzania

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.