Spice tour in Zanzibar: visiting a spice farm, prices and what's included
Zanzibar is nicknamed the Spice Island: cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, pepper, cardamom, turmeric and lemongrass grow on farms inland, north of Stone Town. The spice tour is a guided visit to one of these farms: you walk among the plants, smell, taste and touch the spices, try tropical fruit and drink spiced tea. It takes half a day, from Stone Town or from the beaches. The prices below are ranges from booking sites and guides in October 2026: they vary mostly depending on whether lunch, transfer and entry are included.
Highlights
The spice farm
Shaded plantations among banana plants and fruit trees, walked with a guide who names each plant and lets you taste it. The guide often cuts leaves and fruit open for you to smell and taste.
The trees and plants
Clove trees, fruit trees, spice plants: you also spot plants used locally for cooking and traditional medicine. Some guides do a coconut-palm climbing demonstration, and you can buy spices at the end.
Practical info
Tips
- Offers range from about 30 to 35 USD per adult for a visit of about 3 hours with transfer and lunch in the cheapest packages, to 50 to 90 USD with a traditional cooking class or a longer duration. One guide estimates 40 to 120 USD per person depending on group size, from about 80 USD for two people to 40 USD for six or more. Check whether lunch, transfer and entry are included; the guide's tip and shop purchases are usually extra. Spices bought at the farm are often pricier than at Darajani market in Stone Town. For an afternoon nearby, see Kidichi (some offers add it); for a half day of nature, compare with Jozani forest.
How to get there
The farms are a few tens of minutes by road north of Stone Town (exact time not confirmed). Agencies pick up at your hotel in Stone Town; from the north or east of the island, allow a transfer of about an hour or more, or choose an offer that combines farm and transfer.
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