Spices from Zanzibar are famous around the world and a holiday to Zanzibar would be incomplete without a visit to the spice plantations! You will be overwhelmed by the abundance of exotic spices, fruits and vegetables growing in these tropical gardens. Savour different fresh spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla or black pepper. Taste a variety of fruits ranging from rose apple to sweet lemon to guava! It is also interesting to learn how some plants are used not only by the local population to cure certain maladies, and how others such as henna, perfume tree and lipstick tree find their value for preparing cosmetics.