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Private Stone Town and Prison Island Full-Day Tour: Explore Zanzibar's spice farms and history
4.4
27 Ratings
Zanzibar City
Embark on a full-day tour of Stone Town and Prison Island in Zanzibar. Discover the rich history and heritage of Zanzibar, visit enchanting forts, explore spice farms, and encounter Giant Tortoises on Prison Island.
Embark on a full-day tour of Stone Town and Prison Island in Zanzibar. Discover the rich history and heritage of Zanzibar, visit enchanting forts, explore spice farms, and encounter Giant Tortoises on Prison Island.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Stone Town - Explore the vibrant history of Zanzibar, from its Pre-Arabian Cultures and Colonial Era to its modern-day charm, on this 3-hour Stone Town Tour.
- St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Cathedral - Visit the Catholic Cathedral.
- Old Dispensary - Uncover the history of the Old Dispensary House. Conclude your day by exploring some of…
- Stone Town - Explore the vibrant history of Zanzibar, from its Pre-Arabian Cultures and Colonial Era to its modern-day charm, on this 3-hour Stone Town Tour.
- St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Cathedral - Visit the Catholic Cathedral.
- Old Dispensary - Uncover the history of the Old Dispensary House. Conclude your day by exploring some of Zanzibar’s most notable contemporary neighborhoods.
- Prison Island - Changuu Private Island - Experience the natural allure of Prison Island on this Half Day Tour, featuring Snorkeling on Pristine Corals. Accompanied by your Guide, explore the viewpoint at Prison Historical Buildings and a long Jetty with Peacocks. Observe Giant Tortoises basking on a stunning small White Sands Beach. Pickup and drop-off are included.
- Tangawizi Spice Farm - Embark on a 2-hour guided tour of an organic spice farm to learn about one of Zanzibar’s renowned industries: spices. Discover how the islands cultivate cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, and more. Understand why the Zanzibar Archipelago, along with Tanzania’s Mafia Island, is often referred to as the “Spice Islands”. Upon arrival, the spice farm guide will explain how the spices are grown and utilized as medicine and flavor in dishes. Experience spices like vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, and many others. You’ll have the opportunity to touch, smell, and taste the spices and herbs directly from the plants—these are the freshest spices you will ever encounter.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
- Use of snorkeling equipment
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on a day tour from Zanzibar City (Stone Town) to visit two of the Sultanate’s most captivating forts. Journey inland to the historic capital of Unguja and the towns of Darajani Spice Market and Foradhani to immerse yourself in the rich heritage and history of Zanzibar. Enjoy a motorized boat ride to Prison Island and encounter the Giant Tortoise,…
Embark on a day tour from Zanzibar City (Stone Town) to visit two of the Sultanate’s most captivating forts. Journey inland to the historic capital of Unguja and the towns of Darajani Spice Market and Foradhani to immerse yourself in the rich heritage and history of Zanzibar. Enjoy a motorized boat ride to Prison Island and encounter the Giant Tortoise, which has lived for centuries.
Discover the spice farms at Kizimbani and Kidichi Village, and indulge in the delightful aromas of spices with the guidance of a friendly tour guide.
Location
Stone Town
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
4.4
(27 Ratings)
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C7337wamartinel
Jul 3, 2025
Stone Town - We have a charming Ibrahim guide who showed us around the market, told the story of his beautiful country. The spice farm is very informative and the prison island too. Ibrahim is very professional and we highly recommend him!
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Farhana_n
May 2, 2025
Felt Like a Queen Thanks to Amina and Jingga - I had such a beautiful day in Zanzibar thanks to my wonderful guide Amina and driver Jingga Boy. Amina made me feel safe, welcome, and truly cared for throughout the whole tour. She shared the fascinating history of Stone Town with so much passion, and I loved how she brought every corner of the city to life with her stories.
Prison Island was a dream—Amina was so attentive and kind, especially when we visited the giant tortoises, a highlight for me!
Later, at Tangawizi Spice Farm, she made the experience fun and interactive. I learned so much, laughed a lot, and even got to taste and smell so many wonderful things.
Jingga Boy was the perfect driver—calm, friendly, always on time, and his driving was smooth and safe. I felt really looked after.
This day will stay with me for a long time. Thank you, Amina and Jingga Boy, for making it so special. I couldn’t have asked for better company.
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Robert_g
Mar 5, 2025
Great experience - Our tour guide Amina was great, she gave us a wonderful tour full of information and we had a great time. We learned a lot and really enjoyed ourselves. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Brittany
Feb 19, 2025
Best Day Ever - This was an amazing day! Amina was an excellent and knowledgeable host. She exuded kindness and care. She also made sure to ask us frequently if we were ok either the pacing. Lastly she was very knowledgeable about the history of Zanzibar and explained everything thoroughly. Our driver for the day, Jiggaboy was also amazing and caring. This was one of the best excursions I have done anywhere in the world!
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Lyndsey_b
Jan 15, 2025
Enjoyable and educational - Ibrahim was friendl, knowledgeable and flexible. The spice farm tour was more interesting than expected, seeing a pair of red mongeese was a bonus, the ginger tea and local fruits were tasty. The boat ride to Prison Island was a little bumpy but worth it for the giant tortoises. A worthwhile tour.
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Taia_h
Nov 26, 2024
Don't miss this! - Experiencing the beauty of Stone Town and Prison Island were amazing and well worth it! Spice Farm is a must-do! Don't come to Zanzibar and skip this!
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Samantha_s
Dec 4, 2024
A great tour whilst in Stonetown - Our guide Amina was very knowledgeable and very accommodating to what we wanted to do. I wasn't well enough to do the walking tour and it was incredibly hot. She still gave us all the history and took us to the Freddy Mercury museum.
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Michael
Dec 28, 2025
Insightful - The tour guide was excellent with her knowledge learned a lot.
There was once thing a snorkeling was included but we didn't get to do it.
But other then that it was very insightful experience.
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Kaylene_g
Oct 22, 2024
Check the guide takes you to all places on the itinerary. - Take enough money for all the tipping required.
The spice farm tour was very interesting and guide was quite informative.
Good boat ride to prison island, very hot there, again our guide was courteous and informative. We were not offered the snorkelling.
On our walk through Stonetown we visited the fort and walked past many shops. We did not visit the Dispensary nor the Slave museum as were advertised on the itinerary and our full day tour finished at 2pm.
We visited the slave museum on our own a few days later and had to pay the $5 USD pp admission which should have been included in our tour!
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Rafael_p
Sep 10, 2025
Happy Tours & Safari LTD has very poor customer service, and very poor service. - Very bad experience. Nobody showed up to pick me at the hotel as scheduled. No person contacted me to inform me of cancellation by the operator whatsoever. So, the paid tour was never done.
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