Spice Plantation Tour in Zanzibar

The Spice Tour in Zanzibar is a 3-hour guided experience where tourists can explore tropical fruits, spices, herbs, and rare plant species. Known as the Spice Island, Zanzibar offers a fascinating insight into why it has earned this title.

During the tour, you will encounter spices such as curry, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, pepper, tamarind, ginger, menthol, and Zanzibar's famous cloves. Our guides at Zanzibartour.co.tz provide detailed descriptions of each plant, explaining their uses, including their roles in cuisine and medicine.

Notably, the tour includes plants like neem, traditionally used to treat malaria and heartburn, and the iodine tree, which produces a red sap used to fight infections and wounds.

Exotic Spices and Plantations

The four-hour guided tour starts at Kibweni Palace and continues to Kidichi, where you'll see Persian baths built by Seyyid Said Sultan for his wife, Princess Shehrzard. This tour offers a brilliant insight into a variety of tastes and aromas from spices, fruits, herbs, and beautiful plants and flowers.

The historical significance of Zanzibar's spice plantations is highlighted, reflecting its past as a leading producer of cloves, cinnamon, pepper, and nutmeg. Visitors are treated to detailed descriptions of the spices and their uses, providing a rich historical context.

Zanzibar - The Spice Island

Zanzibar, located on Tanzania's north coast, has attracted tourists for centuries. The island's Persian and Omani Arab influences are still evident today. Known as the Spice Island, Zanzibar's east coast beaches are stunning, and you can explore spice and fruit plantations and visit Jozani Forest.

The heart of Zanzibar is Stone Town, a maze of winding streets lined with whitewashed coral houses, bazaars, mosques, forts, palaces, churches, and colonial mansions. Zanzibar's history as the center of the slave trade in East Africa and the base for David Livingstone's expeditions is vividly brought to life. The island's air is filled with the fragrance of cloves and other spices, which continue to provide employment for many Zanzibaris.

Take a Spice Tour

Zanzibar's moniker, The Spice Island, comes from the spices that thrive here. On the tour, you'll taste spices like vanilla, turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon, used in cooking and traditional medicine. Our guide will explain the spices' uses and remarkable properties, likely inspiring you to incorporate them into your daily life.