Spice Tour: Discover Zanzibar's Rich History and Flavors

Explore Zanzibar’s rich history: Spice plantations, Prison Island’s tortoises, Stone Town’s diverse heritage, and the poignant Slave Market site.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jambo Spice Farm - If you are first time on Zanzibar, Spice Tour on Zanzibar is one of the more interesting and educating tours about Zanzibarian culture. Tour takes you to an organic farm with wide variety of plants around the year. Herbs and tropical fruits such as lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chili, black…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Guide: In-person: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Set off on an unforgettable adventure through the heart of Zanzibar with our exclusive tour package! Immerse yourself in the rich blend of culture and history as we take you on vibrant Spice Tours, where you’ll enjoy aromatic flavors and discover the island’s cherished spices.
Then, escape to Prison Island, home to giant tortoises and breathtaking…

Location
Jambo Spice Farm
Dole Zanzibar
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ineella
Nov 4, 2024
Hassan learns you all about history and stone city. - To visit stone city and learn about the history we can recommend our guide Hassan who leaded us today through this magic place. He is a clever guy, knows all about the history and culture. He speaks very good english and also Italian. We visited the old town, freddy mercery’s house and the spice market. Watched together sunset at the harbour and tasted local streetfood on the night market where Hassan explained us about the favorite dishes.
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Elket99
Nov 4, 2024
Amazing learning experience through Stone Town - We had the best experience with Hassan, the wise tour guide, visiting Stone Town. Hassan learned us all about the rich history of the city and Zanzibar in general. I woould 100% recommend if you love to learn and have a real good companionship at the same time. Thank you Hassan!
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255rub_ns
Nov 1, 2024
Totally worth it - Hassan is a great guide, explains really good everything, and is always looking for making you comfortable. Very recommended.
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Fearless383047
Oct 29, 2024
Spend the day with Hassan - you won’t regret it! - Our day trip with Hassan was amazing and incredibly memorable. He picked us up from our hotel and gave us a lot of information and history en route to our first stop. His knowledge of the Jozani forest and mangrove was impressive and we learned quite a bit about the ecosystem and wild life. The Jozani forest was wonderful but the real highlight was the spice farm. What a TREAT! The farm and staff were amazing - we got a tour, a taste test, and learned so much. We had asked Hassan to change time and plans the day before and he was so flexible and accommodating - we really appreciated his willingness to customize the day. We would recommend Hassan without any hesitation! He was so knowledgeable, passionate, and friendly.
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Csilla
Oct 25, 2024
Amazing! - Me and my mum went on this tour with Sharif as our tour guide. He was super knowledgeable about the different areas in Zanzibar that we were passing through and also about the specific places we visited throughout the day. He was really patient and allowed us time in each place to look around, take pictures and chill. He is really kind and funny and very easygoing. Highly recommend!
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Aileend417
Oct 24, 2024
Fantastic Zanzibar - Fantastic. Whilst in Zanzibar and short of time we booked this trip and was not disappointed. Hassam was our guide and he was exceptional. Punctual on picking up from hotel and was very keen to make sure your experience was enjoyable. He stopped off at paddy field on way to Spice farm which wasn’t on itinerary and also at Gelato for us in way home for us to enjoy. Spice Farm was excellent with loads of fruits and spices to taste and guess. My only advice would be to let guest know there may be tipping so make sure you have small denominations of cash. Stone Town was very interesting and again Hassam knowledge was exemplary and keen to answer any questions you had. Prison Island was good but not my favourite but that’s personal choice and Hassam gave you time to go and explore the museum. The tortoises were lovely and the peacocks noisy but colourful. I would definitely recommend this trip and without a doubt ask for Hassam he is polite, chatty, punctual and knowledgeable
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Kimberleydonald
Oct 24, 2024
Excellent day tour - highly recommend to anyone visiting Zanzibar Island 🏝 - Booked this tour last minute via Viator (night before), Hassan our tour guide and driver were extremely punctual. Collected direct from hotel and went to Spice Farm, stopped along the way to allow my parents to see the rice paddies. Headed onto Stone Town for a walking tour before heading over to Prison Island. Hassan was very knowledgeable, informative, fun and excellent english. Hassan was extremely accommodating to any changes to our trip (I.e additional stops for ricr paddies and gelato) Day tour was well organised and seamless. No stress and an extremely enjoyable day had by all in the party. Would highly recommend to any traveller visiting Zanzibar. 10/10 experience, had a fun day out and learnt so much history about the Islands. 😎🏝🐢🏝
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Melissapu1061nh
Oct 21, 2024
Fun, educational and I would totally come back! - The stone town, spice farm and prison island was a great experience! Wise tour was very kind, respectful and thorough while he guided us through the tours. I learned so much about spices and Zanzibar.
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Existinguser
Oct 16, 2024
Friendly, respectful - truly knowledgeable guide - Hassan is a truly lovely person and amazing guide. Very knowledgeable, polite, respectful and gave us as much time and space as we needed to enjoy all tour activities in full. We also had fun together where he thought us Swahili tongue twisters and he tried to learn the ones we shared. We highly recommend booking a tour with Hassan if you want to hear history, cultural local aspects and have a great company on your tour. He was also attentive to our 7 year old and respected that we need more breaks to rest to enjoy the trip. We decided to book another tour with Hassan because we enjoyed this tour so much :) Thank you, Hassan from Dalia, Dom and Emilius! See you soon!
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Hirsbrunnerd
Sep 19, 2024
Stone Town and Prison Island - The trip with Hassan was incredibly enriching for us. He has very good knowledge of the stone town as well as prison island and communicates it calmly and understandably. Due to his open nature he always had an answer to any other questions. It was like walking around town with a good friend. We can highly recommend him.
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From $100
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).