Travelogue Tanzania 2009
Programme Day 12 – Zanzibar
In the morning we do a spice tour that we already booked through our German agency, really not to be missed. We get picked up by the same guide who showed us Stone Town the day before and again he proved to be an excellent guide explaining us a lot about all the different plants. It was really great! But be aware where to book! We heard that you might end up with a bad guide in a boring plantation where only a view plants are grown. Here is a small selection of the plants we have seen and often tasted, too.
And of course we got the chance to by some spices at the end of the tour. No idea if it would have been better to by at the market in Stone Town …
We spent the afternoon close to our hotel.
The evening brought another highlight for me: The owner of the hotel was standing on the terrace and caught calamari.
Fascinating to watch the calamari close up on the bait from behind and grab it. The realize immediately that something is wrong but the ejection of their ink does not help them anymore. One has to be careful, because the often shoot again when they are lifted out of the water or when the hook is released otherwise you might end up with some severe stains on your cloths.