On this Pemba spice tour, you will gain an insight into the local tropical fruits, spices, and rare species of plants. Depending on the season you will see and taste vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, lemongrass, cloves, ylang-ylang, cumin, etc.

There are so many spice farms on the island. Our experienced professional tour guide or the owner shows you around his farm and informs you of all the secrets that these spices hold. 80% of the world’s clove harvest comes from Pemba Island. This tour will take you to some of the most interesting Pemba’s clove and other spice plantations.

While spices no longer dominate Zanzibar’s economy as they once did, there are still numerous spice plantations scattered on the island which make an interesting visit. Friendly, knowledgeable, and informative tour guides will escort you on a walking tour in the spice farms, picking bunches of leaves, fruit, and twigs from bushes and trees, inviting you to smell or taste them to guess what they are.

Trip Highlights

• Visit several farms and learn about the spice production

• Taste locally produced spices

• See how spices are made into essential oils in a local distillery