Zanzibar: Stone Town Tour, Spice Farm & Cooking Class

Discover Stone Town on a guided tour, visit a spice farm, and learn to cook a traditional Swahili meal. Explore the town's history, culture, and architecture.
Begin your adventure with a guided tour of Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wander through narrow streets lined with over 2,000 limestone buildings, covering an area the size of 14 football fields. Discover the town’s rich blend of African, Arab, Indian, Persian, and European influences.

Visit significant landmarks, including the Anglican Cathedral, the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum, the Old Fort, and the Darajani Market. Explore the bustling streets, lively markets, and the beautiful doors of Zanzibar. See the bazaar shops where locals shop for their everyday needs and a colorful market street.

Next, head to a spice farm and learn about the history of spices and their importance in Zanzibar cuisine. Discover the origins of spices like cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, lemongrass, cloves, ylang-ylang, cumin, ginger, pepper, tamarind, and chili. Sample freshly picked tropical fruits such as mangoes, passion fruit, avocado, papaya, local grapefruits, bananas, and pineapples.

Harvest vegetables and spices, and cook a traditional meal with a local chef. Upon arrival, take a walking tour around the farm. Harvest some of the ingredients with your culinary expert and head back to the class to cook together.

Learn about the origins of the spices, their importance in Zanzibar food, and utilize old cooking techniques. Cook a traditional meal with your chef and enjoy the food you made. Admire the cooking apparatuses, which are replicated from bygone eras when our ancestors enjoyed great days with food around the coast of Zanzibar.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.