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Zanzibar: Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

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Zanzibar: Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson
Top rated
4.774194 out of 5 stars
4.8
4.774194 out of 5 stars
62 reviews

Visit a real spice farm where you can see, smell, and taste the freshest, top-quality spice plants. Join a cassava leaf harvest, and enjoy lunch on the spice farm after a traditional cooking lesson. Purchase fresh spices to take home with you.

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Duration 3 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Swahili
Pickup optional
Pickup from your beach hotel anywhere in Zanzibar.
Wheelchair accessible

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

R
Rüya – Switzerland

lovely day with loads of interesting learnings and delicious spices & lunch.

J
Jordan – United States

Guide was very informative. Food , fruit and spices were amazing. Don’t eat before you go. The demonstrations along the way were great to take part in

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Highlights

  • Smell some of your favorite spices in fresh plant form
  • Savor a local lunch that you helped prepare
  • Taste some fresh jackfruit, the largest fruit in the world

Full description

Visit an organic spice farm on this 3-hour guided tour to learn about one of Zanzibar’s most popular industries: spices. Discover how the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, and more. See why the Zanzibar Archipelago, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, is sometimes called the "Spice Islands".  

When you arrive, the spice farm guide will describe how the spices are grown and used as medication and flavor in dishes. See spices like vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, and many more. You’ll be able to touch, smell, and taste the spices and herbs directly from plants—you’ve never smelled spices as fresh as these before. Along with these fragrant plants, there will also be some fresh tropical fruits to see and taste.    

Later, take the opportunity to join a cassava leaf harvest, make coconut milk, and practice some cooking. Then, a coconut tree climber will pick some fresh young coconut fruits for you to try. End the trip with lunch at the spice farm and the opportunity to purchase spices from the shop.

Includes

  • Pickup from Stone Town meeting point
  • Pickup from Zanzibar beach hotels
  • Local guide
  • Contribution to the local community
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities

Not suitable for

  • Pregnant women

Meeting point

In front of the Old Fort in Stone Town, Mizingani Road, Zanzibar at 9:00AM.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sun hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Water
  • Cash

Know before you go

  • Spices can only be purchased with cash.

From $65.00 per person

Reserve now & pay later to book your spot and pay nothing today
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Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 62 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5

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Rüya – SwitzerlandDecember 30, 2024 – Verified booking
lovely day with loads of interesting learnings and delicious spices & lunch.
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Jordan – United StatesDecember 27, 2024 – Verified booking
Guide was very informative. Food , fruit and spices were amazing. Don’t eat before you go. The demonstrations along the way were great to take part in
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Adel – EgyptOctober 11, 2024 – Verified booking
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

Product ID: 289170

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