5-Hour Zanzibar Spice Tour with Swahili Lunch at a Local Farm

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Smell and taste Zanzibar's spices, herbs, and tropical fruits at a local farm
• 02 See how clove, vanilla, cinnamon, turmeric, and other crops are grown and cultivated
• 03 Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch prepared with local spices at the farm
• 04 Browse fresh packaged spices at a local spice stall after the tour

Learn why the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar is famous for its spices on this 5-hour walking tour to a local spice farm. See how spices, herbs, and tropical fruits are grown and cultivated, then smell and taste ingredients such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chilli, black pepper, jack fruit, cardamom, cassava, and oranges. The experience also includes a traditional Swahili lunch at the farm and a stop at a spice stall selling fresh packaged spices.

Learn why the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar is famous for its spices on this 5-hour walking tour to a local spice farm.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Zanzibar

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Stone Town Transfer and Zanzibar Spice Farm Experience

• Meet and greet your Zanzibar guide/driver at your hotel in Stone Town and transfer to a spice farm for this walking tour. While there, you will see how the spices, herbs, and fruits grow and are cultivated. Your guide will describe how the crops can be used.

• Smell and taste spices, herbs, and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chilli, black pepper, jack fruit, cardamom, cassava, and oranges.

• Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch at the farm after the tour. This is when you can really taste the different ways spices are used, along with some seasonal fruits that are available.

• Finish the tour with a stop at a spice stall selling fresh packaged spices (cash only).

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• English-speaking Zanzibar tour guide

• Transport to and from the farm

• Tips for farmworkers

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses

Know before you go

• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.

• Wheelchair accessible.

• Infant seats available.

• Children must be accompanied by an adult.

• Pickup is offered from Stone Town hotel areas and Zanzibar International Airport.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tour start

Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.