Culture and history

Zanzibar Spice Farm Tour

Spice farms outside Stone Town, Unguja
Half day, approximately 3 to 4 hours
Private or shared

See, smell and taste the crops the Spice Islands were named for. A half-day walk through a working farm with cloves, vanilla,…

Beach and ocean

Prison Island Tour

Changuu Island, off Stone Town, Zanzibar
Half day, approximately 4 to 5 hours
Private or shared

A thirty-minute boat ride from Stone Town to Changuu Island, home to a colony of Aldabra giant tortoises, a 19th-century prison building…

Nature and wildlife

Jozani Forest Tour

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Unguja
Half day, approximately 4 hours
Private or shared

Zanzibar's only national park and the one place on earth to see the endemic Kirk's red colobus monkey, plus a mangrove boardwalk…

Beach and ocean

Mnemba Island Half-Day Tour

Mnemba atoll, off Matemwe, north-east Unguja
Half day, approximately 4 to 5 hours
Private or shared

Snorkel the protected reef around Mnemba atoll off the north-east coast, with a good chance of swimming near wild dolphins on the…

Adventure activities

Zanzibar Aquarium and Caves

Paje, Jambiani, Kizimkazi and Nungwi, Zanzibar
Half day, 2 to 3 hours at the sites
Private or shared

Swim in a natural coral cave and visit the turtle aquarium. Kuza Cave at Jambiani, Maalum Cave at Paje and Salaam Cave…

Adventure activities

Zanzibar Zipline Adventure

Forest zipline course, Unguja
Half day, approximately 3 hours
Shared

Fly across steel cables strung above the forest canopy, with a guided forest walk, suspension bridges and full safety equipment.

Beach and ocean

Sea Turtles Sanctuary

Nungwi, northern Unguja
Approximately 1 hour at the site, half day with transfers
Private or shared

A natural tidal pool set in the coral rock where rescued marine turtles are rehabilitated. Feed them, swim with them and learn…

Family experiences

Jozani Forest and Butterfly Centre

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Unguja
Half day, approximately 5 hours
Private or shared

The red colobus monkeys of Jozani plus the neighbouring butterfly centre, home to chameleons, bush babies and elephant shrews.

Beach and ocean

Stone Town and Prison Island

Stone Town and Changuu Island, Zanzibar
Full day, approximately 7 to 8 hours
Private or shared

The UNESCO old town in the morning and Changuu Island in the afternoon: giant tortoises, prison ruins and a swim before the…

Culture and history

Stone Town and Jozani Forest

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park and Stone Town
Full day, approximately 8 hours
Private or shared

Endemic red colobus monkeys in the island's only national park, then the UNESCO old town in the afternoon.

Beach and ocean

Spice Farm and Prison Island

Spice farms and Changuu Island, Zanzibar
Full day, approximately 7 to 8 hours
Private or shared

A morning on a working spice plantation, then the boat to Changuu Island for the giant tortoises, a snorkel and a swim.

Beach and ocean

Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank

Changuu Island and Nakupenda Sandbank, Zanzibar
Full day, approximately 7 to 8 hours
Private or shared

Giant tortoises in the morning and a seafood lunch on a white sandbank in the afternoon. A full day on the water.

Beach and ocean

Prison Island, Nakupenda Sandbank and Stone Town

Changuu Island, Nakupenda Sandbank and Stone Town
Full day, approximately 8 to 9 hours
Private or shared

The full Zanzibar day: giant tortoises, a sandbank barbecue and a guided walk through the UNESCO old town, all in eight to…

Food and cooking

Spice Farm and Jozani Forest

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park and the spice farms
Full day, approximately 7 hours
Private or shared

Red colobus monkeys in the island's only national park, then a working spice plantation. A full day away from the beach.

Beach and ocean

Jozani Forest and Prison Island

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park and Changuu Island
Full day, approximately 8 hours
Private or shared

Forest in the morning, island in the afternoon: red colobus monkeys and mangroves, then giant tortoises and a swim.

Beach and ocean

Spice Farm, Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank

Spice farms, Changuu Island and Nakupenda Sandbank
Full day, approximately 8 to 9 hours
Private or shared

A walking spice tour, the giant tortoises of Prison Island and a seafood lunch on Nakupenda Sandbank. Three sites in one long…

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