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Private Full-Day Zanzibar Tour: Spice Farm, Stone Town, and Cooking Class

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Stone Town

Experience the best of Zanzibar in one full-day tour! Explore a spice farm, discover the historic Stone Town, and learn to cook authentic Zanzibar cuisine. Book now!

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe) - You will see a former prison, an old amphitheater that was once used for ladies, and traditional handicraft.\n- House of Wonders (Beit-el-Ajaib) - You will see the old bronze guns, which were captured by Persians by 1622; also, you will see Zanzibar’s old curved doors and other preserved old items like dhows.\n- Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - Our guide will take you through the area to see the slave monuments and the tomb of Edward Steers.\n\n- Freddie Mercury Museum - Our tour guide will take you through the house where famous rock band singer Freddie Mercury (the Queen of rock band music) lived.\n- People’s Palace Museum - Travelers will see the old sultan’s family’s style of life.\n\n- Zanzibar Spices and Heritage Centre - We will visit a local spice farm, and you will be able to learn about the history of Zanzibarâs relationship to spices.\nYou will meet a rural farmer, have the chance to learn African farming methods, and even perform some techniques yourself.\n- Mamas of Zanzibar - Authentic Zanzibar Cultural Experience & Cooking Classes - You will be able to learn how to make authentic Zanzibar food. We will go to the Darajani market to choose the ingredients before heading out to a spice farm in a private car. From there, you will have an hour-long spice tour and then join me to cook some delicious lunch in a traditional Zanzibar home with the spice tour offer.

What's Included

Shopping time
Services of an experienced professional tour guide
Service entrance fees included
Entry/Admission to The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)
Spice lunch and drinks provided
Pick up and drop off from your hotel (around Stone Town only)

What's Not Included

Guide tip
Expenses of a personal nature

Additional Information

This comprehensive tour package includes the spice tour, the stone town tour, and a cooking lesson. On the Spice Tour, travelers explore the farm and gain insight into each unique spice cultivated in Zanzibar. Following an enlightening tour, guests have the chance to purchase handmade spices, soaps, and creams made by the local farm community. The Stone Town Tour takes you to numerous historic locations: the Cathedral, Slave Markets, Sultan’s Palace, Tip Tip’s House, the Old Arabic Fort, Freddie Mercury House, Forodhani Park, and the renowned Zanzibar Doors nestled in narrow streets. The cooking class offers a hands-on experience to learn traditional Zanzibar cuisines. Guests start from the Darajani market to handpick their ingredients, then ride in a private car to a spice farm for an hour-long tour. The tour concludes with a shared cooking session, where everyone prepares a flavorful Zanzibari lunch in a conventional Zanzibar residence using the spices gathered from the tour.

Location

The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)

Mizingani Rd,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Nov 23, 2023

A fun learning experience - The tour started with Yaseen driving us along with our tour guide Khamees explaining everything. We walked through the forest and arrived to a Zanzibari primitive shack where everything was set for a cooking lesson. The cook dressed me up like a local woman which was fun. Then he started showing us the spices ,explaining and giving us instructions what to do and how to cook. It was very interesting to try different materials as well as different way of cooking. We had a blast the whole time that we didn’t realize that it passed 3 hours already. Then when the food was ready we had a feast . I still cannot believe how delicious, tasty, different and natural the food was. No hormones nor chemicals in the food at all . No heart burn afterwards either. The only downfall was is that we ate so much till our tummy was hurting so much. We walked in the forest after that exploring the spices we used in cooking My advice is ( do not miss this tour) having said that we always travel and do a lot of tours. Thank you Zanziflowers Tours Thank you Yaseen Thank you Khamees Thank you cook (I forgot his name) By the way we took another tour with the same people to Stone Town Jobani forest and prison island We learned a lot about spices, plants and cooking