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From Stone Town: Spice Tour of Zanzibar

4.5  / 5
35 reviews
Activity provider:Babu Tours & Safaris
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From Stone Town: Spice Tour of Zanzibar

Activity provider:Babu Tours & Safaris
4.5  / 5
35 reviews

From US$ 30 per person

Discover spice plants, herbs, and all kinds tropical fruits on a small spice plantation. Learn why Zanzibar is known as "spice island" and buy spices to take home with you.

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Duration 2.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Pickup included
Pickup is available from any hotel within Stone Town. Please wait at the hotel reception to be collected.
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Learn what herbs and spices were originally used for
  • Explore the magic of the "coconut climber"
  • Discover and taste some fresh tropical fruits
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On this 2.5-hour guided tour, immerse yourself in the heady world of the spices of Zanzibar. This tour will clarify for you why Zanzibar is called “spice island”: on this small plantation you’ll see where spices grow, among them cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, Zanzibar’s cardomoms, cinnamon, curry, menthol, pepper, tamarind, and ginger. You’ll also see tropical fruits such as papayas, mangoes, and jackfruit.   You’ll also learn the origins of spice plants and herbs, as well as some uses they are put to. For example, the neem tree leaves were used locally as a traditional cure for malaria and indigestion, while the iodine tree is still used to fight infections in wounds. The tour ends with a visit to the spice shop on the farm, where you can buy fresh spices to use in your cooking at home.
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  • Guide
  • All government taxes
  • Food
  • Gratuities
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4.5 /5

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  • Guide
    4.6/5
  • Transportation
    4.5/5
  • Value for money
    4.4/5
  • Service
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One of the highlights of our vacations. The tour was perfect from start to finish, fruits were delicious, the guide was proffesional, Sulley was great as an assistant guide and the singing tree climber the cherry on top. It was perfect and would recommend as an experience while in Zanzibar!

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August 12, 2023

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Drini – AlbaniaVerified booking

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This was a great tour and I would definitely recommend! It is amazing to see where different spices come from. My boyfriend was supposed to come with me but got sick so I went alone, but I was driven to the spice farm and ended up having a personal guide. The guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and was able to answer all my questions. I was able to see a huge variety of spices and was able to see and smell all of them, and to taste a few. I was also able to taste many different fruits. The tour ended off with watching a man climb a coconut tree and drinking fresh coconut water and a stop at the small spice shop at the farm. The only hiccup was my hotel (in Stone Town) was unable to be pinned on the map during the booking so they went to the wrong hotel first but it was easily fixed as Babu Tours was in constant contact with me through What's App and I was able to complete the entire tour and still be returned to the hotel at the expected time. Altogether a great experience!

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