Zanzibar Spice Tour

Zanzibar earned its nickname "The Spice Island" due to its long history of spice production and trade. This tour takes you to working spice farms where you'll see, smell, taste, and learn about a variety of spices and how they're grown.

Your knowledgeable guide will show you plants like clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, vanilla, cardamom, and many others in their natural growing environment. You'll learn about their cultivation, historical significance in the spice trade, and their culinary and medicinal uses.

During the tour, you'll have the opportunity to taste fresh tropical fruits in season and sample spiced tea. You might also see skilled climbers scaling coconut trees to collect coconuts, demonstrating traditional harvesting techniques. This sensory experience offers fascinating insights into an industry that has shaped Zanzibar's history and economy for centuries.