Zanzibar Vegetation

You'll sniff out the reason why Zanzibar is called the Spice Island pretty quickly. The main crops grown in Zanzibar are cloves and coconuts.

Cloves were a valuable commodity and an essential part of the islands' economy, past and present. Cloves are the buds of a tree that are dried and sold for their taste and scent.

Other important crops include bananas, citrus fruits and various spices. An essential part of your Zanzibar holiday should be a tour of the spice plantations.

A few pockets of indigenous forest remain, but the consequences of human habitation have led to widespread clearings dominating the Zanzibari landscape.

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