7-hour Zanzibar private spice and Stonetown Tours (Include Lunch)

Experience the best of Zanzibar with our 8-hour private spice and Stonetown tours. Explore the vibrant city, indulge in local cuisine, and create unforgettable memories. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Jambo Spice Farm - We begin with a spice tour, visiting a farm spanning 3 to 4 hectares, featuring various spice trees and plants grouped into small plots. These include cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, lemongrass, and coffee. We also see tropical fruit trees like mango, orange, and banana (Max 1 hour 30 minutes). Afterward, we take a short break with someone we call the butterfly man, who climbs a coconut tree for tourists while singing the ‘Hakuna Matata’ song and cuts young coconuts for tasting (30 minutes). Then, we enjoy a lunch of local cuisine such as pilau, cooked banana, spinach, fried chicken, sauce, and kachumbari (30 minutes). There’s also time to visit a spice shop to purchase spices if interested (30 minutes). Finally, we drive to Stone Town, which takes 35 minutes.
  • Stone Town - Upon arriving in Stone Town, we embark on a two to three-hour walking tour of historical sites, shopping in souvenir boutiques, and making short stops at coffee shops if requested by clients. The tour duration can vary based on tourists’ preferences, sometimes taking an hour for each significant historical point. We start at the main market, known as Darajani Market, then visit the old slave memorial market (entrance fee included). We continue past the Zanzibar doors and architecture, the main center of Stone Town known as Jaws Corner or Soko Muhogo, the old Catholic church, Freddie Mercury’s house, the old fort (free entry), Forodhani Park, the House of Wonders, and finally the Palace Museum. Our driver will then pick up the guests and return them to the hotel.
  • Freddie Mercury’s House In Zanzibar - Located on a small road in Stone Town, the historic center of Zanzibar, stands the house known as Freddie Mercury House, where Mercury spent parts of his childhood.
  • Forodhani Gardens - Forodhani Gardens is a small park in the historical city of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, situated along the main seawalk of Stone Town.
  • Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - A site to learn about the history of Zanzibar, particularly the events related to slavery.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • minimum required drinking age is 18 years old
  • Personal expenses
  • Personal insurance
  • Own Visa
Additional Information

This tour is a full day trip which starts from hotel at 9h45 and return at 17h00, depending on the location of the hotel. It is a tour suitable for solo travelers, families and group of friends in a private travel model.

This tour is special day tour composed of many activities that can be customized depending on the need of the traveler. It is recommended tour for everyone who plan to visit Zanzibar

Location
Jambo Spice Farm
Dole Zanzibar
Cancellation Policy

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

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N1400wxfernandof
Jul 19, 2024
Excellent experience in Zanzibar - We have made three excursions with them, fully customized and tailored. The experience has been wonderful. Both Yasser, the driver and all the people who have attended us have been very attentive and friendly. We will definitely recommend it to our friends and acquaintances. We hope to return to Zanzibar and if we come we will call you. Thank you so much for everything.
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Charliediciembre2015
Jul 11, 2024
Excursions with professionalism - We decided to make excursions with Youseff after seeing him on the internet and it was certainly a success to have done it, he is very friendly, studious in the matter, punctual. 3 excursions on 3 different days and it was all wonderful
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Kimberly
Jun 28, 2024
Incredible tour guide!! - Yasser is an incredible tour guide and made this tour such a memorable experience for me. He is bright, personable, forward-thinking, engaging, very informative and able to have conversations on all aspects of the history and life of Zanzibar up to current events. His English is excellent. I had a private tour with him and felt safe and it was worth every moment. We started with a walking tour of Stonetown where he explained history and shared his broad knowledge of each site with expertise. The Slave museum was deeply moving and so informative and Yasser guided me through it in a sensitive way. From the Zanzibar doors to the spice and fish market and historical buildings, it was a wonderful learning experience. I was also very impressed with the spice farm tour and learned about - it was a surprisingly pleasant and relaxing time packed with learning. Overall Yasser has created a wonderful tour I highly recommend to everyone! The pace is enjoyable and relaxing while at the same time deeply informative. Thank you Yasser! I feel lucky to have connected with you.
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Peterh909
Jun 27, 2024
Great tour of Stone Town with a super guide! - Totally immersive and enjoyable tour of Stone Town with super and very bright guide Yasser. The tour takes in all of the main Stone Town attractions and Yasser allows you to do this at your own pace answering all and any questions along the way. The visit to the old Slave market is deeply moving with a very well thought out set of information panels tracing the history of the slave trade. No nation comes out of this well and it’s hard to imagine the suffering of the those enslaved in this barbaric way. As tough as the subject is, it’s a must and the best way to start the tour. Yasser treats the topic with sensitivity and is the perfect guide for such a difficult visit. We then toured the rest of the old town with Yasser explaining both the cultural and architectural background to the area. It was both fascinating and enjoyable. Lunch was taken by the port and was very good. Octopus with some salad and great fruit smoothy. We toured the markets to include the space and fish markets, went to the old fort and enjoyed some shopping in the Tamzanite shops and souvenir shops. All in all a really enjoyable and informative tour which Yasser made totally enjoyable from start to finish.
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Gle531784
Jun 21, 2024
Highly recommended - Highly recommended. They are very attentive and very organized. We will repeat for sure next time. A success choosing him as a guide
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Pablo
May 11, 2024
recommendable - We did this tour with Yasser. He explained the history of Stone Town and Zanzibar to us clearly and gave us many interesting facts. Later we visited the farm where we learned about and tried many spices and some fruits. Lastly, we ate like locals trying their food and fruits. Thank you for making this tour in Spanish so fun for us.
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Ruth3rg
May 11, 2024
Spaniards in Zanzibar, do not hesitate to book excursions with Tazan. It has the 3 B's - good, nice and cheap - We have done 3 whole days of wonderful excursions. We have visited paradisiacal islands, we have eaten in typical places where only they can take you and we have had unforgettable experiences. Yazen, the guide and the driver, are super friendly people and help the tourist in all aspects for our well-being. I recommend them 💯 x💯
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460severinea
May 4, 2024
A great guide! - A fabulous guide, you can follow it with confidence. A big thank-you ! He knows Zanzibar and its history perfectly. We recommend it to you.
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F0fid
May 4, 2024
Agence local à l’écoute - I was a woman alone and all the day with Muhsin was perfect ! He speak English and French, good conversation. Thanks for this day 🙏🏼
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Nkcarole19
Apr 24, 2024
Best guide in Zanzibar! - Great guide, Yasser was very kind and made us have a great stay. He also organizes various excursions. Yasser and his team were great, we just got back and we already miss them! Looking forward to coming back I highly recommend Yazan tours 😁
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