Zanzibar has been known as the Spice Island for centuries, and a spice tour is one of the best ways to understand its history. On a guided walk through a working plantation, you smell, touch and taste cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, black pepper and lemongrass straight from the plant.
Spices, fruits and village life
Your guide explains how each spice is grown and used in cooking, medicine and beauty products. You also get to sample seasonal tropical fruits such as jackfruit, mangosteen and rambutan, and you may watch a local climber scale a coconut palm.
The tour continues to a nearby village, where you can see how families live, cook and farm. It is a relaxed, friendly visit that gives a genuine view of rural Zanzibar beyond the beaches.
Most spice tours take about half a day and pair well with a Stone Town walking tour.
