Tanzania · Agricultural Tours

3-Hour Zanzibar Spice Farm Tour with Swahili Lunch

3 Hours Round trip from Stone Town Easy pace

Taste and smell an assorted spice plants, herbs and spices at the spice farm in zanzibar

Marvel at the various spices grown in Zanzibar

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore a beautiful spice farm in Zanzibar
02 Smell and taste spices such as lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, and vanilla
03 Try tropical fruits including coconuts, papaya, and jackfruit
04 Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch at the farm

Get familiar with the spices and exotic fruits of Zanzibar Island on this 3-hour tour. Visit an organic spice farm with a wide variety of plants grown throughout the year, and see, touch, smell, and taste spices such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, and vanilla. You'll also discover how these spices and herbs became part of Zanzibar's history and daily life.

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 Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages Arabic, English, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Explore a Zanzibar Spice Farm from Stone Town

Start the tour from Stone Town, at the Old Fort main entrance, at 10:00.
Enjoy a walking tour to a local spice farm (shamba). While there, you shall see how the spices, herbs, and fruits are grown and cultivated. Spices and herbs were originally introduced to Zanzibar by Portuguese traders in the 16th century, brought from their colonies in South America and India.
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 after your tour. This meal will help you really understand the different ways spices are used.
Finish the tour with a stop at a spice stall selling freshly packaged spices.

Get dropped off at Stone Town.