Stone Town and Spice Tour with Prison Island Visit: Uncover Zanzibar's Rich History and Spice Trade
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41 Ratings
Stone Town
Uncover the rich history and spice trade of Zanzibar on a Stone Town and Spice Tour. Explore historical sites, visit a spice farm, and see giant tortoise on Prison Island.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Prison Island - Changuu Private Island - While you are at prison island, the giant tortoise are everywhere where will be able to feed them, take pictures and massage. as well as you will get time getting history about Prison
  • Jambo Spice Farm - Many of us get accustomed to using spices for dishes, but while you are at spice farm you will be able to see different types of spices, for example cinnamon, cardamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and different types of tropical fruits. Finally you will be able to see bush man who will climb a coconut while he sings a famous song to entertain you
  • Stone Town - Old fort,Freddy mercury, Tipu tipu house ,House of wonder, visit different shops, and etc are part of this trip. Knowledgeable guide will provide you all details about town with highly experience for the past events.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Buying product, souvenirs, clothes, fabrics
  • Tips to our guide
Additional Information

This tour gives you opportunity to be narrated the past event and different zanzibar’s colonization with our knowledgeable guide, visit historical sites e.g old slave market,darajani market, old fort,freddy mercury, house of wonder, tippu tippu house etc

Further more you will be able to see different spice plantation at the spice farm e.g cinnamon, cardamon, ginger, lemon grass, nutmeg etc

For prison island, you will be able to see giant tortoise and prison it self

Location
Prison Island - Changuu Private Island
Off the Coast From Stone Town, Shangani
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(41 Ratings)
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Kim_p
Apr 9, 2024
Wonderful tour with a knowledgeable guide - Abu and his driver provided a wonderful tour for us. Abu is knowledgeable and very proud of his country and was excited to share it with us. He was very accommodating and tailored the tour to our needs. We had a wonderful Swahili lunch even though Abu could not eat because of Ramadan. He arranged a driver for us to take us to dinner at night. We very much enjoyed our tour with Abu.
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B1024jxlaurentp
Mar 2, 2024
Hotel riu jambo zanzibar - Superb stay in Zanzibar Simply magnificent accompanied by Issa our local guide (WhatsApp +255 62 835 3717) with very competitive prices we had an unforgettable stay Especially if you have the opportunity to go there, don’t hesitate Nice visit
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Ramadhanm2024
Feb 20, 2024
Our dream Zanzibar with Abu guide - Picked up on time and went straight to spice tour and see different spices, our guide was very knowledgeable and kind which made us comfortable with the trip. After spice tour we went to stone town and walked around the old town it was also amazing further more we tested Swahili food ( lunch ) with our fastest guide who helped us to have nice table coz the place is well packed. After lunch we went to prison island by water taxi and got time to see giant tortoise as well Overall, I highly recommend this trip to everyone and I can't thank enough our guide Abu for making this trip nice. Asante Sana
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Pedro_c
Jan 28, 2024
A Good Day in Zanzibar - My wife and I enjoyed our day visit to Zanzibar. This tour of the Maganga Spice Farm, Stone Town and Prison Island provided an eclectic overview of the island, its history and people. Abu, our tour guide, was engaging, knowledgeable and personable. He provided excellent information and patiently answered our questions. We would recommend the tour.
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Hugh_r
Jan 17, 2024
Abu’ excellent tour of Spice farm, Stone walking area, seeing Freddie Mercury’s house and finishing off on Prison Island - This was a fabulous tour but what made it so special was our tour guide Abu. His chasima and knowledge was excellent and he made the tour so enjoyable. I would highly recommend it and ask for Abu. He made all the difference.
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Deanna_m
Jan 17, 2024
A great tour - I highly recommend this tour. Abu was such an amazing guide! So knowledgeable and kind with a great sense of humor. Traveling alone, safety is a big concern for me but I felt so well taken care of every step of the way. Lunch at the local restaurant gave me the chance to try some new delicious foods I probably wouldn't have discovered on my own. Overall, it was a fun day and a great way to see some highlights of Zanzibar.
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Vincent_g
Jan 8, 2024
It was good to see spices... - It was good to see spices in their raw form, how is grown, harvested, and tastes befit hitting the store shelves
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Melissa_a
Jan 6, 2024
Perfect tour and great guide! - This tour included everything that we would want to see on Zanzibar and was very well organized to make the most efficient use of our time. Our guide, Abu, was knowledgeable and well prepared and even brought us to the airport at the end. I highly recommend this tour!
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David_p
Mar 8, 2024
Interesting experience - Abu was a friendly and informative guide. The tour will benefit from the reopening of the museum. The lunch of assorted carbohydrates was not for the gastronome I am sure there more interesting forms of Swahili food
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Melva_m
Jan 20, 2024
I requested Abuu as my... - I requested Abuu as my tour guide because he received such positive reviews. I was looking forward to spending the day with him and enjoying this tour. Unfortunately, it began storming while I was at the spice farm and it rained for a long time. This significantly impacted my time on this tour. Once I arrived at the meeting place to meet Abuu, we grabbed umbrellas and I was able to see some of Stone Town. I enjoyed walking through the narrow streets with him and learning the history and watching people interact with me and each other. I was not able to go to Prison Island to see the tortoises, which was a huge disappointment, but beyond our control. I didn't have lunch in Stone Town either, due, I'm assuming, to the rain. The spice tour was okay but was the part of the tour I was least excited about.
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