Spice Farm Tour -Half Day
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
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
Additional Info
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Kidichi Persian Baths
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
What‘s Included
A bottle of water
Hotel Pick up and Drop off
Experienced professional tour guide
Restroom on board
Lunch
Coffee and/or Tea
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
from Uroa, Matemwe & Kiwengwa
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
from Jambiani, Paje & Michamvi
Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included
from Kendwa & Nungwi
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Pickup included
from Stone Town
Duration: 3 hours
Pickup included
Reviews
3 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Absolutely recommend...
Vicki M,Nov 29, 2021
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely 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.
From US$50.00
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