Jambiani Village Tour
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This tour takes you to Jambiani village, where you will have the chance to experience rural Zanzibar life. You will visit womens pottery and handicrafts group, sea weed farming, local school, local herbs doctor and a local clinic. Your village guide will take you to a lady who will show you the process of making rope from coconut fibre. You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant where you will taste authentic Zanzibari cuisine, seasoned with many spices and herbs. Colors of Zanzibar is contributing to the development by giving fair payments for the locals for opening their doors to us.
Inclusions
What's included
- Donations to visited places
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Lunch
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Tour start with visiting in women’s pottery and handicrafts group, seaweed farming, local school, local herbs doctor and a local clinic.
Then your village guide will take you to a woman who will show you the process of making rope from coconut fibre.
After you stop for lunch at a local restaurant where you will taste authentic Zanzibari cuisine, seasoned with many spices and herbs.There is also a possibility to visit a soap factory that uses the local seaweed as the main ingredient for their soaps. All the villagers included in the tour will receive a fee for their service, which will be given to a cooperative whenever it’s a possibility. This tour will let you know the real Zanzibari village life, and also gives an opportunity for the villagers to get to know you and also to boost their incomes. This way it is beneficial for everyone and will make the gap between travellers and locals smaller.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
3.8
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Departure Point is any hotel in Jambiani Village, Zanzibar. Transfers are not included in the price if you are not staying in Jambiani, so please mention that and we can give an offer for the transfers.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Colors of Zanzibar
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
How it compares in Tanzania, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 63% below the median of the 1189 experiences we list in Tanzania, outside the cities.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 311 of 1189.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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