We loved the spice farm, we learn a lot of things and we even taste fruits, we were entitled to gifts during the visit. The visit to Stone Town is also nice; we then take the boat to go to Prison Island, which is very pretty, maybe the part on Prison Island is a bit short.
I recommend our guide Ibrahim who is attentive and super kind and speaks French very well
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Monalisa-tours-safar
September 8, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
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barbarabD2319HR
September 3, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Covered all the highlights
Rose was an excellent guide, very friendly and informative. Amina, the guide at the spice farm was also very good. The tour ended up taking 9 hours rather than 8, as we were allowed to do things at our own pace.
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Stay39772583959
August 24, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Maybe good for taxi? If picked from Nungwi
I booked the night before my trip and Tripadvisor was great to assist me getting in contact with the agent (Mango). However, there were a few things I wasn't happy about.
1. The company never contacted me regarding the pickup time (luckily Tripadvisor did), but they were still 30 min late.
2. This was booked as a private tour, and when I got picked up, they informed me that I would have to do a shared tour or be left with no tour. The Mango agent kept saying, " Well, I am doing you a favour by picking you up from Nungwi, so you have to do me a favour by going on a shared tour!" (despite me paying the extra fee for private and the other 2 people being picked up in Nungwi as well) - they refused to give a partial refund.
3. SPICE MARKET: They took us to a different Spice Market (not Jambo). This market is FREE - it was very small. What I didn't like was the guides who DEMANDED we left them a tip (even though I didn't have cash). They got very upset with me (even though I explained that I had been scammed and I needed to go to an ATM before) I also felt uncomfortable with the agents kept saying I was very beautiful etc etc I get you want a tip, but maybe not that much.
4. PRISON ISLAND (with Snorkelling): I got a private guide called Cosmo - he was nice but left me wandering alone a fair few times on my own and asked me if I wanted to know anything about the island - which, for a guide, I would have expected him to share without me asking "what I wanted to know". He also told me a few times how beautiful I was and asked if I would date a Muslim guy (like him) - which was a bit weird to ask.
I was supposed to go snorkelling after Prison Island, but he didn't know about it and didn't have a mask or fins - He was kind enough to ask around other boats, but the mask was broken, and they didn't have fins, so I only swam 15min and I had to change when the boat was driving back.
5. SLAVE MARKET: This was a free activity as well - After the prison island walk, our boat driver had disappeared, so we waited for him 40 min on the island, which made the Slave Market visit shorter, and I missed the Freddy Mercury museum entry. At the end, the driver kept calling Cosmo to hurry us up and return to Nungwi.
I felt rushed, missed a lot of things and didn't gain much information about it. I think with the right timing it would have been great - I would recommend skipping the Spice Market, as it was a tourist trap and they were aggressive towards getting a tip
(even if you didn't want anything, no food, no drinks, etc)
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Yolanda_M
August 22, 2026 · via Viator
Too expensive for what it is
Stomtown disappointed us; we thought it would be more picturesque.
The island is the same, it's only worth it for the giant tortoises.
The species farm is the most interesting part of the day.
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L8944QDdominiqueh
August 14, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great tour, must book!!
Amina was an amazing guide! She was so knowledgeable on the history and culture of Tanzania and Zanzibar. Took amazing pictures and even taught me a few Swahili phrases. I would definitely recommend booking with her!
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Eileen_w
August 9, 2026 · via Viator
A great way to see Stone Town
Amina was delightful and very knowledgeable about Stone Town and Zanzibar’s history. I had a great day and would highly recommend this tour and Amina in particular.
Also how cute are the tortoises!
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henryrV3773TC
August 3, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Cool tortoises
Awesome! The tortoises were very cool
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JoseLuis_J
July 21, 2026 · via Viator
First contact with Zanzibar
You are going to discover a very interesting city, Stone Town, with many very interesting corners and it has the complement of Prison Island, where you will be surrounded by giant tortoises. The spice farm, I could have done without it
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Anna_A
June 20, 2026 · via Viator
Great way to get to know Zanzibar highlights
Good way to get to know stone town and prison island! We also enjoy the spice farm Ali our guide made it a very enjoyable experience