Zanzibar · Smell it before you taste it

Cinnamon is different when it is still attached to the tree.

You know the names already.

Annatto face paint during a Zanzibar spice farm visit
Annatto colour from the spice farm

Clove. Cinnamon. Cardamom. Vanilla. Nutmeg.

The surprise is seeing what they actually look like before they reach a jar.

A Zanzibar spice farm visit is tactile: crush a leaf, smell bark, taste fruit and follow a guide through plants that shaped the island's trade and food.

Use all five senses

This is one of those Zanzibar experiences that works best when the guide makes you participate.

Smell it.

Taste it.

Guess it.

Ask what it is used for.

The value is not simply walking past rows of plants.

It is connecting the ingredients you have been eating all week with where they grow and the history around them.

What’s included

  • Transport both ways
  • Guided walk
  • Fresh coconut
  • Fruit tasting

Arranged locally from Jambiani

There are hundreds of tours for sale in Zanzibar, and we don’t pretend to run them all. Haji lives here in Jambiani and helps arrange experiences locally, together with people he knows and trusted partners around the island. Morten helps you plan before you arrive. Our job is simple: help you choose a good option and make the logistics easy.

Questions people ask

Trips only

Book a trip without staying.Fixed price. Locked in.

Running these trips is Haji's full-time work, so book ahead and your day is locked in at a fixed local price. No haggling on the beach with someone who is guessing what you will pay.

Spice farm walk × 2$70
Deposit now (30%)$21
Cash on the day (70%)$49

Ask us which days work during your stay.

Your details

Lock in your day with Haji.

30% by card now · 70% cash (USD or TZS) on the day · Free cancellation up to 48 hours before

Stay with us in Jambiani

Your own Makuti Banda or Garden House, with Haji on the property.

See the two places to stay →

You have tasted Zanzibar's spices. Now go see where they begin.

Tell us your date and how many people are joining, and we will help you arrange it.

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