Zanzibar Spice

A 3-hour food- and spice-focused tour in a local farming village Visit a local spice farm and learn about the history of Zanzibar’s relationship to spices Meet a rural farmer and learn African farming methods and even perform some techniques yourself

Immerse on a historical walk through Stone Town, exploring iconic landmarks like the Old Market, House of Wonders, Tippu Tip House, and the Old Fort, while discovering the rich history and culture of Zanzibar. Then, journey through Zanzibar’s spice plantations, where you'll explore exotic spices, herbs, and tropical fruit trees. Enjoy a spice tea and the chance to climb a coconut palm with the help of local guides. The tour also includes lunch and optional transfers for a hassle-free experience.

Zanzibar is the islands of the spices, where merchants of the old world traded in cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla, and cloves. On this half-day tour, learn about the spice industry on the main island of Zanzibar, soak up the exotic aromas, and visit World Heritage–listed Stone Town, the historic old city center. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

The wide range of the spices and fruits that are grown in zanzibar will assured the traveller will learn alot of information about how spices and fruits are grown with experienced and professional tours guide on the farm, while the traveller will chance a chance to touch, smell as well as tasting some spices and fruits.

Set off on a captivating journey through Jozani Forest and Zanzibar’s spice plantations. Start with a scenic walk through the wild, rugged woods of Jozani, just an hour’s drive from Stone Town. Explore the stunning mangrove boardwalk swamp and spot the famous Red Colobus monkeys, which are unique to Zanzibar. As you stroll through the forest, enjoy the island’s rich wildlife. Next, head to the spice plantations to discover Zanzibar’s exotic spices, herbs, and tropical fruit trees. Immerse yourself in the fragrant aromas of black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla. You’ll also have the chance to try climbing a coconut palm with the help of the local "spice boys," and savor a refreshing cup of spice tea during your tour.

This is our guided walking tour passes through villages and spice plantations, a walk through the farms as spice farms workers climbs trees, seek out specific plants and cuts off various barks, letting you see, feel and taste everything. You will be decorated with palm-leaf accessories such as ties, rings, bracelets and glasses. At the Spice farms you will have an opportunity to taste some of the exotic fruits of Zanzibar. After the tour we will invite you for an opulent traditional Swahili lunch served by locals, here you will get a really taste of the spices in the food. However, this is the best place to buy fresh spices directly from the source. It's advised to do that for supporting the local farmers.

A spice tour is a must-do while you are on the island of Zanzibar, known as the Spice Island. Learn from your guide about its claim to fame during the 19th century as one of the world’s leading producers of spices, such as clove, nutmeg, cardamon , ginger, limon grass, vanilla, jackfruit ,cinnamon and so on. these aromatic treasures at a spice farm are available as powder so you can buy to the spice shop and use at your home the tour can take up to 3-hours . During the tour feel free to ask a questions so that you can learn more about spice . Moreover this tour is very unique because the price you pay is lower than the service you get so I just tell the travellers to work with Abdi smart tour guide to have a great experience and enjoy their holiday. Apart from spice tour I also organize other activities that are available in zanzibar so feel free to ask me when you want to do other activities and I can help to organize for better price .

Immerse on a historical walk through Stone Town, uncovering iconic landmarks such as the Old Market, House of Wonders, Tippu Tip House, and the Old Fort, while delving into the rich history and culture of Zanzibar. Next, explore Zanzibar's spice plantations, where you'll discover a variety of exotic spices, herbs, and tropical fruit trees. Savor a cup of spice tea and enjoy the opportunity to climb a coconut palm with the assistance of local guides. The tour also includes lunch, with optional transfers available for a seamless experience.

SPICE FARM TOUR. The history of Zanzibar will be incomplete without cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, peppers, and many other spices which are essential ingredients in a Zanzibari’s everyday life. It is the island’s connection to spices and herbs. Zanzibar and Spices have been romantic entanglement since the 18th century when the sultanate of Oman took control of Zanzibar. In this tour, you will learn a lot about Zanzibar spices in full knowledge of the spices from the origin, soil, root steam, and branches. Also, you will get the experience of tasting different spices and seasonal fruits directly from the tree if you are interested. Apart from the spices you will experience the local Zanzibar life in a village by visiting the old and traditional houses that are still available in Zanzibar and people live in it.

Immerse on a historical walk through Stone Town, uncovering iconic landmarks such as the Old Market, House of Wonders, Tippu Tip House, and the Old Fort, while immersing yourself in the rich history and culture of Zanzibar. Next, journey through Zanzibar’s spice plantations, where you'll explore a variety of exotic spices, herbs, and tropical fruit trees. Savor a cup of spice tea and enjoy the opportunity to climb a coconut palm with the guidance of local experts. The tour also includes lunch, with optional transfers available for a seamless experience.

Embark on a flavorful journey through Zanzibar’s lush spice plantations, where the air is filled with the vibrant scents of exotic spices, herbs, and tropical fruits. Uncover the secrets behind the island's iconic spices, including black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and vanilla, while engaging in a hands-on experience with local experts. Enjoy a refreshing cup of aromatic spice tea, challenge yourself to climb a coconut palm, and explore Zanzibar's fascinating history with a visit to the captivating Persian baths of Kidichi. To complete your adventure, savor a delicious lunch showcasing the island's fresh local flavors, making this an unforgettable day of discovery and enjoyment!

Visit an organic spice farm on this 6-hour guided tour to learn about one of Zanzibar’s most popular industries: spices. Discover how the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, etc. See why the Zanzibar Archipelago, is called the "Spice Islands". When you arrive, the spice farm guide will describe how the spices are grown and used as medication and flavor in dishes. See spices like vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, and many more. You’ll be able to touch, smell, and taste the spices and herbs directly from plants you’ve never smelled spices as fresh as these before. Along with these fragrant plants, there will also be some fresh tropical fruits to see and taste. Later, take the opportunity to meet with mama Africa to join a cassava leaf harvest, make coconut milk, and practice some cooking. before, a coconut tree climber will pick some fresh young coconut fruits for you to try. End the trip with lunch at the spice farm and the opportunity to purchase spices from the shop.

You will immerse themselves in Zanzibar’s vibrant spice culture. You’ll enjoy a guided tour through lush plantations, where you can see, touch, and taste a variety of spices like cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg. Our knowledgeable guides will share the fascinating history and uses of these spices, and you’ll have the chance to sample fresh tropical fruits, try some local dishes flavored with these spices, and even purchase some to take home as a delicious souvenir.

It is a half day tour that starts with a drive through a profusion of greenery in the countryside, you will be walking on different type of spice plantations some examples are cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, turmeric, vanilla, nutmeg etc. The tour involves much more than spices and you will also have a chance to see the iodine plant, heena bush, ylang-ylang, the lipstick tree, cocoa , cassava, dasheen cocoyam and coffee plantations. The tour also gives you the opportunity to explore the zanzibar richness of mouthwatering tropical seasonal fruits like jack fruit, pineapples, bananas, green coconut (madafu), dourian, love apple (matufaa), rambutun (shoki-shoki), soursop (mabungo) and starfruit (carambola).

Most people know spices very well on our daily dishes but when it comes to a point on how to use spices with their special uses, most of us is hard understand those perfect uses. Our knowledgeable guide is ready to provide all details and challenges you with different questions about spices, and from that point 99% you will definitely gain so much knowledge about spices on how you can use them on our daily dishes as well as on how you can use spice as medications.

The Zanzibar walking Spice Tour is one of the most popular excursions in Zanzibar (Spice Island). Zanzibar was one of the world’s leading producers of spices such as clove, nutmeg and cinnamon. Spice tour takes you to on organic farm with wide variety of plants around the year. This tour is a walking tour in a spice farm (shamba). While there, you shall see how the spices, herbs and fruits grow and are cultivated. You will be smelling and tasting spices, herbs and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chili, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava and oranges. The tour finishes with a stop at a spice stall selling fresh packaged spices (cash only). The tour price already includes tips for farm workers, so you don’t need to worry about it

Get experience by joining us in various activities such as weaving (local mat), curving, plaiting, drawing and painting (handcraft) and henna tattooing and at your request this can include lunch. Zanzibar is famously known as the Island of spices. Here you will get the full history of the Island Spices and the originated areas. You will see the local community and their day life activities on how they use spices for different ways.

The history of Zanzibar would be incomplete without the cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, vanilla and many other spices. The Island was once the world's leading producer of cloves and the cloves industry was the foundation of the golden age of Zanzibar. A visit to the huge spice plantation in Zanzibar, this will give you the opportunity to touch, smell and taste different spices and tropical fruits.

Immerse on a flavorful journey through Zanzibar’s lush spice plantations, where the air is filled with the vibrant scents of exotic spices, herbs, and tropical fruits. Uncover the secrets of the island’s renowned spices like black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and vanilla, while enjoying a hands-on experience with local experts. Savor a cup of aromatic spice tea, test your coconut palm climbing skills, and immerse yourself in Zanzibar’s rich history with a visit to the captivating Persian baths of Kidichi. To complete your adventure, indulge in a delectable lunch showcasing fresh local flavors, ensuring a day of discovery and delight you'll always remember!

Learn why Zanzibar is known as a Spice Island Explore and learn about spices and how they grown and used Opportunity to taste and buy some spices