2–3 hours 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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Zanzibar
Stone Town, spices and the Indian Ocean
Stone Town, spice farms, Safari Blue and white-sand beaches — island excursions with local guides.
Main cityZanzibar City (Stone Town)
Best time to visitJune – October and December – February
CurrencyTanzanian shilling (TZS); US dollars widely accepted
LanguageSwahili, English
VisaSame visa as mainland Tanzania; travel insurance is required
Zanzibar
Safaris & excursions in Zanzibar
2–3 hours 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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About this country
Zanzibar is two main islands, Unguja and Pemba, off the coast of mainland Tanzania. Stone Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of carved doors and coral-stone lanes; outside it lie spice farms, the Jozani forest with its red colobus monkeys, and some of the finest beaches in the Indian Ocean.
Our excursions run with licensed local guides and include hotel pick-up and drop-off.
Highlights
- A walk through Stone Town
- Safari Blue in Menai Bay
- Spice farms of Kizimbani and Kidichi
- Red colobus monkeys in Jozani forest
