3-Day Excursions in Zanzibar
Visiting Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank are among the enjoyable activities you can do during your Zanzibar vacation. On the second day of the tour, you will visit Mnemba Island, a small island lying off the northeastern coast of Zanzibar. On the third day, the driver will pick you up and take you to Jozani Forest, where you will walk with our local professional tour guide. After the forest trip, you will be picked up and transferred to the spice farms for a tour.
Tour Plan
Day 1 – Tour to Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank
At 9:00am, we will pick you up from the hotel and travel to Prison Island, the home of Aldabra giant tortoises. The tour will start with exploring Prison Island, our tour guide will provide you with the history of this incredible island, and then you will have fun feeding the giant tortoises and taking photos with them. After some time at Prison Island, you will leave and head to Nakupenda Sandbank. Prepare to swim, snorkel, and taste mouthwatering tropical fruits with a delicious seafood lunch. At 2:00pm, after returning from Prison Island and the Nakupenda Sandbank tour, the guide will take you back to your hotel.
Day 2 – Mnemba Island and Snorkeling
Mnemba Island, a small island lying off the northeastern coast of Zanzibar, is partially edged by a shallow coral reef. Listed as a marine reserve, it is Zanzibar’s most popular snorkeling spot. Moorish idols, palette surgeonfish, snappers, and anemonefish are easy to spot at this location, above a colorful, pretty display of corals. At 9:00am, the boat captain will pick you up from your hotel to the boat and start the trip to Mnemba Island for snorkeling with dolphins, approximately 3km off the northeast coast of Zanzibar. Encircled by a large coral reef, this is certainly the stuff of your tropical dreams, considered the best snorkeling spot in Zanzibar with the most exclusive diversity of marine life in Africa. In addition, most of the sites surrounding the island are colorful and flourishing, making snorkeling fun at this time of year. The tour ends at 2:30pm when you will return to your hotel.
Day 3 – Jozani Forest and Spice Tour
The driver will come to pick you up from the hotel at 9:00am and start with the drive towards Jozani Forest. You will begin with the Jozani Forest trip with our local professional tour guide upon arrival. After visiting the Jozani Forest, you will be picked up and driven to the spice farms for a spice farm tour. At the end of the spice tour, you will have a spicy lunch with mouthwatering tropical fruits, including mangoes, watermelon, bananas, pineapples, and so on. After lunch, our tour concludes.
Included
Excluded
- International flights(From/to home)
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section
