Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)
Description
Enjoy a privately guided tour through the heart of Stone Town, the historic coastal gem of East Africa. Walk through narrow, winding alleys filled with rich culture, centuries-old architecture, and the vibrant stories of Zanzibar's Swahili, Arab, and European heritage. After discovering the town’s key landmarks, continue your journey to a nearby spice farm, where you'll explore lush plantations of cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and more. Learn how these spices are grown and harvested, and watch a live demonstration of traditional Zanzibari cooking. At the end of the tour, savor a delicious local meal infused with freshly picked spices—a true taste of Zanzibar.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We start with a spice tour where we visit a farm of 3 to 4 hectors planted with a variety of spice trees and plants each grouped under a certain small plot such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger, turmeric, nutmegs lemongrass, and coffee, also we get chance to see some tropical fruit trees like mango, orange, and banana, (Max 1hour 30 minutes), after we take a short break at someone we refer as butterfly man who will be climbing a coconut tree for tourists singing hakuna matata song after he cuts young coconut for tourists to taste (30 minutes) then we go to have a lunch variety of local cousin food like pilau, cooked banana, spinach, fried chicken, sauce and kachumbari, (30 minutes) get time to visit spice shop to buy some spices if interested (30 minutes), take the car to Stone Town which takes 35 minutes to drive.
As we arrive in Stonetown we start our tour of two to three hours by walking at historical places, shopping in souvenir boutiques, and short stops at coffee shops if demanded by clients. The tour goes long or short depending on the demand of the tourists because visiting sometimes sufficient for an hour for every important historical point, We will start by the main market so known as Darajani Market, going to the old slave memorial market ( here required entrance and it is included in the price change) after we go past the Zanzíbar door and architecture, we pass the main center of the stone town famously known as jaws corner or Soko Muhogo, go passing the old Catholic church, go passing Freddie Mercury house, go down up to the old fort and we enter for free and take a look around after we pass the Forodhani park, go pass the house of wonder and finally palace museum, here our driver will pick the guests back to the hotel,
On a small road in Stone Town, the historic center of Zanzibar, stands what's dubbed the Freddie Mercury House. Mercury spent parts of his childhood in this house
The Forodhani Gardens is a small park in the historical city of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The gardens are located along the main seawalk of Stone Town
A place to learn the actual history of Zanzíbar with what happened on the side slavery
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our pickup and guide will come to the hotel and register themselves at the reception, they will be wearing white t-shirts having a badge of Yazan Tours and Safaris on it They will be having the names of tourists and their respective room numbers and also know complete details of what will be going to be done for the particular day
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(70)
Highly recommend Lukman for a Stone Town and spice farm tour! We spent the day with him and learned so much — he's genuinely knowledgeable about the history, culture, and the spices, and he explains everything clearly and with real passion. What stood out most was how attentive he was to us: never rushed, always happy to stop for photos or wait while we browsed the shops, and patient with all our questions. The Zanzibari lunch was outstanding, easily one of the food highlights of our trip. If you want a guide who actually cares about giving you a great experience, Lukman is your man. Asante sana, Lukman!
We had an amazing experience with Yazan Tours and Safaris! Our guide, Yasser, was professional, friendly, and always made sure we were comfortable and enjoying every moment. The tour was perfectly organized, and we learned a lot about Zanzibar while visiting beautiful places. Yasser answered all our questions with a smile and made the whole day fun and relaxing. If you are looking for a reliable local guide, I highly recommend Yasser and Yazan Tours and Safaris. Thank you for making our holiday unforgettable, we would definitely book with you again!
Thank you very Much Tomas We team takes good credit to your contribution
A visit to a spicefarm and a walk through Stonetown is always good, but guide Lukman and driver Idriss have made it very special! I recommend them to everyone. Lukman taught us a lot and adapted his program completely to our interests. And the spicefarm is magical!
Beste Elke, Hartelijk dank voor je prachtige review! 🌟 Wat fijn om te horen dat jullie zo genoten hebben van de Spice Farm en Stone Town tour met gids Lukman en chauffeur Idriss. Het doet ons veel plezier dat jullie hun rustige aanpak, flexibiliteit en persoonlijke aandacht zo hebben gewaardeerd. Lukman zal erg blij zijn te horen dat zijn uitleg en het aanpassen van het programma aan jullie interesses de ervaring extra bijzonder maakten. En ja… de spicefarm heeft echt iets magisch! 🌿✨ Bedankt voor jullie warme aanbeveling. We hopen jullie in de toekomst opnieuw in Zanzibar te mogen verwelkomen! Met vriendelijke groet, Yazan Tours Team
You have to put mosquito repellent, the place is an outdoor farm with plants and many mosquitoes in a tropical environment. We were hoping for a spice market and we had to withdraw because the mosquitoes bit our legs, if we had been told or hit at the start we would have enjoyed a lot
A Francophone guide listens to our wishes
Meeci beaucoup
We had a wonderful tour today and our guide was Lukman who explained the history of Stone town, and went to slave market and explained the history of that and showed us Church very nice. Went to Spice Farm which was very nice . Then had a wonderful lunch which was included in the tour. Lukman looked after us very well thank you.
Thank you Vinod
Very nice spice farm experience with a guide expressing himself in very good French. This one took his time to explain everything. The transport went smoothly. We recommend this activity.
Merci beaucoup On est vraiment apprecie
The visit to the spice farm was very interesting and the beautiful setting the welcome was really nice We had lunch in a local restaurant where we feasted on typical dishes The visit to Stone Town was also very good we learned a lot
Thank you very much We truly appreciate
Great experience and most amazing day with lukman , highly highly recommended ! Everything was perfectttttt
We loved our Stone Town and Spice Farm tour with Lukman! The Spice Farm tour was especially entertaining. Mario and Ali were unexpected and very entertaining additions. Being able to purchase spices straight from the farm was a highlight. And the Swahili lunch was spectacular!
