Visit schools, meet locals and walk in a seaweed farm! This tour takes you to Zanzibar village, where you will have the chance to experience rural Zanzibar life. The tour is planned in cooperation with the village and includes donations. Meet locals and experience the village life. Visit a seaweed farm. Learn about Zanzibari handicrafts. Visit a school and/or health clinic. Enjoy the delicious local cuisine.
Tour starts with visiting a women’s pottery and handcrafts 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, we 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 introduce you to 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.
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