Excursions & tours

Excursions and tours across the islands, from a morning in Stone Town to a full day among the sandbanks of Menai Bay. Most tours start at 08:30 and can be arranged through any authorised guide or tour company.

Culture

Stone Town

Stone Town City Tour

A 2–3 hour walk through the historical, cultural and architectural heart of Zanzibar.

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Food

Kizimbani / Kidichi

Spice Tour

Smell, taste and touch the spice gardens 5 km from Stone Town.

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Full day

Menai Bay

Safari Blue

Sail, snorkel, swim and feast on a full day among the sandbanks of Menai Bay.

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Ocean

Kizimkazi

Dolphin Tour

Spinner and bottlenose dolphins off the southern coast, with an 85% chance of sightings.

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Island

30 minutes by boat from Stone Town

Prison Island (Changuu)

Giant tortoises, coral reef and a quarantine station that was never a prison.

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Nature

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park

Jozani Forest Tour

A guided nature trail to the red colobus, followed by the mangrove boardwalk.

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Heritage

20 km north of Stone Town

Mangapwani Caves & Slave Chamber

Coral caves, a hidden beach and the underground chamber of the illegal slave trade.

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