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Zanzibar Island Escape

Five days from Stone Town to the north coast

4.7 · 198 reviews Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania
Duration
5 Days
Group size
Max 12
Difficulty
Easy
Best time
June – October, December – February
Starts / ends
Zanzibar Town · Zanzibar Town

Overview

The standard way to finish a Tanzanian trip, and the reason so many safaris are booked with a beach week attached. Five days split between Stone Town — a UNESCO site of Omani doorways, spice markets and Swahili coral-rag alleys — and the white sand of the north coast.

Deliberately unhurried. Two organised excursions, and the rest of the time is yours.

Highlights

  • Guided Stone Town walk including the former slave market memorial
  • Spice farm tour with a tasting lunch
  • Snorkelling at Mnemba Atoll, the best reef on the island
  • Sunset dhow cruise from Kendwa
  • Private sandbank dinner, tide permitting

Itinerary

1 Arrival and Stone Town

Airport transfer and an afternoon walking tour through the old town — the Old Fort, the House of Wonders, the carved doors and the fish market. Sunset from a rooftop.

Stay · Stone Town hotel Meals · Dinner
2 Spice farm and north to Kendwa

A morning at a working spice farm — clove, nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla — with lunch cooked on site. Transfer north to the coast in the afternoon.

Stay · Kendwa beach resort Meals · Breakfast, lunch
3 Mnemba Atoll snorkelling

Boat out to the Mnemba reef for two snorkel sessions in the island’s clearest water. Dolphins are common on the crossing. Afternoon free.

Stay · Kendwa beach resort Meals · Breakfast, lunch
4 Free day and sunset dhow

Nothing scheduled until late afternoon, when a traditional dhow takes you out for sunset. Sandbank dinner if the tide is right.

Stay · Kendwa beach resort Meals · Breakfast, dinner
5 Departure

A slow morning, then the transfer south to the airport. Day rooms available for late flights.

Stay · — Meals · Breakfast

What’s included

Included

  • All island transfers and airport pickups
  • Four nights accommodation as listed
  • Daily breakfast and meals as noted
  • Guided Stone Town walking tour
  • Spice farm tour with lunch
  • Mnemba Atoll snorkelling trip and equipment
  • Sunset dhow cruise

Not included

  • International flights and visa
  • Travel insurance (required)
  • Lunches and dinners not listed
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Diving, kitesurfing and other optional activities
  • Tips

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