Every tour runs with local guides and licensed operators. Tell us your dates and we'll quote.
Safari Blue is Zanzibar's best-known day trip. You sail a traditional dhow out of Fumba into the Menai Bay conservation area, stop to snorkel over the reef, swim in a natural lagoon and land on a sandbank before a grilled seafood lunch on Kwale island. It is a long, full day and one of the easiest trips to recommend to almost any traveller.
Mnemba atoll is a protected marine area off the north-east coast and the clearest water in Zanzibar. Boats leave from Matemwe, Nungwi or Kiwengwa and reach the reef quickly, where you snorkel over coral gardens with a good chance of seeing turtles and, seasonally, dolphins on the way.
Boats leave Kizimkazi at first light to find the resident pods of bottlenose and humpback dolphins along the southern coast. We only work with operators who keep a respectful distance, limit boat numbers around a pod and do not chase or corral the animals.
A relaxed late-afternoon sail on a traditional wooden dhow as the sun drops. Shared departures run from Stone Town and the north coast, and private charters can be arranged anywhere, with a chilled drink, snacks and, if you want, a proposal set-up on board.
A guided walk through Zanzibar's UNESCO-listed old city. You cover the main sights and the history behind them, including the former slave market and Anglican cathedral, the Old Fort, the House of Wonders area, Darajani market and the maze of lanes in between. It is the single best way to understand the island before heading to the beach.
A guided walk through a working spice plantation outside Stone Town. You see, smell and taste cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, lemongrass, cardamom and tropical fruit, hear how each is grown and used, and usually finish with a Zanzibari lunch cooked on the farm.
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park protects the last significant patch of Zanzibar's native forest. A guided walk takes you through the groundwater forest to the troops of red colobus monkeys, which exist nowhere else on earth, and out along the mangrove boardwalk.
Changuu, known as Prison Island, sits a short boat ride off Stone Town. The prison itself was never used as intended, and the island is now known for its colony of Aldabra giant tortoises, some over a century old, plus a small beach and snorkelling off the shore.
Paje's wide, flat lagoon and dependable trade winds make it one of the best places in the world to learn to kite surf. We book lessons with IKO-certified schools, from a first taster through to independent riding, plus equipment rental for those who already ride.
Private sport fishing charters leaving from the north coast, targeting sailfish, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, kingfish and, in season, marlin. Boats are equipped with trolling gear and an experienced skipper, and half or full day charters can be arranged.
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