TANZANIA
The trips worth your time.
The 15 most popular lunch experiences in Tanzania. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what you will pay.
Stone Town walking tour, a spice farm with lunch, then Prison Island tortoises. One full day with strong cultural context.
“It was really nice tour with very good guide:) We saw the stone town and Prison Island 👍”
Boat trip from Stone Town to Prison Island and Nakupenda sandbank for giant turtles, snorkeling, and a seafood BBQ lunch with guide.
“Abdul our guide and all the staff made it a very memorable trip and experience. They deserve a bonus.”
Swim with wild dolphins near Mnemba Island, then snorkel Mnemba Atoll Marine Park. Optional beach lunch, small-group feel, Zanzibar magic.
“Amazing! Recommend that The tour guide and the driver and everyone were so incredibly nice”
Dhow from Stone Town to Prison Island and Nakupenda sandbank: giant tortoises, reef snorkeling, and BBQ seafood lunch.
“Very well planned activity with ample time to spend on all stops. Being vegetarian our food needs were taken care of. Thankyou so much.”
Zanzibar day tour with a guided spice farm, Swahili lunch, Prison Island tortoises, and UNESCO Stone Town walk for $55.
“The trip on the whole was good, maybe a bit much for such an early start but each activity was very well planned by our tour guide Fahad. He was very knowledgeable and also very understanding as we were quite tired by the end of the day so he slowed everything down to our pace…”
Full-day Zanzibar sea safari with dhow sailing, guided snorkeling, Kwale sandbank time, mangrove lagoon swimming, and a seafood lunch.
“Asante sana. The perfect day. We loved the variety of snorkelling stops, from star fish and sea urchins to colourful fish and coral. Crystal clear waters in every shade of blue and turquoise. Even the jellyfish didn’t get in the way. The wonderful Omar was a great guide and credit to the whole team for…”
Visit Prison Island for Aldabra giant tortoises, snorkel nearby, then relax at Nakupenda Sandbank with a seafood barbecue lunch.
“This tour was really amazing. Milano is very fun and nice guide. Really recommend to book with him. Food on Nakupenda Sandbank was delicious! All fresh seafood and a lot of it. And also fresh fruit, yum! Prison Island was a little disappointing and overpriced for 15$. This agency also take care of our backpacks…”
Prison Island tortoises, Nakupenda Sandbank snorkeling, and a seafood BBQ lunch on one Zanzibar day trip from $75 per person.
“Guides English was very very difficult to understand, also spoke to quickly. We hung around for ages after seeing tortoises, not knowing one of the group was missing. would have been good to be kept updated. Also trip finished 90 mins before we expected, which could have been spent on the gorgeous sandbanks.”
Half-day Mnemba Island snorkeling from Zanzibar with boat time, great fish spotting, optional seafood lunch, and a smooth hotel pickup.
“Abdul showed us a great time. We got good dolphin sightings and snorkeling, fish fruit and lunch were delicious.”
Materuni Waterfall hike, Chagga coffee tour, and picnic hot lunch from Moshi. Swim in the falls, then sing and grind coffee.
“Incredible experience with great hosts. It’s a must for all visitors. We had blast dancing and singing around fire and making REAL ORGANIC coffee. Then amazing authentic materoini lunch.”
Zanzibar Stone Town and spice farm tour with lunch: fish auctions, historic sights, aromatic spice tastings, and a farm meal. 5 hrs.
“We higly recommend this tour. We started with a guided visit to the spice farm where we learned about a lot of spices and different trees species and we tried different fruits and typical food. After we went to Stone Town, a walking tour with an excellent guide, his name is Ahmed, he is very…”
Private spice farm walk with tastings and lunch, then guided Stone Town stops including Old Fort, Forodhani Gardens, and the Old Slave Market site.
“Un grand merci à Kassim pour Stone Town, sa patience, son érudition et son très bon français !”
Stone Town boat trip to Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank for tortoises, snorkeling, and a beach seafood lunch with fruit buffet.
“Alles war perfekt 👍🏻”
Zanzibar Spice Farm meets Stone Town: taste fragrant spices, enjoy a plantation lunch, and walk Darajani and old Arab-design streets.
“La visita guidata a Stone Town é stata davvero interessante, la ns guida era preparatissima sulla storia e la cultura di Zanzibar, non solo della città. anche la fattoria delle spezie è stata interessante, abbiamo apprezzato il tour, le corone che ci hanno fatto fiori e foglie, il pranzo e la visita al giardino.”
Private 9-hour Zanzibar day: Jozani red colobus, sea turtle snorkeling at Salaam Cave, Kuza Cave swim, Paje beach, The Rock.
“The easiest and most accurate thing to say is that everything was brilliant. From the communication about the hotel pick-up, to the amount of activities in the experience. Our guide was second to none. Very friendly and funny, and made our trip accessible and engaging. The highlight was swimming with the sea turtles at Salem…”
