Tanzania · SPICE FARM TOURS
Cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon bark and vanilla growing on the same acre, usually finished with a plate of fruit. These 15 compare the farms, whether the tour is combined with the town or the beach, and how much of it is shopping.
You’ll tour Stone Town with guides such as Hassan, Ali, or Ibrahim, taste spices and Swahili food at a working farm, then take a boat to Prison Island. Allow 6 to 9 hours, wear sturdy shoes, and bring cash for shopping and tips. Private and shared options are available.
“Great way to experience The culture activities of Zanzibar! Highly recommend”
Spend eight hours exploring Zanzibar with hotel pickup, a boat ride to Changuu Island, a guided Stone Town walk, and a spice farm visit with lunch. Guides such as Abdul, Isaac, and Feisal are praised for clear local insight. Expect sun, walking, an often-late lunch, and a full day of history, food, and giant tortoises.
“Amazing day trip with a lot of information about each area and the tortoises. Our guide was great and made us feel comfortable and answered our questions. Would recommend this trip to anyone”
Spend 5 to 8 hours moving from Zanzibar’s fragrant spice farms to Stone Town’s carved doors and Prison Island’s giant tortoises. Guides such as Fahad, Ali, Mazi, and Haji lead the day in several languages. The $55 price includes transport, lunch, boat rides, and selected entry fees, but the schedule is long and walking is not suitable for everyone.
“We had a great day! The driver was precisely on time to pick us up. Comfortable drive in the van with AC. The Spice farm was really interesting and the lunch there was tasty. Then a boat ride to Prison Island and a walk through Stone Town. Mazi, our guide was very friendly and had a lot of good stories. He also made sure that we were not wondering off. There was plenty of time for sightseeing and shopping. Also compliment to Mudrick, the driver.”
Spend about eight hours with a private guide exploring Stone Town, Prison Island, and a countryside spice farm. You’ll ride a boat with snorkeling gear, meet giant tortoises, taste tropical fruit, and learn how cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom grow. Guides such as Amina, Ibrahim, and Amira have earned strong praise, though service can vary.
“Our tour guide Ibrahim had no interest in providing tour services. I asked him how long he's been a guide and if he likes giving tours. He said he didn't enjoy providing tours and that this job was only temporary. Such a disappointment. He merRead more”
Spend 7 to 8 hours seeing Zanzibar’s main sights with a private guide. Walk through Stone Town, visit the slave market and Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, taste spices and local food at Jambo Spice Farm, then cross to Prison Island to see giant Aldabra tortoises. Guides such as Mady, Masoud, Ismail, and Abkar are known for strong local storytelling.
“Our guide on this tour was Mady. I highly recommend him. His knowledge and enthusiasm for Zanzibar's history is fantastic and greatly adds to this tour.”
Spend five hours with a private guide exploring Zanzibar’s spice-growing traditions and Stone Town’s layered past. Taste fruits and spices, watch a coconut climber perform *Hakuna Matata*, then visit the old slave market site, Darajani Fish Market, Freddie Mercury’s house, House of Wonders, and Old Fort. Guides speak English, French, Italian, Spanish, or German.
“Very friendly, on time and kind Our Guide had a lot of useful knowledge about the attractions”
Visit Stone Town with a private guide, then spend up to three hours at an organic spice farm tasting fruits, smelling spices, making coconut milk, and eating lunch. Guides have included Ahmed, Beka, and Juma. Hotel pickup is optional, and cash is useful for spice purchases and tips.
“We had an excellent spice farm and stone town tour. Especially spice farm tour was much better than we expected thanks to our guide. He let us smell different seeds and explained how different spices are grown. Food was also surprisingly good. During Stone town tour we learned a lot of Zanzibar history and saw most important parts of town.”
Visit a Zanzibar spice farm with guides such as Amina, Azizi, or Ramadan, taste fresh fruit and spices, then eat a Swahili tasting meal at Arnoldi’s on the Cliff. Transfers from Stone Town, spiced tea or coffee, dessert, and vegetarian or vegan options are available. Self-drive bookings cost less and exclude transport.
“From start to finish this trip was 5 star all the way. All the staff were amazing, I really couldn't fault a thing. The tour was beyond expectations with the trip to arnoks on the cliff being the cherry on the cake. If your looking for a spice tour with added extras look no further this is the one you need to book. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. this trip will make your heart smile, from Aisling, del and Joe ♥️😍❤️”
You’ll visit a Zanzibar spice farm, taste tropical fruit, and enjoy a Swahili lunch before exploring Stone Town’s Old Fort, Forodhani Gardens, City Market, Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, and the Old Slave Market. Private guides speak several languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Swahili.
“Un grand merci à Kassim pour Stone Town, sa patience, son érudition et son très bon français !”
Spend a full day with a private guide and driver visiting Jozani Forest, an organic spice farm, and Stone Town. Look for Zanzibar’s red colobus monkeys, cross a mangrove bridge, taste fresh spices and fruit, and see landmarks such as Freddie Mercury’s house. Guide Amina is one highly praised option, with several languages available.
“jozani bos is echt geweldig maar ga zo vroeg mogelijk dab zie je de aapjes bij tientallen. kruidenboerderij is interessant stone town vinden wij niet zo”
Spend about two hours among Zanzibar’s turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, clove, and nutmeg plants, tasting tropical fruit and eating lunch at the farm. Then walk Stone Town with an English-speaking guide, visiting Darajani Market, the old fort, the former slave market, and Freddy Mercury’s house. Pickup and return are included.
“La visita guidata a Stone Town é stata davvero interessante, la ns guida era preparatissima sulla storia e la cultura di Zanzibar, non solo della città. anche la fattoria delle spezie è stata interessante, abbiamo apprezzato il tour, le corone che ci hanno fatto fiori e foglie, il pranzo e la visita al giardino.”
Start with Darajani Market, where you help buy ingredients, then visit a community spice farm for tastings before cooking a four-dish Zanzibari meal. Lutfia, Latfiya, and Rashid are named hosts associated with the class. Choose a 9:00 AM or 3:00 PM start, with Stone Town hotel pickup and return.
“The host arrived late to pick us up. We told her we were very pressed for time because our flight was that evening. She assured us we would make our flight. Then we went to a market, which was interesting, but she spent a lot of time speaking swahili to the vendors, jokinRead more”
Spend three hours at an organic spice farm near Stone Town, guided in English or Swahili. Smell vanilla, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper straight from the plants, help make coconut milk and cassava dishes, taste young coconut and jackfruit, then eat the lunch you helped prepare. Pickup from beach hotels is available.
“Fantastic - our guide was incredibly knowledgable and the experience felt incredibly authentic. Not to mention the lunch was so tasty and was very cool to learn the process of making it with the spices grown on the farm.”
From your Stone Town hotel, a guide takes you to a small plantation where you can touch, smell, and taste cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, fruits, and more. Meet the singing coconut climber, sip fresh coconut water, and shop for spices, soaps, and perfumes. Guides speak English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
“There was a problem with choosing the pickup location on the mape but we contacted Babu tours by WhatsApp and the comunication was great. transfer on time. The guide was awesome, very interesting and informative. As Zanzibar called the spice island it's a must when visiting Zanzibar. You will learn why Zanzibar called this way”
Spend eight private hours exploring Zanzibar’s spice farms, Stone Town, and Changuu Island. Taste tropical fruit and fresh coconut, learn from guides such as Abdul or Joseph, see giant tortoises, and travel by car and boat. Transport, entry fees, bottled water, and a multilingual guide are included.
“Visite sympa mais un peu rapide l île prison pas trop de détails on va vite aux tortues Îles aux serpents qui est une légendes on nous dit qu il y a vraiment des serpents fausses infos Par contre adoré le marché mais pareil pas tout vu Dommage”
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