The experience
Overview
Zanzibar is the Spice Island, and this tour walks you through a working farm where cloves, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg grow.
Your guide lets you taste and smell everything straight from the plant, explains how each spice is harvested and used in Swahili cooking — and lunch with fruit tasting finishes the visit.
Highlights
- Taste and smell spices directly from the plants
- Learn how cloves, vanilla and cinnamon are grown and harvested
- Tropical fruit tasting — jackfruit, soursop, mango and more
- Traditional Swahili lunch included
- Try a crown woven from coconut leaves
Day plan
Departure
To the farm
Short drive from Stone Town to a village spice farm.
Hour 1–2
The spice walk
Guided walk among the plants — touch, smell and taste as you go.
Hour 3
Fruit tasting and lunch
Seasonal fruit tasting followed by a Swahili lunch, then back to your hotel.