Zanzibar
Overview
🌴 Zanzibar Day Tours & Packages – Overview
Explore the best of Zanzibar through an unforgettable collection of day tours and experiences. From adventurous water sports to immersive cultural tours and serene nature escapes, these carefully curated activities offer something for every type of traveler. Whether you're seeking adrenaline-pumping action or authentic local encounters, our tours provide a deep connection to the island’s beauty, heritage, and people.
🌅 Coastal & Water Adventures
- Sunset Dhow Cruise: Sail on a traditional Arabian dhow at Kendwa and Nungwi, enjoy local snacks, traditional music, and breathtaking sunsets.
- Jet Ski Tour: Ride along the northern coast, with a private guided adventure to Tumbatu Island.
- Dolphin Tour: Snorkel around Mnemba, swim with dolphins, and explore colorful coral reefs.
- Mnemba Snorkeling: Discover Zanzibar’s premier snorkeling spot with vibrant marine life.
- Tumbatu Snorkeling: Combine history and snorkeling at this unique, car-free island.
- Safari Blue: A full-day sea adventure with dhow sailing, snorkeling, mangrove lagoon swims, and a sandbank picnic.
- Nakupenda Sandbank & Prison Island: Sunbathe, swim, and enjoy a seafood lunch on this tropical sandbank after visiting historic Prison Island.
- Game Fishing: Experience traditional fishing life aboard a local boat, perfect for adventure seekers.
🏝️ Nature & Culture Experiences
- Kuza Cave & The Rock Restaurant: Explore limestone caves, swim in crystal-clear waters, and enjoy a Swahili cooking class.
- Jozani Forest Tour: Discover rare Red Colobus monkeys, mangroves, and a rich forest ecosystem.
- Village Tour: Engage in authentic village life, craft coconut products, and interact with local artisans and families.
- Spice Farm Tour: Smell, taste, and learn about Zanzibar’s world-famous spices with a guided tour and traditional lunch.
🐢 Unique Encounters
- Nungwi Activities: Horse riding and swimming with turtles at the Mnarani Aquarium.
- Starfish Tour: A calm, family-friendly beach day at Blue Lagoon in Michamvi, with snorkeling and cultural experiences at Kuza Cave.
🏛️ Historic & Cultural Tours
- Stone Town Tour: A 3-hour walking tour through Zanzibar’s UNESCO-listed heart, featuring Darajani Market, the slave market, Forodhani Gardens, and Freddie Mercury Museum.
💡 Why Choose These Tours?
Each tour is designed to offer a blend of adventure, culture, nature, and relaxation. You'll enjoy:
- Private or small group experiences
- Guided tours with local experts
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (where noted)
- All gear and equipment were provided where necessary
💚 Note: 100% of the proceeds from these tours go directly to support local communities across Zanzibar.
Included/Excluded
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
- vehicle fees
- A professional driver/guide
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Alcoholic drinks
- Items of a personal nature
- Travel Insurance - Compulsory - Medical certificate if over 75
- Rescue Fee.
- International airfares
Tour Plan
Activity Option 1: Sunset Dhow Cruise
Embark on a cruise on a traditional wooden Arabian dhow and witness the coast of Kendwa and Nungwi beach
Taste local delicacies, hear a performance of traditional music, and marvel at the sunset in Zanzibar,
What to bring here is a towel
Activity Option 2: Jet Ski Tour
Jet Ski adventure along the Zanzibar coast, exploring the secluded Tumbatu Island on this private tour.
Enjoy an exhilarating ride zipping along pristine shores, picturesque houses, and Kendwa beach.
Duration 1hr 30 min, location Nungwi, Mnarani, Aquarium at Zanzibar.
Activities
Horse ride + swimming with Turtles in the Aquarium at Nungwi beach.
Activity Option 3: Zanzibar Village Tour
This tour is the perfect way to understand and gain insight into local Zanzibar life
Activities
- Experience village life
- Meet the women’s pottery group
- Observe locals carrying on with their daily activities
- Watch locals climbing coconut trees, and try to create a local coconut on your own, make your own coconut milk, a basket from banana leaves, coconut rope, or coconut palm caps
Activity Option 4: Jozani Forest
Jozani forest excellent place for a 2-hour tour, with plenty of monkeys, a lot of different plants and trees in the forest, and Mangroves
Activity Option 5: Rock Restaurant And Kuza Cave
Location pingwe michonwi African, best of the seafood, and Mediterranean.
Kuza Cave offers a unique experience for adventurous nature lovers. The cave is located at Jambiani. Time duration that the tour can take 2-3 hours, and it’s a half-day tour to Kuza Caves, a swimming adventure, and a cooking class.
Activities
- Discover the ancient limestone cave and the crystal clear healing mineral water pool
- See the art facts from the cave and a timeline Swahili
- The area is a wildlife sanctuary for dozens of monkeys, birds, butterflies, and bush babies
- Dance with our onsite artist
- Stay for the day and learn the secret to Swahili cooking
Activity Option 6: Tumbatu Snorkelling
Tumbatu is an Island that is only 2 km (1.2 miles) wide and 8 kilometers (5.0 miles)Also, the Island has more than 20,000 inhabitants but no functioning roads or cars. People living are Bantu-speaking people known as the Tumbatu; these two groups represent the earliest arrivals in Zanzibar. Historical tour and snorkeling at Mnemba.
Activity Option 7: Starfish Tour
The common place to find starfish in Zanzibar is at Blue Lagoon, Michamvi Pingwe beach, south southeast coast of the Island. Spend a fascinating full day discovering starfish at the beach tour is quiet and relaxing, starfish spot is great for both kids and adults, discover the underwater blue lagoon a toll, take breakfast, and taste the Rock restaurant of Michamvi Pingwe. Explore the amazing Atmosphere of Kuza Cave, as the cultural centre of Zanzibar, also swim in crystal clear water and visit Paje Beach.
Activity Option 8: Star Blue
The tour includes guided snorkeling with quality kid dhow sailing, sand bank stop, swimming in a mangrove lagoon, and a delicious.
Activity Option 9: Prison Island
The name prison island originated from the initial planning of establishing a prison. It was used for a brief time in the 1860s as a prison for rebellious slaves and a coral mine. No prison institutions were built on the island, but rather became quarantine stations for yellow fever cases
This tour takes 3 hours
Activities
- Nakupenda sand bank paradise and lunch
Activity Option 10: Nakupenda Sand Bank
Explore Mnemba Island atoll, Zanzibar, discover the Natural beauty of Prison Island, visit and enjoy Nakupenda beach, Zanzibar, from the pristine sand bank, swim in shallow waters, or simply sunbathe.
Enjoy the warmth of the tropical sun, we have an exclusive surprise added value free upgrade, a Prison Island Nakupenda beach sand bank picnic, and snorkeling
This includes private hotel pickup and drop off, private guide, and private boat
Activity Option 11: Mnemba Snorkelling
Mnemba Island is a single small atoll located about 3 km off the Northern east coast of Unguja, the largest Island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, opposite Muyuni beach. This includes hotel pickup and drop off
Activities
- Snorkeling at Mnemba Island
- Capture incredible pictures of the ocean and marine life
- Have the chance to see vast corals and a wide variety of fish
Activity Option 12: Dolphin Tour
Explore the Mnemba conservation area by snorkeling around the vibrant coral reef, see a variety of colorful fish, and swim with dolphins on this fascinating boat trip departing from Kendwa. This tour includes hotel pickup and drop off, snorkeling gear, a life jacket, a tour guide, and conservation.
Activities
- Discover the hidden coral reef with beautiful varieties of colorful fish
- Experience the disappearing white sand bank
- Learn how to interact with the dolphins by swimming with them
Activity Option 13: Stone Town Tour
Immerse yourself in a vibrant and historic town, experience a unique blend of African, Arab, and European cultures, its alleys and marketplaces, and famous doors and balconies.
Duration time 3hrs
Activities
- Pickup from the hotel
- Stone town tour starting point (Darajani Market)
- Forodhani Park, a fort and a slave market
- Freddie Mercury Museum
- Drop off at the hotel
Activity Option 14: Spice Farm
The spice tour is one of the most popular excursions in Zanzibar, the Spice Island. Zanzibar is one of the world’s leading producers of spices such as cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Sense the aromas of spices with your friendly tour guide. Also, enjoy your traditional lunch with Zanzibar's unique fruits. Buy some spices as a gift for your friends at home.
Duration: This tour is a 1-day tour.
Activity Option 15: Game fishing
Fishing boat tour experience a day as an Island fisherman and learn about the way they fish for their meals. Embark on a thrilling boat trip in Zanzibar and enjoy a transfer from your hotel. A hands-on experience of local fishing, get to see what the beautiful Zanzibar water has to offer.
Duration: this tour covers up to 5.5 hrs