Spice Farm

We spiced up the standard Stone Town Tour! You’ll visit the Old Slave Market Museum and learn about Stone Town as your guide takes you through the labyrinth where locals live. Avoid the usual tourist stops and instead sample sweets, savory snacks, fruit and lunch at our favorite food stalls.

Start the day at our small village market where you’ll gather fresh ingredients with Mama Khadija. Then, walk to her homestead and prepare a Zanzibari meal in her outdoor kitchen. Practice your Swahili while learning about traditional cooking with the help of your local translator.

Experience night life as a local! Watch the sunset on an active local beach, then visit our night food market to see the evening come alive. Enjoy an evening meal from our favorite Swahili food vendors. If a more active night life is your interest, let our energetic local guides take you for some music and dancing!

Explore the unexplored: Michamvi is a local favorite, with white sand beaches and unobtrusive lodging. This beach village is home to Simba & Spice founder Fiesal Ali, and he has created a trip that offers travellers a unique island experience.

Our popular day trip gets you off the island and onto the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Travel in a ‘dhow’ (a traditional wooden sailboat) to Changuu (“Prison”) Island and visit the roaming Aldabra Giant Tortoises. Swim while your guide prepares a seafood BBQ lunch on the beach!

Kizimikazi, our sleepy south-coast fishing village is active in the morning as fishermen head out with their spears and nets, and seaweed farmers take advantage of low tide. Spend your morning on the ocean with Captain Cholo, observing traditional fishing methods and snorkelling along the coral reef.