Highlights

• Zanzibar is known as a spice island, exporting cloves,
• vanilla, nutmeg and cardamom across the world. The
• spices were brought over from Asia and South America
• and flourished in the tropical climate. One of the most
• popular excursions on the island.
• Walk through the spice farm with your guide. Touch,
• smell and taste different spices and tropical fruits. Learn
• about their properties, their origins and their use as
• medicines and in food and drink.
• A visit to a spice farm village gives you an insight into
• local life and the opportunity to try Swahili dishes, taste
• the fruits in season and try spiced tea.
• Depending on the season, you can find anything from
• vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, lemon
• grass, cloves, ylang ylang, cumin, garlic, ginger, coriander,
• pepper, allspice, tamarind, chilli, oregano and more!
• Fruits can include banana, pineapple, jack fruit, custard
• fruit, oranges, star fruit, tangerine, passion fruit, mango,
• avocado, pear, papaya, grape fruit and many others.