Spice Tour
A Spice Tour : is one of the most popular and culturally enriching activities you can experience in Zanzibar. Known as the Spice farm Zanzibar has a long history of spice cultivation, and a spice farm offers a hands on introduction to the island’s aromatic treasures
It’s a guided visit to a spice farm often a working plantation where you’ll see, smell, touch, and taste a variety of spices, herbs, and tropical fruits. Guides explain the history, cultivation, and uses of each plant both culinary and medicinal.
Plants You’ll Encounter :
- Cloves Zanzibar’s most famous spice, once the backbone of its economy.
- Cinnamon Bark and leaves, used in cooking and tea.
- Nutmeg & Mace From the same fruit; nutmeg is the seed, mace is the red lace-like covering.
- Vanilla Orchid vines producing fragrant pods.
- Black Pepper Dried berries from a climbing vine.
- Cardamom Aromatic.
