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By Kijani horizon tour & Safari
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$77 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • See, smell, and taste fresh spices and tropical fruits
    • Buy fresh spices and natural products
    • Learn how cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom are grown and used locally
    • Take a guided walk through UNESCO-listed Stone Town
    • Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch with juice

Activity location

    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania | The meeting point is the Old Fort, also called Ngome Kongwe. The guide will be waiting there with all the tour information.
    • Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

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Meet at Stone Town’s Old Fort

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

The tour guide will be waiting at the entrance to the Old Fort with all the necessary details for the tour.

Starting time: 9:40 AM
Price details
AU$76.96 x 2 AdultsAU$153.92
Total
Price is AU$153.92

Pickup from Any Hotel

  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

We will come to any hotel that you choose, and we will bring you back after the tour

Starting time: 8:15 AM
Price details
AU$116.86 x 2 AdultsAU$233.72
Total
Price is AU$233.72

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pickup and drop-off from your hotel
  • Inclusions
    Professional, licensed local guide
  • Inclusions
    Entrance fees to the slave market museum
  • Inclusions
    Guided walking tour of Stone Town
  • Inclusions
    Visit to a traditional spice farm
  • Inclusions
    Spice tasting session (cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, etc.)
  • Inclusions
    Tropical fruit sampling
  • Inclusions
    Traditional Swahili lunch at the spice farm
  • Inclusions
    Bottled drinking water
  • Exclusions
    Alcoholic drinks

What you can expect

  • Begin your journey with a scenic drive to Zanzibar’s lush countryside, where tropical spice plantations await. Walk through fragrant gardens filled with cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and cloves, as local farmers show how each spice grows and is used in daily Swahili life. Smell, touch, and taste fresh spices straight from the source while learning about Zanzibar’s rich spice heritage, which earned it the name ‘The Spice Island.’ Then leave the spice farm to visit nearby villages and learn about local life. Enjoy a freshly cooked Swahili lunch made with local ingredients and the spices you have discovered, with around seven spiced dishes, spice coffee, and fruit juice. Finish by enjoying local music and dancing.

    After the spice experience, enjoy a refreshing tropical fruit tasting and a relaxing Swahili lunch served on the farm.

    Next, return to the heart of the island for a guided walking tour through Stone Town — a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stroll through its narrow streets lined with carved wooden doors, lively markets, and historic landmarks such as the Old Fort, the House of Wonders, and the former Slave Market. As you explore, your guide will share stories about traders, explorers, and sultans who shaped Zanzibar’s multicultural identity. Shopping is also an optional part of the tour.

    This combined tour offers the perfect blend of local culture, scents, and stories — a true taste of Zanzibar’s history and heritage.

Location

Activity location

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    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania | The meeting point is the Old Fort, also called Ngome Kongwe. The guide will be waiting there with all the tour information.
    • Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania