Top 14 Spice Farm Tours in Zanzibar

1.Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 579 reviews · 8 hours · from $70Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring Zanzibar with a hotel pickup, boat trip to Changuu Island, a guided Stone Town walk, and a spice-farm visit with lunch. Guides such as Abdul and Isaac are praised for clear local knowledge, while the late meal and strong sun call for snacks, water, and a hat.

“This was an enjoyable full day trip and our tour guide was really good in explaining the history and showing us all the places of interest at Prison Island, Stone town and Spice Farm. We were treated to lunch at the spice farm. The driver was also very friendly and very careful on the roads. Thank you so much.”

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2.Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · from $100

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver exploring Stone Town, Prison Island, and Jambo Spice Farm. Expect historic buildings, giant tortoises, a boat ride with loaner snorkeling gear, tropical fruit, and hands-on spice lessons. Guides such as Amina, Ameena, Ibrahim, and Ali are often praised for their personal touch.

“We especially enjoyed the time at the spice farm it was a very hands on experience and we learned a great deal about the various plants. The island tour was very memorable. The walking tour of the city was exceptional. Our guide for the day was Ali. I recommend him to future travellers if you can express a preference”

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3.Stone Town & Spice Farm Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 97 reviews · 5 hours · from $73

Spend five hours with English-speaking guides exploring Stone Town and an organic spice farm. See the Old Fort, Palace Museum, markets, and Freddie Mercury’s House, then taste spices, fruit, coconut, and local food before lunch. Hotel pickup is optional.

“guides were great, highly knowledgeable and brought across the right amount of information”

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4.Stone Town & Spice Farm Private Tour Lunch Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 94 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $46Best value

Travel by private van from your Zanzibar hotel to a spice farm and Stone Town. Taste fresh fruit, cloves, cinnamon, and vanilla, eat a Swahili lunch, then visit the Old Fort, Forodhani Gardens, City Market, and Old Slave Market site with a private guide.

“Un grand merci à Kassim pour Stone Town, sa patience, son érudition et son très bon français !”

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5.Zanzibar full day Jozani forest + Spice farm and stone town

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 90 reviews · 1 day · from $90

Spend a full day with a private guide and driver visiting Jozani Forest, a spice farm, and Stone Town. Meet Zanzibar’s red colobus monkeys, walk a mangrove bridge, taste fresh spices and fruit, then explore old streets and Freddie Mercury’s former home. Guides speak seven languages, including Swahili.

“jozani bos is echt geweldig maar ga zo vroeg mogelijk dab zie je de aapjes bij tientallen. kruidenboerderij is interessant stone town vinden wij niet zo”

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6.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 77 reviews · 3 hours · from $65

Visit an organic spice farm near Stone Town with a local English or Swahili-speaking guide. Smell vanilla, cloves, cinnamon, and more on the plant, help make coconut milk and cassava dishes, taste young coconut and jackfruit, then share lunch and shop for spices.

“The spice tour was so fun! It was very informative. I loved learning about all of the plants and their uses. Everyone was very kind, and our guide and driver were especially great.”

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7.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 16 reviews · 5 hours · from $61

Travel from Stone Town to Jambo Spice Farm Dole for a guided walk among cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, ginger, and more. Harvest ingredients, cook with a local chef, taste tropical fruit, and enjoy lunch, music, and dance. Hotel pickup and multilingual guides are included.

“Trudno to nazwać plantacją przypraw, był to raczej większy ogród z plątaniną ścieżek i wieloma grupami zwiedzającymi, których mijasz po drodze. Przewodnik i jego pomocnik byli bardzo mili i odpowiadali na wszystkie pytania - prowadząc nas jak po sznurku do wszystkich atrakcji (szczególnie tych "płatnych") Niesmak jednak jaki mamy to to, że na każdym kroku, ktoś oczekiwał "napiwków"/datków (niestety to uczucie w nas dominuje...) 1. pan, który podał kokosa (o co nikt nie prosił) i wspiął się na drzewo, 2. pomocnik, 3. Panie które przygotowywały posiłek (pyszny - trzeba przyznać!!), 4. kierowca, który nas przywiózł 5. panowie, którzy zrobili jakieś ozdoby z liści i wkładali nam na głowy 6. było...”

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8.A private half day spice farm with a cooking lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $90Top rated

After a 10:00am hotel pickup, your private guide takes you north of Zanzibar City to see vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, tropical fruit, and other plants where they grow. Then learn to prepare Swahili food such as pilau, coconut rice, or roasted plantains before eating the meal you helped make.

“It’s was a perfect trip that i have ever done in my life, nice swahili foods alot of the experience in this. The one who arrange for us tha tours was a very nice guy and he also have an experience for this this. Hope to came back next time in Zanzibar Zanzibar Hakuna Matata.”

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9.Spice Farm Tour and Cooking Class with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 11 reviews · 5 hours · from $63

Walk through Jambo Spice Farm Dole, identify cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and lemongrass, taste tropical fruit, then help prepare a three-course Swahili meal with a local chef. Hotel pickup, equipment, lunch, and multilingual guides are included.

“Das Unternehmen holte uns nicht ab. Nur nach mehrmaligen Anrufen kam der Fahrer mit 90 Minuten Verspätung. der Ausflug verkürzte sich im diese Zeitspanne.”

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10.Spice Farm Bike Tour: Pedal Through Aromatic Adventures

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $60

Ride 14 km each way from Stone Town or your hotel with guides such as Issa and Adam. Visit a spice farm, taste tropical fruit, eat Swahili lunch, then return through Masingini Forest, where red colobus monkeys may appear. Expect hills, traffic, gravel, and a genuinely active day.

“Such fun and unique activity! we loved our guide, the views on the ride, the spice farm, and the lunch was fantastic. As a warning it was not an easy ride! Getting there was biking up hills in the heat so we were very sweaty but had fun!”

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11.FROM NUNGWI: STONE TOWN, SPICE FARM TOUR AND PRISONAL ISLAND

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · from $108

From Nungwi, you visit Stone Town’s fortress, palace, former slave market, a working spice farm, and Prison Island’s giant tortoises. English, French, Italian, and German guiding is available. Transport and entry fees are included, but snorkeling is not clearly listed.

“Had a great day and found out so much I didn’t know from my guide , so cool 😎 to hang out with the Giant Tortoises. Stone Town was a lot of fun as was the spice farm, brilliant day out , would highly recommended”

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12.Spice farm,Stone town and Jozani forest tour with lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $85

Walk through an organic Zanzibar spice farm with Mohammed, tasting cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, fruit, and herbs. Then visit Jozani Forest for red colobus monkeys and finish in Stone Town. Lunch, entry fees, tax, and a guide are included, but transfers cost extra.

“It was really nice to do. Mohammed is a very nice tourguide and he made sure we arrived at the locations before it got really busy. We had a lot of fun and it was really worth it.”

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13.Explore Jozani Forest and Zanzibar Spice Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 6 hours · from $60

Spend six hours exploring Jozani Forest and a private Zanzibar spice farm with a live guide in English, French, Italian, or German. Expect red colobus monkeys, mangrove paths, fresh fruit, spice tastings, and a practical look at how cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom shape island life.

“Guide très compétent et s’exprimant très bien en français. Belle forêt, végétation abondante et variée, les singes au rendez-vous. Ferme aux épices intéressante et instructive à découvrir, mais le coté mercantile gâche un peu la visite.”

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14.STONE TOWN AND SPICE FARM TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $100

Start among Zanzibar’s cinnamon, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg, and cardamom, then follow your guide through Stone Town’s alleys, markets, Old Fort, and House of Wonders. Hotel pickup, entry fees, water, and spice tastings are included. Guides speak English, French, Italian, and German.

“Excellent combo with an exciting and fragrant first part in the spice farm in the middle of trees and monkeys, before diving into the history of this island in the heart of the old stone city”

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