Tanzania · BBQ
The 8 best bbq boat trips you can book today, with the price, the length of the day and who each one suits. Number one is there for a reason; start at the top.
Sail from Stone Town to Changuu, known as Prison Island, for colonial ruins and giant Aldabra tortoises. Then spend several hours at Nakupenda Sandbank swimming, snorkeling, and eating a BBQ lunch. Guides such as Salim and Bahama lead friendly, informative small-group trips.
“The activities were great! Very well planned and organized. Very nice tour guides!”
Spend 7 to 8 hours moving from Prison Island to Nakupenda Sandbank and Stone Town. Guides such as Muhammad, Yaser, and Suliman lead the day, with boat transport, a seafood or chicken BBQ, fruit, drinks, and snorkeling equipment included.
“This tour was great. Driver was on time to pick us up to our hotel. The tour was just as described. Lunch was good and enough for everyone. Wish we had some time to walk on our own in old town but other than that everything went well.”
From your Zanzibar hotel, travel to Kizimkazi and sail by private boat toward Pungume Sandbank. Your English-speaking guide and captain look for dolphins before taking you to clear water for swimming, snorkeling, and a seafood BBQ. Guides such as Abdul and Iddi have earned praise for their friendly help.
“Superbe activité, le guide était savant. Il connaissait la biodiversité, l’histoire du pays… la croisière était calme privée et surtout plaisante. Merci beaucoup à notre guide.”
Take a full-day boat trip from Stone Town to Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank, then walk through Stone Town with a local guide. See giant Aldabra tortoises, snorkel, eat a seafood BBQ, and allow extra cash for the $22 entry fee.
Cruise Menai Bay from Zanzibar in a traditional dhow, snorkel two reefs, watch dolphins, visit Kwale Island, swim in a tidal mangrove lagoon, and enjoy seafood barbecue and tropical fruit. Small groups are advertised, but timing and crowd levels can vary.
“Startzeit wurde nach hinten verschoben und Endzeit nach vorne, schlussendlich 6,5 Stunden statt 10 wie angegeben. Preis/Leistung simmt jedoch trotzdem. Schöne Inseln, viele Fische und gutes Essen 😃”
Set out from Fumba in a private group aboard a traditional dhow toward Menai Bay. Expect dolphin watching, reef snorkeling, a seafood BBQ on Kwale Island, a swim by a 200-year-old baobab, and optional Stone Town culture with guides such as Michael or Jumo.
“We have a great time at Blue safari I and my friends, we do snorkeling and after that we just go for the lunch which was very nice, Sea Food BBQ.”
From Stone Town, drive 35 minutes to Fumba, then sail by private Swahili dhow to Kwale reef, a tropical sandbank, and Quail Island. Snorkel, eat octopus, lobster, fish, and calamari, climb an old baobab, and swim in a mangrove lagoon with an English-speaking guide.
“Ahkmed was a fabulous guide. we had a wonderful time in the Indian ocean. Sun protection is a must! food was great. highly recommend.”
Spend seven hours from Kizimkazi exploring Pungume Island and its sandbank by boat. Snorkel, swim, eat a seafood BBQ with lobster and prawns, then visit Uzi Island for red colobus monkeys. Hotel pickup, equipment, drinks, fruit, and vegetarian food are included.
Pick a park, a reef or a route up the mountain.
