Zanzibar Day Tours on Land Compared: Spice Farm, Jozani and the Caves
Zanzibar's land day tours cost US$45 to US$120 per person. The spice farm is US$45 with lunch; Jozani, Kuza Cave, Mangapwani and the full-day combination are US$120.
Nov 1, 2026 7 min read
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A land-based day tour in Zanzibar costs US$45 to US$120 per person with Ussey Tours and Travel, and the price follows the drive and the entry fees more than the hours: the four-hour spice farm visit is US$45 with lunch, while Jozani Forest, Kuza Cave, the Mangapwani slave chambers and the full-day spice farm, Prison Island and Stone Town combination are all US$120. Every Ussey trip needs at least two people and collects you from your Zanzibar hotel lobby, with the pickup time confirmed after booking. Below is what each day covers, what is in the price, and when you are better off going on your own.
The six land tours side by side
| Tour | Hours | Price | What is in the price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar Spice Farm Tour (Ussey Tours and Travel) | 4 | US$45 | Hotel pickup and return, guide, tropical fruit, local lunch | A half day with food |
| Full Day Spice farm, Prison Island and Stone town tour (Ussey) | 8 | US$120 adult, US$95 child | Air-conditioned car, spice farm entry, Prison Island entry, lunch at the farm | First visit, one free day |
| Jozani Forest, Paje beach and The Rock restaurant (Ussey) | 8 | US$120 | Hotel pickup and return, forest entrance fees, guide | Monkeys plus the east coast |
| Kuza Cave Cultural and Swimming Experience (Ussey) | 4 | US$120 | Hotel pickup and return, entrance fees, guide | A swim in fresh water |
| Mangapwani Coral Cave and Slave Chambers Tour (Ussey) | 4 | US$120 | Hotel pickup and return, entrance fees, guide | History on the west coast |
| Zanzibar Food & Street Cuisine Tour (Mamis Tours and Travel) | 5 | US$45 | Ask us | An evening in Stone Town, bookable for one |
Where a cell says "ask us", the host publishes nothing on that point and we confirm it with them before you pay. Ussey's Stone Town heritage walk (US$45) and its Stone Town and Prison Island boat day (US$120) are covered in our Stone Town walking tour guide and our Zanzibar boat trips guide.
The spice farm is the cheapest half day, and lunch is in
Ussey's Zanzibar Spice Farm Tour is US$45 per person for about four hours at a working farm in Kizimbani. You walk the plots with a guide to see how cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla, turmeric and pepper grow, watch a coconut climber at work, taste fresh coconut and tropical fruit, eat a local lunch and finish at the spice shop. Hotel pickup and return, the guide, the fruit and the lunch are in the price. One caution: the same page also describes lunch and transfers as things that "can be offered", so ask us to confirm both for your date before you plan the afternoon around them. If you would rather cook what you pick, the Kaaribu spice farm and cooking class is the US$80 alternative; read our spice farm and cooking class guide.
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A spice farm in Zanzibar. The Ussey tour visits a working farm in Kizimbani and includes a local lunch.
Photo credit: Irene, CC BY 2.0
Zanzibar Spice Farm Tour
Explore a working spice farm in Kizimbani and discover how Zanzibar’s cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla, turmeric, pepper and other spices are grown and used. See a coconut climber in action, taste fresh coconut and tropical fruit, enjoy a local lunch and visit the spice shop.
per person · 4 hours
Minimum 2 guests
$45
View experienceOne free day: the spice farm, Prison Island and Stone Town combination
If you have a single day for the island's classics, Ussey's Full Day Spice farm, Prison Island and Stone town tour does three of them in about eight hours for US$120 per adult and US$95 per child. The day runs farm first, then a boat to Prison Island (Changuu), where the Aldabra giant tortoises live and the island's past as a quarantine station is explained, then a guided walk through Stone Town taking in the Old Fort, the House of Wonders, Darajani Market and the waterfront. An air-conditioned car to and from your hotel, the spice farm entry, the Prison Island entry and a local lunch at the farm are included; alcohol and personal spending are not.
Two honest notes. UNESCO's World Heritage listing for Stone Town records a collapse at the House of Wonders in December 2020, so expect to see it from outside. And the boat leg exists to reach the tortoises; if snorkelling is what you want from a boat, that is a separate day and the boat trips guide above compares the options.
Full Day- Spice farm, Prison Island and Stone town tour in Zanzibar
Experience the true essence of Zanzibar on this unforgettable full-day cultural and nature adventure combining three of the island’s most iconic attractions: a traditional Spice Farm, historic Stone Town, and beauty of Prison Island.
per person · 8 hours
Minimum 2 guests
$95
View experienceJozani, Paje and The Rock: the east coast in a day
Ussey's Jozani Forest, Paje beach and The Rock restaurant is an eight-hour day for US$120 per person. It starts in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, which Ussey describes as Zanzibar's largest protected forest, on a guided walk for the red colobus monkeys and the mangroves, continues to Paje beach on the east coast, known for kitesurfing and seaweed farming, and ends at The Rock, the restaurant built on a rock off Michamvi Pingwe beach. Hotel pickup and return, the forest entrance fees and the guide are included. Your meal at The Rock is not, and Ussey notes that dinner there needs your own reservation, so book the table before the tour rather than on the day. You get a full refund if you cancel 48 hours or more ahead and half back at 24 hours.
This is the right day if you are staying on the north or west coast and want to see the east side once. If you are already based in Paje or Jambiani, the forest and the beach are part of your own coast, so a taxi to Jozani costs less than the tour.
Jozani Forest, Paje beach and The Rock restaurant
Explore East Coastal part of Zanzibar with its wonders including Jozani Forest, Paje beach and The Rock restaurant.
per person · 8 hours
Minimum 2 guests
$120
View experienceKuza Cave: US$120 with transport, US$10 at the door
Ussey's Kuza Cave Cultural and Swimming Experience is four hours for US$120 per person: hotel pickup and return, the entrance fee and a guide for the limestone cavern near Jambiani, with time to swim in its clear pool. The price only makes sense when the drive is long. The centre's own site, kuzacave.com, lists cave entry at US$10, open 8.30am to 6.30pm every day, with no booking needed for the cave and a limit of 20 people inside at a time. It also sells a US$75 Swahili culture day with a cooking lesson, lunch and drumming, with transport within 50 km included. So if you are staying in Jambiani or Paje, go on your own; if you are in Nungwi or Stone Town, the tour's transfer is what you are paying for.
On the day: the cave is reached by a five-minute path with uneven ground and steps down, and the centre says it is not wheelchair accessible. The water is up to three metres deep, so non-swimmers should stay out of it and children need an adult beside them. Bring water shoes, a mask and a towel; the centre hires them out if you forget.
Kuza Cave Cultural and Swimming Experience
Discover Kuza Cave near Jambiani, a striking limestone cavern with crystal-clear water and deep cultural meaning. Learn about the site from a local guide, take in the natural rock formations and enjoy time swimming in the cave’s refreshing pool.
per person · 4 hours
Minimum 2 guests
$120
View experienceMangapwani: the slave chambers on the west coast
Ussey's Mangapwani Coral Cave and Slave Chambers Tour is four hours for US$120 per person, with hotel pickup and return, entrance fees and a guide included. The chambers were cut into the coral rock and, as Ussey describes it, used after slavery was officially abolished, which makes this the heaviest of the six days; it suits people who want the history behind Stone Town's former slave market rather than a beach stop. UNESCO's listing notes that Zanzibar was one of the main slave-trading ports in East Africa and the base from which opponents such as David Livingstone campaigned, and that Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Stone Town stands on the site of the last slave market. The cave sits among breadfruit and rambutan trees, and there is no swimming or lunch in the programme, so ask us about a meal stop if you book it for a morning.
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The coral cave near Mangapwani. The four-hour tour pairs it with the slave chambers.
Photo credit: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mangapwani Coral Cave and Slave Chambers Tour
Visit Mangapwani’s coral cave and historic slave chambers, carved into coral rock and used after slavery was officially abolished. Surrounded by breadfruit, rambutan and fragrant native vegetation, this powerful educational site reveals a difficult chapter of Zanzibar’s history.
per person · 4 hours
Minimum 2 guests
$120
View experienceAn evening food walk, bookable for one
Mamis Tours and Travel's Zanzibar Food & Street Cuisine Tour is the one tour here you can book alone: US$45 per person for about five hours, an evening walk through Stone Town and Forodhani Gardens tasting Zanzibar mix, mishkaki, spice tea, coffee and Zanzibar pizza. The meeting point is confirmed after booking. Nothing is published about what the price covers beyond the walk, so ask us whether the tastings are included before you book.
Which day to book
- One day, first visit: the US$120 spice farm, Prison Island and Stone Town day.
- Half a day on a budget: the US$45 spice farm, lunch included.
- Staying north or west and want the east coast once: Jozani, Paje and The Rock, US$120, with your Rock table booked first.
- Staying in Paje or Jambiani: skip the Kuza tour and pay US$10 at the cave.
- History over scenery: Mangapwani, US$120.
- Travelling solo: the Mamis food walk, US$45, the only one without a two-person minimum.
More on Zanzibar: Zanzibar boat trips compared, the Stone Town walking tour, how many days you need in Stone Town, renting a car or hiring a driver in Zanzibar and our Zanzibar travel guide.
Prices checked 30 October 2026.
Good to know
US$45 per person with Ussey Tours and Travel for about four hours, with hotel pickup, a guide, fruit tastings and a local lunch included; it needs at least two people. The full-day version with Prison Island and Stone Town is US$120 per adult and US$95 per child.
Yes. Ussey's Jozani Forest, Paje beach and The Rock day is US$120 per person for about eight hours and includes the forest entrance fees, hotel pickup and a guide. Your meal at The Rock is not included, and dinner there needs your own reservation.
US$10 at the door, per the centre's own site, which lists it open 8.30am to 6.30pm every day with no booking needed for the cave. Ussey's four-hour tour with hotel pickup, the entrance fee and a guide is US$120 per person.
The Ussey tours need at least two people per booking. Mamis Tours and Travel's evening food walk (US$45 per person) can be booked for one.
On the spice farm tour, yes, a local lunch at the farm; on the full day, lunch is at the spice farm. The Jozani day excludes your meal at The Rock, and the Kuza Cave and Mangapwani tours publish no meal, so ask us about a food stop when you book.
The cave can be visited without swimming, but the centre says the water is up to three metres deep, so non-swimmers should stay out of it and children need adult supervision. The path in has uneven ground and steps and is not wheelchair accessible.