Tanzania · Agricultural Tours

5-Hour Zanzibar Food and Spice Tour with Farm Tasting Experience

5 Hours Round trip from Zanzibar Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Get familiar with the history of Zanzibar's spice trade
  • 02 Taste a variety of fruits at the spice farm
  • 03 Smell and identify spices, leaves, fruits, twigs, and barks with your guide
  • 04 Explore exotic plants before they are harvested and processed
  • 05 Shop for spices at the farm and observe local life nearby

Sign up for this food tour of Zanzibar, home to many spices and exotic fruits. Learn why Zanzibar has been known as the Spice Island for centuries and why the spice trade became one of the island's most important industries after the abolition of the slave trade. Get familiar with Zanzibar's spices and exotic fruits, and gain insight into the island's botanical life.

Smell and taste several spices and fruits, ranging from rose apple to guava, as well as some rare plants such as henna, lipstick tree, and perfume tree.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Zanzibar
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Zanzibar Spice Farm Discovery

  • Meet your local tour guide at the meeting point and begin the Spice Tour at your preferred time.

  • Drive towards the eastern side of the island, where the fertile soil supports an abundance of spice plantations.

  • Smell and taste several spices and fruits, ranging from rose apple to guava, as well as some rare plants such as henna, lipstick tree, and perfume tree.

  • Discover exotic plants in their natural state before they are harvested and processed.

  • Get the chance to explore the ingredients behind everyday kitchen spices such as cinnamon, turmeric, pepper, garlic, ginger, chillies, nutmeg, and vanilla.

  • Roam through the interior of the spice farm with your tour guide, picking bunches of leaves, fruits, twigs, and bark from the bushes, and enjoy a fun activity of smelling and guessing what they are.

  • Shop for the spices of your choice and explore the lives of the locals who live near the spice farm.

  • Enjoy entertainment from a skilful coconut climber, who sings the

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Zanzibar 1 city · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Certified English-speaking Zanzibar tour guide

  • Entrance fees

  • 1.5 packaged water bottles for each person

What's Not Included

  • Personal expenses

  • Souvenirs

  • Transportation

  • Shopping expenses at the spice farm

  • Tips and gratuities

What to bring

  • Carry insect repellent.
  • Carry cash if you wish to buy spices, oils, and fresh fruits at the farm.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tour start
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in Zanzibar.

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