It would not be a complete trip to the Zanzibar Island without taking a spice tour! The Spice Tour is one of the most popular tours on the island. Zanzibar is also known as the “Spice Islands”

Zanzibar was once one of the world’s largest producers of spices such as; Cloves, Nutmeg and Cinnamon. The spices put Zanzibar on the map and this tour gives you the chance to learn more about this beautiful island, and its wonderful history.

The guided walking tour will enable you to explore many spices on the islands which are used in most every day cooking. You will walk through spice farms, meet farmers, and sees how spices are grown and cultivated. You will explore the natural and beautiful island filled with a variety of spice plants/trees and tropical fruit trees, grown organically throughout the year such as; Clove Cinnamon, Vanilla, Nutmeg, White/Black Pepper, Turmeric, Cardamom, Jackfruit and many more. You will have a chance to smell, touch, taste some of the exotic food cooked with local spices, and taste some of the tropical fruits.

Jozani Forest also known as Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is about 50 km² located on Zanzibar Island. It’s quite small, however, it is a beautiful place to visit, and the only national park on Zanzibar. One of the “must see” parts of your tour package!

Jozani forest is thought to be a natural pharmacy and truly a magical source of natural medicines.  The forest is home for a variety of plants and trees that are used as natural remedies to treat many of the locals!

You will explore the forest seeing a variety of Flora and Fauna. You will have a chance to see one of the last remaining sanctuaries of the Red Colobuses Monkey. You will have the opportunity to walk through a Mangrove. The forest is also a habitat for various reptiles such as snakes, lizards, birdlife and more.

Stone Town in Swahili is called ”Mji Mkongwe”. It is a historical and old part of Zanzibar city, and the heart of Zanzibar Island. For a number of years, Stone Town was used as a centre for the slave trade. Slaves were obtained from around the Indian Ocean, particularly from mainland Africa and were traded with the Middle East. The town is built on a wedge-shaped/triangular peninsula of land on the western coast of the island.

The history of Stone Town is remarkable part of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania and East African as a whole. The style/build reflects the various influences underlying the Swahili culture and incorporates a characteristic fusion of Indian, Arab, European and African styles.

Stone Town was also used as a centre of trading activities on the East African coast, between Asia and Africa before the colonisation of the mainland in the late 1800’s, after which the attention moved to the coast of Mombasa in Kenya and Dar-es-salaam the industrial city on Tanzania’s Mainland. The main trade product was the exportation of spices such Cloves.

Stone Town was declared as world heritage site by UNESCO in 2000.

Prison Island is also known as the “Changuu” island, the Swahili name of the fish that is common to the island. The island is just about 20 minutes by boat from Stone Town. The island was once used to house violent prisoners/slaves brought from the African mainland to prevent them from escaping before shipping them to Arabian slavers, for auctioning at the Zanzibar slave market.

The island is a tropical paradise which has an abundance of nature and offers stunning views of historical Stone Town. The island is a home to huge tortoises, beautiful clean sandy beach, which you will be able to swim in its beautiful crystal clear waters.

You will enjoy the Oceans nature in and around the coral reefs which surround Prison Island. This will provide you with an opportunity for snorkelling, sunbathing and more. You will also have a chance to visit the Tortoise’s sanctuary, a chance to touch giant tortoises and take some pictures with them. If you are lucky an opportunity to see beautiful Peacocks too.