10 DAYS TOUR OVERVIEW:
Our 10 – Days Excursion tour basically based in Zanzibar, this package designed for those tourists who wish to visit Zanzibar where they will be able to enjoy Zanzibar beaches and its activities such as Stone town tour – Dolphin tour, Safari blue tour, Prison island tour, Culture tour and other mentioned bellow activities. Following with relaxation in one of beloved beach in Zanzibar “white sand beach” before you head back to your lovely country.
DAY 01: Arrival at Zanzibar Airport
Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival at Zanzibar Airport you’ll meet your company arranged driver who will transfer you to Zanzibar town to Zanzibar Khole House Hotel for dinner and overnight. Our driver will display your group name on a signboard. These procedures ensure that you are picked up by the correct driver, rather than by some of the airport taxi drivers who are looking for business. You’ll get a chance for Excursion briefing/introduction before your dinner.
- Meals: Dinner and Overnight.
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House Hotel
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide.
DAY 02: Stone Town Tour
Stone town tour in Zanzibar is an outstanding private guided walking tour, start up from your hotel and return, it takes 4 hours walking tour whereby tourists will get opportunity to discover the historical sites and who are Zanzibar island people together with their daily activities. The tour can either commences at the house of wonders or near Darajani city Market. and covers all the historical areas and monuments.
Historical sites:
With your guide will be taken to the house of wonders (beit-el-ajaab) which is nowadays known as the National Museum of Zanzibar (rebuilt 1883), the Arab fort which is also known as old fort, while you are passing along through bazaar streets you will go ahead towards the Feddie Mercury house, old slave market, various curio shops including the memories of Zanzibar, fruit market, spice market, etc. Without forgetting the Zanzibar curved doors which are the ones that decorating the stone town,
This City tour is one among the hottest day tours in Zanzibar Island; it is the only opportunity to discover the history and dilapidated buildings, cosmopolitan people and shopping.
Shopping:
Most of the curio shops are based in stone town whereby gift and souvenirs are found, doing the stone town/ city tour is the only change to buy for your loved ones, things like art-works, Zanzibar chests, spice and sculptors and are awaiting for you. it is very too common for the tourists to bargain to almost half price, big shops have price-mount while for the small and not much fashioned curio shops stand with less expensive items, crystal jeweler and sparkling elections are found in big shops including the memories of Zanzibar.
Old slave market / Anglican Cathedral:
After disgusting and humiliation business (slave trade) abolished on 1873, this slavery compound was changed to religious and social welfare premises, school, hospital and church were built. And for the lucky slaves on that date were the freed. Later afternoon start to drive back to Zanzibar Khole House for Dinner and Overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch and Dinner.
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 03: Sunset Dhow Cruise Tour
Sunset dhow cruise in Zanzibar is a wonderful romantic dhow cruise from Stone Town; you will start your journey in a traditional Arabian Dhow. We depart from forodhani garden on the seafront of Stone Town and sailing along the off-shores of the historical and fascinating coast while the sun sinks into the Indian Ocean starting to paint the town with its pastel amazing colors, tourists are taking the sea view passing around house of wonders, palace museum, old dispensary, custom house etc.
The buildings and the historical monuments will tell you why the town is called stone town, our crew will tell you some old Swahili tales, on the mid of your journey we shall give to you some snacks (Swahili chips, pastries ) and soft drinks, while you soak up the ambiance once enjoyed by Arabian Royalty. After you reach at mtoni marine you shall slowly start to get back and we arrive after sunset, this type of tour can be also organized in nungwi for the clients who are on the north coast. Early evening start drive back to Zanzibar Khole House for Dinner and Overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch and Dinner.
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 04: Prison Island Tour
Prison island tour in Zanzibar is an half day tour, Prison island is also known as Changuu island, the name “prison island” came after this unique island being used by some sultans of Zanzibar to detain the recalcitrant slaves, it is found about 25 to 30 minutes boat ride (motorized) from the Stone town.
Swimming around Prison Island
While you are on this magnificent archipelago you’ll be able to swim around, the picturesque and turquoise waters can create the true color of the paradise, it is safe for all ages and with its white sandy beach many admire how beach-walk is lovely here.
Snorkeling at Prison Island
With its colorful schools of fish and outstanding coral reefs Prison Island has been known as one among the best destinations for snorkeling trips, tropical fish eg black snapper, orange lined triggerfish, spotted garfish, barracuda, longfin banner fish, emperor angelfish, rabbit fish, clown triggerfish, blue stripe.
Take pictures with Giant tortoises
Before you’ll have a delightful swimming, and the wonderful snorkeling, tourists can take a memorable pictures with the giant tortoises, most of these animals are 70 to over 100 hundreds years, with our trained guide, he will start by explaining what they like and dislike as the guidance in a particular area.
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch and Dinner.
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 05: Dolphin Tour
Dolphin tour in Zanzibar is an half day Tour which is done at kizimkazi fishing village, south coast of the island, the main attraction in this tour is being able to swim close to the dolphin, for those who are lucky they can even get to play with them for couple of hours, the village is the home to several schools of fish and bottle-nosed dolphins and Humpback dolphins. Which are found just few meters from the beach. Kizimkazi is also known for its historical site of the old mosque which was built 12th century ago.
Please understand that this tour is subject to change when weather condition is not fair, if the weather is not suitable we shall inform you before in order to postpone the tour. For those who like to do snorkeling, we promise them this is the best opportunity to them, please come with your swim suits and be ready to get wet, masks, swimming glasses and flippers will be provided.
The old mosque of kizimkazi village has great history of Islam and Persian world to East African region, therefore, the kizimkazi old mosque has become the famous tourist attraction for locals and internationals. Later after afternoon start to drive back to Unguja Lodge Zanzibar for Dinner and Dinner.
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch and Dinner.
- Accommodation: Unguja Lodge Zanzibar
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 06: Culture Tour
Cultural tour in Zanzibar is an half day tour which starts from your hotel, You’ll ahead to the village of Kizimkazi, nungwi or Paje and Jambiani, visitors may expect to meet locals and have opportunity to see how they are doing their daily economic and social activities. As most of the villages in Zanzibar island are surrounded by the Indian Ocean and you must have to see the intermingled Afro-Asian culture and traditional.
In fishing villages women are cultivating seaweeds, searching for oyster-shells, while men are preparing for deep sea fishing, snorkeling and selling from what they gained from the sea and if you are lucky you may get opportunity to see the wedding ceremonies which are mostly done on Fridays.
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch and Dinner.
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 07: Sunset Dhow Cruise Tour
Sunset dhow cruise in Zanzibar is a wonderful romantic dhow cruise from Stone Town; you will start your journey in a traditional Arabian Dhow. We depart from frodhani garden on the seafront of Stone Town and sailing along the off-shores of the historical and fascinating coast while the sun sinks into the Indian ocean starting to paint the town with its pastel amazing colors, tourists are taking the sea view passing around house of wonders, palace museum, old dispensary, custom house.
The buildings and the historical monuments will tell you why the town is called stone town, our crew will tell you some old Swahili tales, on the mid of your journey we shall give to you some snacks (Swahili chips, pastries ) and soft drinks, while you soak up the ambiance once enjoyed by Arabian Royalty. After you reach at mtoni marine you shall slowly start to get back and we arrive after sunset, this type of tour can be also organized in nungwi for the clients who are on the north coast. Early evening start drive back to Zanzibar Khole House for Dinner and Overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch and Dinner.
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 08: Safari Blue Tour
Safari Blue Tour in Zanzibar is the Zanzibar number one full day trip, this is a sea adventure safari starts from Fumba fishing village, south west coast of the island, the major attraction is to swim, snorkeling, sea foods and sailing within the traditional dhow, the history of traditional dhow dated back to the 15th and 16th centuries, the ages of the monsoon winds and the Arab movements,
We inboard into sailing dhow at 9:00am ahead to sandbank for the relaxation, swimming and beach walking, Tourist will have great time to test the tropical sea foods including octopus, calamari, lobster, shrimps, shark, shell fish, tuna fish, barracuda etc.
Snorkeling is also the main activity, whereby tourist will be taken to the coral reef and the areas which are good and have colorful school of fish. After the lunch at Kwale Island, there will be a short tour to the ancient baobab tree which is said to have more than 200 years now, On our way back to the Fumba beach we shall again have opportunity to swim into the natural swimming pool near the Kwale Island,
We normally finish our tour around 4:20pm, and then drive back to Z Hotel Zanzibar for Dinner and Overnight.
- Meals: Dinner and Overnight.
- Accommodation: Z Hotel Zanzibar
- Guide: Professional English speaking guide
DAY 09: Relaxing on Zanzibar beach.
After breakfast from the hotel, depart from southern beach to enjoy and explore the Eastern beach of Bwejuu beach. This part of the coast features a magnificent white-sand beach which runs continuously for 20km, backed by stands of palm trees and fronted by a stunning coral lagoon with a fringing reef around 1km offshore. Enjoy sand and Sea the whole day at Bwejuu beach. While in the early evening you’ll go back to Zanzibar Khole House for Dinner and Overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast- Lunch and Dinner
- Accommodation: Zanzibar Khole House
- Professional English speaking guide
DAY 10: Departure
Flight to Dar es Salaam international Airport:
After breakfast your driver will transfer you to Zanzibar International Airport for your flight to Dar es Salaam International airport where you will board International flight for departure.
Rate include VAT.
Tour Includes:
- Zanzibar Accommodation
- Professional, English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast-Lunch & Dinner
- Mineral water
- Overnight Accommodation
- Airport Transfer to and from
- Government tax
- All park fees
Tour Excludes:
- Visa fees
- Local & International Flight
- Tips to Driver/Guide
- Personal spending monies for souvenirs etc.