
Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)
Traveler rating
4.8/5
Based on 86 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) worth booking?
Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) is a 7-hour experience in Zanzibar City, Tanzania, from $62 per person. It scores 84 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Exceptional”, based on a 4.8/5 rating across 86 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 84 / 100
- Rating
- 4.8/5 (86)
- Duration
- 7 hours
- From
- $62 per person
Enjoy a privately guided tour through the heart of Stone Town, the historic coastal gem of East Africa. Walk through narrow, winding alleys filled with rich culture, centuries-old architecture, and the vibrant stories of Zanzibar's Swahili, Arab, and European heritage. After discovering the town’s key landmarks, continue your journey to a nearby spice farm, where you'll explore lush plantations of cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and more. Learn how these spices are grown and harvested, and watch a live demonstration of traditional Zanzibari cooking. At the end of the tour, savor a delicious local meal infused with freshly picked spices—a true taste of Zanzibar.
What you get
About this experience
Enjoy a privately guided tour through the heart of Stone Town, the historic coastal gem of East Africa. Walk through narrow, winding alleys filled with rich culture, centuries-old architecture, and the vibrant stories of Zanzibar's Swahili, Arab, and European heritage. After discovering the town’s key landmarks, continue your journey to a nearby spice farm, where you'll explore lush plantations of cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and more. Learn how these spices are grown and harvested, and watch a live demonstration of traditional Zanzibari cooking. At the end of the tour, savor a delicious local meal infused with freshly picked spices—a true taste of Zanzibar.
What's included
Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tour for all tours
- Entrance fees
Not included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Personal expenses
What you'll see and do
Jambo Spice Farm
We start with a spice tour where we visit a farm of 3 to 4 hectors planted with a variety of spice trees and plants each grouped under a certain small plot such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger, turmeric, nutmegs lemongrass, and coffee, also we get chance to see some tropical fruit trees like mango, orange, and banana, (Max 1hour 30 minutes), after we take a short break at someone we refer as butterfly man who will be climbing a coconut tree for tourists singing hakuna matata song after he cuts young coconut for tourists to taste (30 minutes) then we go to have a lunch variety of local cousin food like pilau, cooked banana, spinach, fried chicken, sauce and kachumbari, (30 minutes) get time to visit spice shop to buy some spices if interested (30 minutes), take the car to Stone Town which takes 35 minutes to drive.
180 minutes here · Admission included
Stone Town
As we arrive in Stonetown we start our tour of two to three hours by walking at historical places, shopping in souvenir boutiques, and short stops at coffee shops if demanded by clients. The tour goes long or short depending on the demand of the tourists because visiting sometimes sufficient for an hour for every important historical point, We will start by the main market so known as Darajani Market, going to the old slave memorial market ( here required entrance and it is included in the price change) after we go past the Zanzíbar door and architecture, we pass the main center of the stone town famously known as jaws corner or Soko Muhogo, go passing the old Catholic church, go passing Freddie Mercury house, go down up to the old fort and we enter for free and take a look around after we pass the Forodhani park, go pass the house of wonder and finally palace museum, here our driver will pick the guests back to the hotel,
180 minutes here
On a small road in Stone Town, the historic center of Zanzibar, stands what's dubbed the Freddie Mercury House. Mercury spent parts of his childhood in this house
Pass by without stopping
Forodhani Gardens
The Forodhani Gardens is a small park in the historical city of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The gardens are located along the main seawalk of Stone Town
Pass by without stopping
Anglican Zanzibar Diocese
A place to learn the actual history of Zanzíbar with what happened on the side slavery
60 minutes here · Admission included
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 5 minutes before departure.
Options you can book
Pickup anywhere(with entrance)
Entrance fees: Slave museum entrance fee are included Private guided tour Duration: 7 hours Lunch of Swahili meal Air conditioned vehicle: We will come to pick you up from any hotel, any where in the island Pickup included
Pickup anywhere (no entrance)
No entrance fees : Slave museum entrance fee not included Private tour Duration: 7 hours Swahili food lunch Air conditioned vehicle: We will pick you from any hotel in any place Pickup included
Pickup Stonetown (no entrance)
No slave museum ticket: The entrance fees in this place are not included Private tour Duration: 6 hours Swahili food lunch Air conditioned vehicle: Hotel location for pick-up must be in Stonetown area Pickup included
Pickup Stontown(with entrance)
Entrance fees: Slave museum entrance fees are included Private tour Duration: 6 hours Lunch of Swahili food Air conditioned vehicle: Pickup hotel must be in Stonetown area Pickup included
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en, fr, es
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Yazan Tours And Travel
Know before you go
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 86 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
8 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Food and drink
7 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Knowledge and storytelling
6 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Organization
3 mentionsPickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.
Traveler reviews
86 verified traveler reviews for Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch). Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Privat Tour
We had a wonderful day and really enjoyed the whole tour. The pick-up and transfer were perfectly organized and everything went very smoothly. The Stone Town part of the tour was very interesting and enjoyable, and we especially loved the visit to the spice farm. It was a great experience and definitely one of the highlights of the day. The lunch was fantastic and a perfect way to round off the tour. Overall, we had a Great Time!
Response from the operator: Thank you for your lovely review We’re delighted you enjoyed the tour and that everything, from the pickup to the transfers, went smoothly. It’s wonderful to hear that Stone Town, the spice farm, and lunch were highlights of your day. We hope to welcome you back to Zanzibar
via Tripadvisor
Amazing tour and lunch
Amazing tour of Stone Town and spice farm. Lukman was a great guide. The history of slavery in Zanzibar was sobering but important to learn. It was very interesting getting to smell and taste spices straight from the source, The lunch blew our minds! We always seek out food that average locals eat when we travel and this was definitely the experience we got. Highly recommended!
Response from the operator: Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Stone Town and the spice farm with Lukman. We’re glad the tour gave you a meaningful look at Zanzibar’s history and a chance to experience local food and spices at their source. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with Lukman. Thank you for recommending us
via Tripadvisor
Nice
I have got amazing experience and valuable experience
Response from the operator: Thank you for your kind review We’re delighted you had such an amazing and valuable experience on our Spice Farm and Stone Town tour. We hope to welcome you back to Zanzibar
via Tripadvisor
Really educational experience with delicious food!
My husband and I learned a lot doing this tour. We started in stone town and learned a bit about the history of stone town. We then walked through the town (including a stop at the market), walked by Freddy mercurys museum and then on to the slave museum. It was heartbreaking but so important to know history so we don’t repeat that. We moved on to the jungle restaurant which had the best food of our entire trip. Absolutely delicious and the juice is a standout. Finally we moved onto the spice farm which got super interesting. This part of the day had us guessing what kind of plant and then sampling local fruits. A really fun experience. Our driver was so sweet and kind and our guide did a great job as well. Overall a really good day!
Response from the operator: Thank you for sharing your feedback We’re delighted you had an amazing and memorable experience with us. We hope to welcome you back to Zanzibar
via Viator
Nice guide, wouldn't recommend tour company
Our overall experience was just okay. It started off by being accosted for not having our Yellowcard which no one told us we needed to bring ours in addition to the "mandatory insurance" Zanzibar makes you pay on arrival. Given this our tour started a bit behind and backwards. Our guide was changed 3 times before the tour began. Instead of going to the spice farm first we did the stone town tour. The information provided was rather basic and not very interesting and the timing was slower than needed. Due to this we didn't have time to actually visit the spice farm as we had to make it back to the ferry by 3pm. Overall, the first time to visit Zanzibar was a little rough and we will do more research before selecting a tour.
Response from the operator: Thank you for the feedback We would like to let you know our duty was to make you enjoy the tour, not working as an emigration center. you told nothing and we knew nothing about you coming to the country without yellow card, or did not have mandatory insurance, it is not our responsibility to make sure you come to the country with all required documents, our was to provide the service quality of the tour, we are not immigration center, we are tour company, although we tried to help you getting in the country you did not say any single word of thank for our efforts, not even appreciated, also you had a limited time for the tour making everything on a rush, this also not our mistake, we offer this tour in a specific hours, and you saw them before booking, so why you wanted everything on a rush, about the guide, we gave you one guide for the day, only one, and we trusted him, and was really helpful. To be honest we are very disappointed with little appreciation and responsibility
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 7 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $62 to $170
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 30
- Verdict
- Exceptional
Who runs this experience
Operated by Yazan Tours And Travel, who run 3 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 66.1.
See everything Yazan Tours And Travel runsWhy this scores 84
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Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch): questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Zanzibar City.
How much does Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) cost?
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Prices start at $62 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Zanzibar City usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) take?
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Plan for about 7 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Zanzibar City is not rushed.
Is Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 84 out of 100, which we label "Exceptional". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.8/5 across 86 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Zanzibar City, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 7-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)?
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Around 30 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Zanzibar City can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Zanzibar City and add a light layer if any part of the 7-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Zanzibar City within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Zanzibar City?
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On Outty we rank every Zanzibar City experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include 3 Hours Private Stone Town Walking Tour, Stone Town Heritage Walk with local Guide, Zanzibar Adventure Quad with Sunset and Transfer Included. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Zanzibar City?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Zanzibar City?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)?
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Included: Bottled water; Lunch; Entrance fees; In-vehicle air conditioning; and Tour for all tours. Not included: Alcoholic beverages; and Personal expenses. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered for every traveler from 772 listed pickup locations in and around Zanzibar City. Be ready about 5 minutes before the start time. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.
What languages is Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) offered in?
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It is offered in English, French and Spanish. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Specialized infant seats are available. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch) if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Zanzibar City. Standard cancellation terms apply: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
What do travelers say about Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)?
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Across 86 reviews averaging 4.8 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, food and drink, knowledge and storytelling. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
What booking options are available for Zanzibar Private Spice and Stonetown Tour(Include Lunch)?
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There are 4 options to choose from, including Pickup anywhere(with entrance), Pickup anywhere (no entrance), Pickup Stonetown (no entrance), Pickup Stontown(with entrance). Prices and start times differ by option, so compare them on the booking screen.
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