Zanzibar Spice Tour
Description
A 3-hour food- and spice-focused tour in a local farming village Visit a local spice farm and learn about the history of Zanzibar’s relationship to spices Meet a rural farmer and learn African farming methods and even perform some techniques yourself
Tour Options
Itinerary
spice farm with local farmer
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up and drop off our client around stone town hotels for free any pick up outside stone town will include extra charge.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(65)
The tour itself is very interesting, but understand you are relying on a local’s ability to communicate what they know and not an expert. Our guide did a very poor job of communicating how we would initially meet up, but he did eventually connect with us. Keep in mind that you will be asked to buy products, tip for the tour, and tip other helpers/performers.
I called him before the tour ,they told me that ,not we are not us ,and this day I had other customers into the Stone town, I picked up other tourists at the tembo house,when we were some area,they called me back ,and I left the customers which I picked up at the tembo house with guider ,then I followed the tourists which they were lazy at the coffe house very quickly,even if they did not respond my massage , when I called them ,where is my problem, on other hand ,I did not tell him, if he has to give me a tip ,also he was not forced to give other helpers tip ,his aim to destroy my job ,therefore not problem.
We had a great time! Our guide, Seif Rashid Ali, was so knowledgeable and engaged and fun! Upon arriving at the spice farm, he took us all round, explaining everything we came across, letting us smell or taste, and answering all of our questions. The farm was just a short ride from Stone Town so we left at 9 and were back by 12, so it doesn’t monopolize your whole day. But, if you’re into cooking or herbal medicine, this tour is a must. Ask for Seif!
Thank you for awesome review, God bless you very much.
Really enjoyed this tour. The guide was friendly, knowledgeable and made the experience interesting without feeling scripted. It was great to see, smell and taste the different spices while learning more about local life in Zanzibar. A trip worth doing beyond the beaches. Would definitely recommend.
I really appreciate it, thank you very much, God bless you every time.
Rating this a 2/5 is generous. To note, the positive of this review is the guide letting us move the time and the spice farm was very cool. The ticket stated it includes transportation to and from the spice farm into stone town. We had arranged for our hotel to drop us off at the farm since we were out of stone town. We contacted the guide and explained that we would only need transportation from the farm to stone town as explained the ticket included. We had already paid the ticket and he told me that he I would have to pay for the transportation and was demanding money. Since we had already paid for this, it started to feel very scammy. The tour was also listed to last for 3 hours, but it was only one hour. Additionally, he asked us if he could give us a tour of stone town before we left. We politely turned him down. He then tries to ask us where we were going next, what time we had to be at the airport, etc; we felt very creeped out. We called our hotel taxi to pick is up which he did, and the guide called our driver, yelling at him, saying he needs to be where we were. Felt very creepy and we couldn’t shake this guide. Thankfully, our driver didn’t turn around to pick him up.
Before booking this tour,he /she has to look it very well, I told them ,if the tourist is out of stone, he /she has to pay extra prices for transport, and caption says that,where is my problem, and I did not ask them many questions as she said sure,before meeting each other, I understood her already, she had a jealous firstly ,long time I do it ,and there were not problem, she had a jealous only. and they were very quickly,also she said that,I tried to follow them, why she did not say the place where I wanted to follow them.
Nice nice farm to do
Thanks for the review.
Nassor was great. So knowledgeable and great English. Learned a lot about the history of the island and answered all our cultural questions too. Really enjoyed!
Thanks,I really appreciate it.
Very interesting and educational. The experience starts from the moment you look for us at the hotel. The place is very nice and the staff is extremely attentive.
Thanks for the review God bless you.
I went to visit this spice farm and it was a really amazing experience. The guide showed us all the spices, explaining which trees and plants they come from, cutting the roots, making us smell, touch and observe each ingredient closely. It was very interesting and instructive, because we often use spices every day without really knowing where they come from and where they are made from. A very nice moment was when they made us attend a kind of show: a boy climbed high on a palm tree to get the coconuts, all singing a song, making the scene even more authentic and engaging. After the visit we stayed to eat there and were also offered lunch, all surrounded by nature. Overall it was a beautiful experience, genuine and well organized, which I absolutely recommend to those who want to discover something new and live a moment in contact with nature.
Raggazi, grazie per spectacular revisione, Dio auguri per tutto.
Definitely the worst tour I’ve ever been on. Guide was 20 minutes late, no apology or explanation. Bought juice for himself but not water for me which was supposed to be included. English was very poor, very very little talk he spent all his time on his phone. Learned nothing. Very depressing tour
Definitely, this is his jealous, and i apologozed him firstly, because the transport which I took ,it was getting problem, about an English, he is Canadian, and this is his language, because he hated me ,even if I speak it as much as I can ,he can't proud me well, This is not first time to work with the british tourists. Thank you for your review.
Great service and experience. We had plants of amazing fruit and spices. The guides were amazing, they explained everything to perfection
Alessia,thanks for fabulous review, God bless you very much.
