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Private Full-Day Tour: Stone Town, Spice Farm and Prison Island Heritage Visit in Zanzibar
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207 Ratings
Stone Town
Embark on a private full-day tour in Zanzibar to discover the rich heritage and history of Stone Town, visit a spice farm, and explore Prison Island. Immerse yourself in the aromas of spices and encounter the Giant Tortoise that has lived for centuries.
Embark on a private full-day tour in Zanzibar to discover the rich heritage and history of Stone Town, visit a spice farm, and explore Prison Island. Immerse yourself in the aromas of spices and encounter the Giant Tortoise that has lived for centuries.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Old Dispensary - Discover Old Dispensary House. You’ll finish your day with a look at some of modern-day Zanzibar’s top neighborhoods.
- St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Cathedral - Explore the Catholic Cathedral
- Stone Town - Trace the rich history of Zanzibar, including its Pre-Arabian Cultures, Colonial Era, and contemporary present, during…
- Old Dispensary - Discover Old Dispensary House. You’ll finish your day with a look at some of modern-day Zanzibar’s top neighborhoods.
- St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Cathedral - Explore the Catholic Cathedral
- Stone Town - Trace the rich history of Zanzibar, including its Pre-Arabian Cultures, Colonial Era, and contemporary present, during this 03-hour of Stone Town Tour.
- Prison Island - Changuu Private Island - Discover the natural beauty of Prison Island on this Half Day Tour . With your Guide, visit the viewpoint at Prison Historical Buildings and a long Jetty with Peacocks. See Giant Tortoises Sunbathe on a beautiful small White Sands Beach. Pickup and drop-off included.
- Jambo Spice Farm - Breathe in Zanzibar’s scents and spices on a 03-hour food and culture tour with a private Guide, and learn a magnificent history of Spice Island of Zanzibar. Visit a spice farm deep in Zanzibar’s countryside, and learn the island’s remarkable role in the historic spice trade. Taste fresh spices and seasonal fruits, see how cassavas are cultivated and processed, and taste a true scent of Zanzibar spices, like cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, and bunch of tropical fresh fruits.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Take a day tour from Zanzibar city (Stone town) to explore 2 of the Sultanate’s most enchanting forts. Travel inland to the ancient capital of Unguja and the towns of Darajani Spice Market and Foradhani to experience the heritage and history of Zanzibar. Experience the motorized boat transfer to Prison Island and discover the Giant Tortoise that lived…
Take a day tour from Zanzibar city (Stone town) to explore 2 of the Sultanate’s most enchanting forts. Travel inland to the ancient capital of Unguja and the towns of Darajani Spice Market and Foradhani to experience the heritage and history of Zanzibar. Experience the motorized boat transfer to Prison Island and discover the Giant Tortoise that lived for hundred years.
Explore the spice farms at Kizimbani and Kidichi village and sense the aromas of spices with your friendly tour guide.
Location
Old Dispensary
Malindi Rd
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(207 Ratings)
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Coastal66519640693
Jan 9, 2025
Perfect trip!!! - Very pleased we choosed this trip, there were four of us, one was a toodler under two , it is tailored to your needs, timetable of sightseeing as you prefer. Can’t thank enough our quide Amina, so much information in such a short period of time. Would definitely recommend
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Rosall66
Jan 7, 2025
Well paced & well organized day tour - Really good day tour with a lot packed in.
Starting off early in Prison/Changuu Island was great, as it was so quiet at that time, I got to enjoy the natural beauty and giant tortoises almost all to myself. This was perfect for me and I got to take lots of beautiful photos with no one in the frame. However, there were some nice looking amenities there (food and bar), which were too early for me to make use of. The views are incredible and it would be a fun backdrop for a drink or lunch if you went later in the day (flipside would likely be very heavy tourist traffic, though).
As part of the tour, the guide organized for a driver to take us to a Spice Farm next. Driver was great and the car was large, comfortable and air conditioned. The Tangawizi Spice Farm was great, so informative and interactive there was a good guide on site there, too, and opportunities to buy products.
I also enjoyed the Stone Town tour, which was the last part of the day tour. Even though I was staying in Stone Town and had walked around the area the day before, I learned new things on the tour and we explored the food market, too.
I left the day feeling like we'd done a lot; it was really well organized and well paced.
The final thing I'd add, is if you're staying in Stone Town, try to do the tour on your first day or so. I went around Stone Town myself the day before the tour and could have benefited from the guide's local knowledge on where to buy the best gifts etc., as the options are vast.
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Matthew_w
Dec 30, 2024
An excellent day - Amina [sp] was our guide and she was excellent. Very knowledgeable, very personable, and great company for the day. It was a full on day and definitely worthwhile.
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Octavia_p
Dec 28, 2024
Must do - Our tour guide iebraham was excellent. Very knowledgeable, patient and polite. The spice farm was amazing. Learning about the culture of Zanzibar was very interesting.
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Anthony_c
Dec 10, 2024
Exceptional Tour - We did this tour on Tuesday 3 Dec. Our guide Amina was exceptional and is a valuable asset to the tour company. She was extremely informative, chatty and easy to get along with. The highlight of this tour was the Spice Farm as we learnt a lot about how the spices we use a lot for cooking are actually grown.
Tony and Fiona Cullen
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Ann_m
Nov 7, 2024
Fantastic day - Fantastic trip from start to finish
Amina was a wonderful tour guide and was full of useful information
Our driver (can't remember his name) was lovely and very professional
Can highly recommend doing this tour
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Stevenrx4993kd
Dec 7, 2024
Visa and now mandatory expensive insurance per person and taxes..go elsewhere - Lovely island but now having to purchase an expensive insurance policy per person when already g holding a better worldwide policy is killing tourism and not forgetting the expensive visa and additional costs. Cheaper to go elsewhere ….ALSO TAXES PER NIGHT!
MAD MOVE BY THE TOURISM DEPT….HOW TO KILL TOURISM IN ONE EASY GO….
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Bubblesk1999
Oct 26, 2024
Loved stonetown but the tour is too long. Guide was great - Amina was a wonderful guide, she was very patient and knowledgeable with all of our questions. The tours of all locations was a bit long for me as we did a 9 hour day and we ended before seeing everything scheduled. Amina found us a delightful restaurant for lunch and was constantly checking in with us to make sure we were looked after .
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José-manuel
Oct 25, 2024
Stone Town and Freddie Mercury Museum - We had asked for a very specific spice farm and for no reason we had another one (it didn't bother us too much, but some information from the guide would have appreciated), Prison Island is an interesting island with all these 100-year-old turtles. Then we went to Stone Town for a walking tour of downtown with a stop at Freddie Mercury's museum for the singer's fans (price US 8.- per adult extra, but we knew that). Finally, we strolled to the traditional market of the same city. Interesting tour to get to know the daily life of the people of this city.
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Levia_d
Oct 22, 2024
2 stars is gracious - Our tour guide Ibrahim had no interest in providing tour services. I asked him how long he's been a guide and if he likes giving tours. He said he didn't enjoy providing tours and that this job was only temporary. Such a disappointment. He merely checked the boxes on the list of sites and provided very little information. He asked me several times where I wanted to go, as if I were a native to Zanzibar. This is most likely the worst tour I've done in my travels to 50+ countries.
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