This tour offers an authentic experience on an organic spice farm in Zanzibar. Travelers can smell, taste, and learn about spices and tropical fruits directly from the source, while discovering their traditional uses in food, medicine, and culture.
The tour includes fresh coconut juice and fruit tasting, plus insights into eco-projects like beekeeping and mushroom farming. It is perfect for families, culture lovers, students, and food enthusiasts who want a memorable and immersive activity beyond the beach.
Please meet at the entrance gate of Zanzibar Spices and Heritage Centre in Kijichi. Our guide will be waiting for you at the main entrance wearing a ZASPIHE badge. Transport from Stone Town or Jambiani can also be arranged upon request.
On the Standard Spice Tour at Zanzibar Spices and Heritage Centre, travelers explore an organic spice farm and discover cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, turmeric, vanilla, and nutmeg. Guides explain how each spice is grown, its uses in cooking and medicine, and its role in Zanzibar’s spice history. Guests also taste tropical fruits such as bananas, oranges, watermelon, and coconuts, and enjoy freshly squeezed coconut juice. The tour includes a short introduction to small-scale beekeeping and organic oyster mushroom farming, showing how honey is harvested and mushrooms are grown. This interactive tour is fun, educational, and authenticoffering visitors the chance to see, touch, smell, and taste Zanzibar’s famous spices while learning about sustainable farming in a welcoming, family-run environment.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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