TANZANIA
The trips worth your time.
The 15 most popular zanzibar archipelago tours in Tanzania. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what you will pay.
Boat trip from Stone Town to Prison Island and Nakupenda sandbank for giant turtles, snorkeling, and a seafood BBQ lunch with guide.
“The guide had the proper knowledge for the places we went to, it felt like we hade enough time at each place and the trip was overall a good experience.”
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 !”
30-minute horseback ride on Zanzibar white sand with hotel pickup, helmet safety briefing, optional swimming, and guide photos.
“Nasir was a great guide! He took dozens of great photos and was extremely calm and patient and wonderful! My whole family enjoyed this experience!”
A 4-hour Zanzibar combo: tour a spice farm for smells and flavors, then explore Stone Town’s streets with a multilingual guide.
“We had a great tour at both the spice market and Stone Town. Our driver picked us up promptly from the hotel and dropped us back and also used this opportunity to tell us a lot more about things we drove past or little stories about life in Zanzibar! Both the driver and guide were…”
Snorkel Mnemba Atoll off Zanzibar and try dolphin spotting on a half-day speedboat trip with fruits, gear, and pickup options.
“Amazing day overall, highly recommend. From the beginning we had a great driver, good music, good vibes. Our boat captain and his brothers were excellent, very knowledgeable and made us feel safe. The positive energy from the team was infectious. What a life they live swimming with Dolphins everyday. We saw multiple dolphin pods, got…”
A half-day Zanzibar boat trip to Prison Island tortoises and Nakupenda sandbank for swimming, snorkeling, and a seafood lunch.
“The pickup was performed as I was told. In Stone Town I took the boat and on the way to Prison Island, the captain said we will be going first to Nakupenda because of the tide. Nevertheless, everything was great, we could see the sandbank in Nakupenda, swim, have lunch there (rice, vegetables, french fries,…”
Zanzibar spice farm scents, Swahili lunch, Stone Town UNESCO streets, then Prison Island tortoises by dhow on an 8-hour day.
“Great communication on the lead up to the trip and the team were very accommodating with a few requests I had. We were picked up on time by our driver who was with us throughout the day. We learnt so much during the spice farm tour and had a yummy lunch. The stone town tour…”
Dolphin watching and snorkeling off Zanzibar’s Pongume sandbank, capped with a seafood BBQ lunch and smooth hotel pickup.
“Such a good day! I highly recommend this tour. Pick up and drop off were super smooth and the day out was amazing. Our guide Alli was full of energy and such a nice guide, we got in the water with dolphins, did plenty of snorkel and had the nicest lunch! Was back by 5pm.…”
5-hour Zanzibar tour with Maasai village culture and Nungwi sea turtle swimming—feed green turtles, learn rehabilitation, and enjoy hotel pickup.
“Had a lovely time thank you the Masai People were really nice and it was interesting to learn about their culture then swimming with the turtles was amazing.”
A 5-hour Zanzibar spice farm walk plus a hands-on Swahili cooking class, with fruit tastings, lunch, and hotel pickup from Stone Town.
“Collection from the hotel and drop off was seamless. We had a tour guide and a trainee taking us around the Spice Farm. They were both really good, however, it is on a very small scale - it seems less like a farm and more like it is designed for tourism or a short walk…”
Prison Island tortoises, Zanzibar snorkeling, and Nakupenda Sandbank with a seafood BBQ lunch, all from Nungwi.
“The tour was really nice. The beauty of the nature at Prison island where we saw the big turtles and learned more about the history of the island and afterwards we visited Nakupenda sandbank which is stunningly beautiful. A perfect seafood lunch with fresh fried potatoes was prepared for us and finished with fresh fruits.…”
Visit Jambo Spice Farm in Zanzibar for a 2.5-hour guided spice walk with lunch, tropical fruits, and time to buy spices.
“The guide was very good! Thank you very much”
Swim with friendly turtles in Salaam Cave, then enjoy a horizon-view seafood lunch at The Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar.
“Les tortugues i el restaurant the rock. Podria millorar l’higiene del conductor..”
Private Zanzibar day tour with Mnemba snorkeling, Kuza Cave swim, Jozani red colobus monkeys, Paje beach time, and The Rock sunset stop.
“no nos dijeron que teníamos que reservar en The Rock aunque el driver lo solucionó sin problema. El guía no daba mucha información.”
Prison Island and Nakupenda from Nungwi/Kendwa: giant tortoises, historic ruins, clear-water swimming, and a seafood BBQ lunch.
“Superiore alle mie aspettative, organizzato molto bene, giornata indimenticabile posto stupendo”
