4.8 (173 reviews)Kizimbani, Central ZanzibarAbout 4 hours1 – 12 guests
Zanzibar traded on spice for centuries and the plantations inland are still working farms. You walk the rows with a farmer, crushing leaves and tasting raw spice as you go.
Lunch is cooked on the farm: pilau rice, coconut curry, chapati and fresh fruit, served the Zanzibari way.
Highlights
- Guided plantation walk with tasting at every stop
- Palm-climbing coconut demonstration
- Woven palm-leaf gifts made on the spot
- Home-cooked Swahili lunch included
What's included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Farm guide
- Spice tasting
- Swahili lunch
- Water
Not included
- Spices you buy to take home
- Tips
Itinerary
09:00
Pick-up
Transfer inland to the Kizimbani farm area.
10:00
Plantation walk
Cloves, cardamom, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and lemongrass.
11:30
Fruit tasting
Seasonal tropical fruit cut fresh from the trees.
12:30
Swahili lunch
Pilau, coconut curry and chapati cooked on the farm.
13:30
Return
Drop-off at your hotel.
Meeting point & pick-up
Hotel pick-up in Stone Town, the west coast and Kiwengwa.
Important information
- • Wear closed shoes and light long clothing — the farm has insects.
- • Vegetarian and vegan lunch available if requested when booking.
