Tanzania · SPICE FARM TOURS
The 15 best spice farm tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Explore Stone Town, Zanzibar’s spice farms, and Prison Island in one full day, with a Swahili lunch, boat ride, and giant Aldabra tortoises.
“Hassan our guide was great! All in all a nice trip”
Spend a full day in Zanzibar visiting Prison Island, Stone Town, and a spice farm, with hotel transfers, lunch, and an English-speaking guide.
“This was an enjoyable full day trip and our tour guide was really good in explaining the history and showing us all the places of interest at Prison Island, Stone town and Spice Farm. We were treated to lunch at the spice farm. The driver was also very friendly and very careful on the roads. Thank you so much.”
Review of Zanzibar’s Spice Farm, Stone Town, and Prison Island tour, with Swahili lunch, giant tortoises, boat ride, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Guide was excellent (Masi) Spice Farm was fascinating, great opportunity to support local. Lunch traditional swahili food. Prison Island and the tortoise sanctuary well worth a visit. Be aware getting on and off the boat is tricky and you will get wet as you are knee deep in the water. Stone Town fascinating, our guide was superb. Biggest criticism was there was a lot of waiting around in very hot weather and the group was too big for a Stone Town tour, couldn't hear the guide over the noise so missed half of what was said. Would be useful to know how many is in your group as this did…”
Explore Zanzibar in one private day with Stone Town history, Prison Island tortoises, snorkeling, and a hands-on spice farm visit.
“Our guide Amina was very knowledgeable and informative in our tour of Spice Farm, Prison Island and Stone Town and ably supported by her driver Gigabiy and his music selection Thank you for a great day”
See Zanzibar’s Stone Town, Jambo Spice Farm, and Prison Island in one private day with lunch, transfers, and expert local guides.
“I had such a wonderful day with Ismael on this tour. We started with the spice farm where I learned so much about Zanzibar’s spices and got to eat delicious pilau rice. Ismael was very knowledgeable and explained things very well. We thRead more”
Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms and Stone Town on a private five-hour tour with hotel pickup, local guides, history, markets, and culture.
“Very friendly, on time and kind Our Guide had a lot of useful knowledge about the attractions”
Explore Stone Town landmarks, fish auctions, and an organic spice farm with tastings, coconut picking, local lunch, and hotel pickup options.
“Our driver, Ahmed, was punctual and friendly. We started with the spice farm, where we spent a good 2 to 3 hours with our spice guide, Beka, who was very knowledgeable. It was interesting and worth a visit to understand the process of growing the spices. We were also very well fed! Then we were driven back to Stonetown by Ahmed and finished with a walking tour with another guide, Juma, who knew Stonetown and it's history very well. All in all, we were very happy with the quality of the tour. Make sure you take cash. Even a small tip means a lot to the various guides, and there…”
Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms, taste Swahili cuisine, and finish with ocean views at Arnoldi’s on the Cliff for $21.
“The tour of the spice farm was fun and informative The lunch afterwards was delicious and the setting beautiful”
Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms and Stone Town with lunch, local guides, fruit tasting, the Old Fort, slave market site, and hotel transfers.
“Un grand merci à Kassim pour Stone Town, sa patience, son érudition et son très bon français !”
Review of Zanzibar’s Jozani Forest, spice farm, and Stone Town day tour, with red colobus monkeys, local guides, transport, tips, and drawbacks.
“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”
Taste Zanzibar’s spices, meet giant tortoises on Prison Island, snorkel by Changuu, and explore Stone Town for $100.
“All in all, a fantastic day. Our guide Hussain was knowledgeable, inclusive, and good company throughout the day. 5 stars for him ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. The spice farm was our highlight, and Hussain adapts if more or less time is needed at each stop. One improvement could be to set aside time for lunch. It's a long day without time for food, so bring some snacks with you.”
Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms and Stone Town in seven hours, with local guides, lunch, markets, historic sites, hotel transfers, and hands-on tastings.
“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.”
Shop Darajani Market, taste fresh spices, and cook classic Zanzibari dishes with local hosts on this five-hour Stone Town tour.
“This tour was so good! We were the only people on this tour so we got sweet Latfiya all to ourselves, and she took really good care of us. The spice tour was fine, but it was the cooking class that made the tour exceptional. Latfiya made sure that we only used ingrediens that Read more”
Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms, cook a Swahili lunch, taste tropical fruit, and shop for fresh spices on this three-hour private tour.
“Amazing driver and a great guide. Both had made this tour one of the best we really enjoyed our visit to the spice farm. This tour was really enjoyable and informative”
Explore Zanzibar's spice farms from Stone Town, taste tropical fruit, watch a singing coconut climber, and shop for fresh spices.
“The tour was great. Proficient communication about the pick-up, lovely guide (from the spice farm itself) and interesting well told information about the farm and local habits. You get to touch, smell and taste (if possible) the spices. At the end, you receive some handmade gifts, some fruit to eat and you watch a coconut climber get a fresh coconut for you.”
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