Spice Farm Tour -Half Day
Description
This tour is a walking tour in a spice farm (shamba). While there, you shall see how the spices, herbs and fruits grow and are cultivated. Your tour guide will describe how the crops can be used. You will be smelling and tasting spices, herbs and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chili, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava and oranges. Other Highlights: • Kidichi Persian Baths - built in 1850 by Seyyid Said bin Sultan for his Persian wife Princess Sheherezade granddaughter of the Shah of Persia. • Walking tour of Zanzibar spice farms and plantations • Cooking class option in the spice farm is available on request • Get a glimpse of local life by exploring on foot • Tasty tropical fruits & spices • Learn about Zanzibar history and culture • Perfect time to shop for spices
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Itinerary
Our first stop is Kidichi persian baths.This site was built on the highest point of Zanzibar Island by Sultan Seyyid Said , it was for his wife who was the grand-daughter of the Shah of Persia, Fatah Ali, it is decorated in ornamental Persian stucco work. The remarkably preserved baths have a series of domed bathhouses with deep stone baths and massive seats. This is quite a contrast to the plain baths nearby at Kizimbani, which were built within Said’s clove tree and coconut plantation. We shall proceed with our tour with a drive through a profusion of greenery in the countryside seeing, smelling and tasting a variety of spices and mouthwatering tropical seasonal fruits such as jack fruit, pineapple, banana, green coconut juice, dourian, love apple, litche, soursop etc. Spices such as cloves, cardamon, cinnamon, black pepper, turmeric, nutmeg etc A full tour involves much more than spices and you will also have a chance to see the iodine plant, heena bush, ylang-ylang and many more
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We shall meet you at hotel lounge or reception Should there be any latest changes of pickup time or location please keep us posted before the service date.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- You will have a private comfortable transport with Air condition
Reviews(4)
I felt cornered into an expensive private tour because of my misunderstanding of not needing to sign up for 1 adult AND 1 senior. Guide was not terribly attentive, distracted by other conversations using his head phones. Quite frankly, one of the employees at the spice farm was far more informative, creative, and engaged than the guide who added very little to the prescribed excursion. I was under the impression that I would be visiting the farm that received rave reviews. I would have preferred to be informed as to why that farm was selected. ahead of time so I could appreciate its uniqueness more fully.
Absolutely recommend doing a spice farm tour when in Zanzibar. Learned alot and a whole more appreciation for the spices and flavours I come across day to day, This tour and guide was very knowledgable and relaxed and enjoyable at the same time. Thumbs up from me.
Dear Vicki It was our pleasure to have you as our guest taking you touring at spice farm. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the time you had with our tour guide and earned a lot of knowledge pertaining to the spices grown in Zanzibar. I will share your appreciation and regards to our guide with the rest of our team Hopefully will meet you again in the near future for other tours and excursions Regards Ally
