The 8 Best Mnemba Island Tours in Nungwi

1.Mnemba Island Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 352 reviews · 4.5 - 6 hours · from $40Our pick

From Nungwi or Muyuni, you’ll search for dolphins, snorkel Mnemba Atoll with gear and a guide, then stop for fruit on a sandbank or beach. Guides such as Rashid and Rasheed are often assigned to the trip. Hotel pickup, lunch, and the meeting point depend on your chosen option.

“Good half day out. Found dolphins, stopped at two different places to snorkel and stopped in shallow water for a swim and fresh fruit.”

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2.Mnemba Island Dolphin & Snorkeling Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 152 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $35

Meet your captain at The Mora beach in Matemwe for a half-day boat trip toward Mnemba Island. You’ll snorkel, watch for dolphins and turtles, enjoy fresh fruit, and travel with guides such as Lava Lava, Abdul, or Nasor when available.

“It was great. Pretty choppy waters so not great if sea sick. Could have been fed more”

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3.MNEMBA SNORKELING AND DOLPHIN TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 49 reviews · 6 minutes - 6 hours · from $45

From Nungwi, you cruise by boat to Mnemba for reef snorkeling, dolphin watching, fruit, and time on a shallow-water sandbank. The $45 tour includes gear, a life jacket, a snorkeling guide, and optional hotel transport. Dolphin sightings are possible, but swimming with them is not guaranteed.

“The boat driver did a great job tracking the dolphins and we got three jumps out of the boat to swim next to them”

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4.Mnemba Island&Dolphin Swim With Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 39 reviews · 3.5 - 6 hours · from $18

Cruise from Nungwi or Muyuni to dolphin waters and Mnemba Atoll. You’ll snorkel with a guide, eat fresh fruit on a sandbank, and choose an optional lunch. Ask for a private boat and respectful dolphin viewing, especially if you want guides such as Fazhil or Rasheed.

“The tour was really bad. We had requested an English-speaking guide, but the two guides with us did not speak English at all and only talked to each other in Swahili, so nothing was explained to us. We did not swim with dolphins; we only saw one briefly, and there was no effort to get closer or look for them. Later, we stopped near an island, but since there was no communication in English, we didn’t know how long the stop would be, so everyone stayed near the boat, afraid to explore. During the snorkeling stop, the equipment was very old and in poor condition; the snorkel tubes were loose…”

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5.Mnemba Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 31 reviews · 6 hours · from $15Best value

Set out from Nungwi by dhow or speedboat for a six-hour trip to Mnemba Atoll. You will watch for wild dolphins, snorkel among coral and tropical fish, and enjoy fruit, water, or soft drinks. Mnemba Island itself is private, so the visit stays on the surrounding water.

“It was not good experience. Staff was not taking care of people's safety, only care about money and not the wellbeing of people. There was a pregnant woman being sick and a child very afraid as they were going to quickly with high waves. In addition, there was a serious issue with the motor adding to the lack of safety (they changed engine starter pieces in the middle of the ocean, it didnt work well afterwards but they didnt care). When we ask to come back because of motor issue, people freaking out / sick and bad weather (high waves), he asked "have you paid already ?" showing that for…”

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6.Mnemba Boat Tour with Snorkeling & Dolphine

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 17 reviews · 5 hours · from $28

From Nungwi or Kendwa, you’ll ride to Mnemba Atoll for wild dolphin watching and reef snorkeling. Comexplore Tours & Safari provides gear, water, fruit, guides, and optional hotel pickup. The trip lasts about five hours, though actual time may be shorter.

“This activity is nice if you are a good swimmer i was not a good swimmer so as my friends and the boat had many people it was each person for himself the tour guide are supposed to assist those who are not very good and help them see the dolphins but unfortunately they were just jumping in the water together with the good swimmers watching dolphins and i was not so pleased on that then the snorkeling part it was great as they tried to assist whit a float for bad swimmers. The experience is amazing and they give fruit and water it was a lovely day met lovely…”

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7.Mnemba Island Dolphin Watching and Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 14 reviews · 4 hours · from $60

From your Nungwi hotel, a guide takes you by van and boat toward Mnemba Island, with dolphin watching, snorkeling, and a beach stop at Mnemba or Muyuni. Expect a fast-paced four-hour outing, tropical fruit, multilingual guiding, and changing beach access based on the tide.

“everything Was ok and smooth, a special mention to Ghandi”

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8.Zanzibar Mnemba island snorkling & swim with turtles Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $60

Spend six hours exploring Mnemba Island’s clear waters with an English-speaking guide, then meet rescued sea turtles at Nungwi. The private tour includes equipment, drinks, fruit, entrance fees, and life jackets. Confirm pickup and turtle sanctuary timing when booking.

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