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The 15 Best Spice Farm Tours in Zanzibar

30 tours  ·  from $21 a head

A spice tour is an hour of walking, a lot of tasting and the reason the island has the name it has. These 15 compare the standalone farm visits with the full days that add Stone Town and Prison Island, priced with lunch flagged where it is included.

Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch - Stone Town: coral-stone lanes and a difficult past
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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch

1.Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,219 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $68Our pick

You’ll walk Stone Town with a local guide, taste spices and tropical fruit at Jambo Spice Farm, enjoy a Swahili lunch, then boat to Prison Island to see giant Aldabra tortoises. Guides such as Hasan, Ibrahim, and Ussman are praised for clear storytelling. The day is busy, sunny, and best for active visitors.

“The spice tour was the best. You enjoy to see and hear about many details related to Zanzibar spices and nature. The Prison island and Stone town tours are ok, but not something fantastic. Lunch was simple but pretty god. All staff were welcoming and taking good care we enjoy the day. Our guide, Abdullah, shared many interesting details always checking if we are having good time or need anything. I would recommend this tour as a nice day in Zanzibar to learn many interesting facts about local culture.”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour - The morning pickup and road to the coast
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Zanzibar: Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

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

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

Spend about eight hours exploring Zanzibar with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, boat transport, Stone Town walks, Prison Island’s giant tortoises, and a spice farm visit with lunch. Guides such as Abdul and Isaac are praised for clear explanations, while the main caution is a late lunch and long hours in the sun.

“Der Guide Samiri was a very nice guy. All in all it was worth it.”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch - Stone Town: coral-stone lanes and a difficult past
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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

3.Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 453 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $55

Spend a full day moving from Zanzibar’s fragrant spice farms to historic Stone Town and Prison Island. You’ll taste Swahili food, meet giant tortoises, ride a boat, and learn from guides such as Fahad, Ali, Mazi, Haji, and Hasan. The $55 price includes transport, lunch, soft drinks, and most listed entrance costs, but check your exact option before booking.

“The trip included a visit to the Spice Farm, a tour around Stone Town, and Prison Island. It was absolutely beautiful and extremely enjoyable. Our tour guide, Fahad, made the experience fun, engaging, and full of interesting information. I highly recommend this tour everything was easy, well organized, and enjoyable.”

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Full-Day Private Stone Town Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour - Stone Town, from old streets to present-day life
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Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

4.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 exploring Stone Town, Prison Island, and Jambo Spice Farm. Expect hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, a boat ride with snorkeling gear, giant tortoises, tropical fruit, and spices such as cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom. Guides including Amina, Amira, Ibrahim, and Ali have earned strong praise, though service can vary.

“Amina [sp] was our guide and she was excellent. Very knowledgeable, very personable, and great company for the day. It was a full on day and definitely worthwhile.”

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Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island - Stone Town begins at the Old Fort
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Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island

5.Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 130 reviews · from $140

Spend 7 to 8 hours seeing Zanzibar’s major sights with a private guide. Walk Stone Town, learn about the slave trade, visit Jambo Spice Farm for fruit and a spiced lunch, then boat to Prison Island to see giant Aldabra tortoises. Guides such as Mady, Abkar, and Masoud are praised for patient, engaging explanations.

“Mady was an amazing tour guide! We had such a great time at all the activities. We got to taste the spices and fruits, had an amazing time exploring stone Town, learned so many facts about the slice trade and got to feed the tortoises in prison Read more”

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Zanzibar: Spice Tour & Stone Town Walking Tour - At the spice plantation, use all five senses
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Zanzibar: Spice Tour & Stone Town Walking Tour

6.Spice Tour & Stone Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 115 reviews · 5 hours · from $95

Spend five hours exploring Zanzibar’s spice-growing traditions and Stone Town with a private guide. Touch and taste cinnamon, cloves, ginger, vanilla, and tropical fruit, watch a coconut climber sing *Hakuna Matata*, then visit the former slave market, Darajani Market, Freddy Mercury’s house, the House of Wonders, and the Old Fort.

“The Spice tour was interesting. We could have done without the fruit eating session as it gave us both queasy tummies. I didn’t like the fact they don’t display prices when selling their spices. I didn’t buy any for that very reason. The Stone Town tour was also good but my friend is hard of walking so we had to go slowly. She also wanted to buy African masks so we were limited for time. My only complaint is that I would have liked the guide to give us options of what we could see. We missed the Slave Trade area which is a shame. But the guide was very…”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town & Spice Farm Tour with Lunch - Starting with Stone Town’s difficult history
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Zanzibar: Stone Town & Spice Farm Tour with Lunch

7.Stone Town & Spice Farm Tour with Lunch

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

Spend five hours exploring Stone Town and a working organic spice farm. See the Old Slave Market, City Market, fish auction, Palace Museum, Old Fort, and Freddie Mercury’s House, then smell and taste spices, try fresh coconut, help with local cooking, and eat lunch on the farm. Guides may include Ahmed, Juma, or Beka.

“We had an excellent spice farm and stone town tour. Especially spice farm tour was much better than we expected thanks to our guide. He let us smell different seeds and explained how different spices are grown. Food was also surprisingly good. During Stone town tour we learned a lot of Zanzibar history and saw most important parts of town.”

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Zanzibar: The Swahili Spice Experience - Spice Tour + Culinary Journey - Guessing spices at Kidichi-area farms
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Zanzibar: The Swahili Spice Experience – Spice Tour + Culinary Journey

8.The Swahili Spice Experience – Spice Tour + Culinary Journey

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 96 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $21Best value

Visit Kidichi-area spice farms with guides such as Amina, Azizi, or Ramadan, taste fresh fruit and spices, meet a local spice seller, then enjoy a Swahili tasting meal at Arnoldi’s on the Cliff. Choose shared transport from Stone Town or a self-drive option, with vegetarian and vegan meals available.

“We had such a wonderful day on this tour. The spice farm tour was informative and engaging. The meal at Arnoldi’s bar & bites was really delicious and such a beautiful location and atmosphere. Really recommend the cocktails! The staff there were very welcoming, kind and friendly. Our driver for the afternoon was also brilliant. Thank you!”

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Zanzibar:Stone Town & Spice Farm Private Tour Lunch Included - Walking through a working spice farm
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Zanzibar:Stone Town & Spice Farm Private Tour Lunch Included

9.Stone Town & Spice Farm Private Tour Lunch Included

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

Visit a Zanzibar spice farm with a private guide, taste fresh tropical fruit, and enjoy a Swahili lunch before touring Stone Town. See the Old Fort, Forodhani Gardens, City Market, Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, and the Old Slave Market site. Guides include Abdul, Omar, and French-speaking Kassim, depending on availability.

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

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Zanzibar full day Jozani forest + Spice farm and stone town - Crossing the mangroves without damaging them
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Zanzibar full day Jozani forest + Spice farm and stone town

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

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

Spend one full day with a private guide exploring Jozani Forest, its red colobus monkeys and mangrove bridge, then visit a working spice farm and Stone Town. Amina is one named guide associated with the tour. Hotel pickup, drop-off, multilingual guiding, and spice tasting are included, but lunch and personal purchases are not.

“having a female guide makes female travellers feel safe and part of the community (Amina) she was caring, friendly, positive and knowledgeable. she is a valuable asset for her company highly recommended The driver drives smoothly putting customers safe first.”

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Zanzibar: Spice Farm & Stone Town Tour with Lunch - The long ride from the beach resorts
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Zanzibar: Spice Farm & Stone Town Tour with Lunch

11.Spice Farm & Stone Town Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 80 reviews · 7 hours · from $50

Spend seven hours visiting a private spice farm and Stone Town. You’ll taste turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and tropical fruit, eat lunch at the farm, then walk through Darajani Market and old Stone Town. Guides such as Samir, Salum, and Izaac may lead the day, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.

“Les deux activités sont géniales. Juste faire attention au moment d’acheter les souvenirs, ils gonflent les prix”

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Zanzibar Cooking Class & Spice Tour - Starting at Darajani Market
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Zanzibar Cooking Class & Spice Tour

12.Zanzibar Cooking Class & Spice Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 77 reviews · from $40

Join Lutfia, Rashid, or another local host for a five-hour Zanzibar food experience. Shop for ingredients at Darajani Market, taste fruits and spices at a community farm, then cook and eat classic dishes such as pilau and banana. Morning and afternoon starts are available, with hotel pickup and drop-off in Stone Town.

“this tour was very well orchestrated...from pick to drop off. loved shoping with her, cooking with her..food was good. it was an enjoyable day...”

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Zanzibar: Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson - Meeting at the Old Fort or leaving from your hotel
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Zanzibar: Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

13.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

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

Visit an organic spice farm near Zanzibar’s Stone Town, where an English or Swahili-speaking guide introduces you to cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and more. Help harvest cassava leaves, make coconut milk, cook local dishes, taste young coconut and jackfruit, then enjoy lunch. Hotel pickup is available across Zanzibar.

“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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From Stone Town: Spice Tour of Zanzibar - Seeing cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom up close
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From Stone Town: Spice Tour of Zanzibar

14.Spice Tour of Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 71 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $30

From Stone Town, visit a small spice plantation with a local guide such as Juma, learn how cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger grow, and taste tropical fruit. The tour includes a singing coconut climber, fresh coconut water, handmade gifts, and time to shop for spices, soaps, and perfumes.

“The tour was great. Proficient communication about the pick-up, lovely guide (from the spice farm itself) and interesting well told information about the farm and local habits. You get to touch, smell and taste (if possible) the spices. At the end, you receive some handmade gifts, some fruit to eat and you watch a coconut climber get a fresh coconut for you.”

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Zanzibar: Spice Tour, Stone Town tour & Prison Island - At the spice farm, Zanzibar becomes a kitchen
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Zanzibar: Spice Tour, Stone Town tour & Prison Island

15.Spice Tour, Stone Town tour & Prison Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 61 reviews · 8 hours · from $152

Spend eight hours exploring Zanzibar’s spice farms, Stone Town, and Changuu Island. Taste tropical fruit, fresh coconut, and local spices, then see giant tortoises and historic sites. Hotel transport, boat travel, entrance fees, water, and a private guide are included. German-speaking guides such as Abdul and Joseph may be available, along with English, Spanish, French, and Italian.

“🌟 Unforgettable Experience – Highly Recommended! I want to express my sincere gratitude for the incredible tour we had to Stone Town, Prison Island, and Tangawizi spice farm. Everything was perfectly organised from start to finish. Our driver was punctual, professional, and very friendly, making us feel safe and comfortable throughout the journey. A special thank you to our guide, who was not only extremely knowledgeable but also passionate, engaging, and genuinely kind. We learned so much about the history, culture, and natural beauty of Zanzibar – and had a lot of fun along the way! The visit to the spice farm was a sensory delight, and exploring Stone Town…”

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