Tanzania · TOURS
Everything with a guide, a boat or a vehicle attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.
Spend 6 to 9 hours with an English-speaking guide visiting Stone Town, an organic spice farm, and Prison Island. Expect hands-on spice tasting, a Swahili lunch, a fast boat ride, and Aldabra tortoises. Guides such as Hassan, Ibrahim, and James are praised for clear local stories.
“Great way to experience The culture activities of Zanzibar! Highly recommend”
Spend about 12 hours with a private guide such as Baltazary, Frank, Enock, Eliis, Andrew, or Victor, combining a Chagga village walk, an 80-meter waterfall, coffee making with song and dance, and a swim at clear Kikuletwa Hot Springs. Hotel transport and lunch are included.
“Had a great day with Balthazar! He made sure we had our time and enjoyed the whole tour, from the waterfalls to the coffee tour and springs. He is a very pleasant person. He even had cold drinks for us to refresh in the car while transporting!”
Visit Prison Island and its giant Seychelles tortoises, walk Stone Town with guides such as Abdul, Isaac, or Feisal, then taste and smell Zanzibar’s spices at a working farm. Hotel transfers, boat transport, entry fees where selected, and a local lunch are included.
“Very pleasant day full of exciting activities. Our guide had extraordinary knowledge of many landmarks and taught us a lot about Zanzibar's history. We saw many interesting places, giant tortoises, spice farm (really funny and interesting experience) and we bought souvenirs and spices in Stone Town at Darajani bazaar.”
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.”
You’ll visit a working spice farm, eat traditional Swahili food, walk Stone Town’s old lanes and take a boat to Prison Island. Guides such as Fahad, Ali, Mazi and Haji explain the island’s plants, trade and past. Expect a full, hot day with some wet boat boarding.
“Fahad is a very good guide. He was so friendly and social. The trip was very interesting. He talks in detail about the history of stone town.”
Spend about two hours walking Stone Town with a private guide such as Mohammed, Imran, or Ally Jape. Expect historic landmarks, narrow lanes, carved doors, markets, cathedrals, and local advice on food and sightseeing. Hotel pickup is available in Stone Town by advance request.
“I wrote to the operator via Viator to ask to reschedule the date by 1 day. I got no reply and consequently missed the tour”
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.”
Walk Stone Town for three hours with a private guide such as Khameez, Mau, Kassim, or Sahin. See the former slave market, Darajani Market, Sultan Palace, House of Wonders, Old Fort, Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, Zanzibar doors, and local coffee spots. Entry fees and hotel transfers cost extra.
“I really enjoyed this tour with Maulid. He was very knowledgeable about stone town and it’s history. I would definitely recommend.”
Spend 6 to 9 hours off Zanzibar with guides such as Jeff, Milano, or Mulebe. Visit Prison Island’s Aldabra giant tortoises, snorkel in clear water, then eat seafood, fruit, and drinks at Nakupenda Sandbank. Pickup may be available from your hotel.
“This tour was really amazing. Milano is very fun and nice guide. Really recommend to book with him. Food on Nakupenda Sandbank was delicious! All fresh seafood and a lot of it. And also fresh fruit, yum! Prison Island was a little disappointing and overpriced for 15$. This agency also take care of our backpacks in their office and took care for taxi after tour. Amazing guys.”
Travel from Arusha to Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in a small safari vehicle capped at six people. Expect full-day game drives, camping, meals, airport or hotel pickup, and English-speaking guides. Ask about Eddie or Halid, and bring warm clothing and a suitable power adapter.
“Highly recomands this. And ask for Eddie and Halid. Eddi have us information about all cool stuff that we passed and saw. He was allways open for questions, allways had Answers, so much knowledge and so friendly. We spoke to other safari-tRead more”
Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver exploring Stone Town, Changuu, and Jambo Spice Farm. Expect historic buildings, giant tortoises, a boat ride with loaner snorkeling gear, tropical fruit tasting, and spice demonstrations. Guides may include Amina, Ibrahim, Ali, or Amira.
“Great tour! Had a great time learning about the history of Zanzibar. Take extra cash to tip your local guides and driver”
Travel from your hotel to Jozani Forest with a guide such as Hussein or Osman, look for Zanzibar’s red colobus monkeys, elephant shrews, frogs, and mangrove crabs, then visit Salaam Cave in Kizimkazi to see and swim with sea turtles. Pickup and drop-off options are available.
“It was very rainy but my guide still did an amazing job with the quality of the trip”
Walk Stone Town with an English-speaking local guide such as Ali, Diamond, Abdalla, or Haidara. Visit the Old Fort, slave market, cathedral, Freddie Mercury Museum, and Darajani Market, with hotel transfers available and a flexible two to five-hour schedule.
“The visit was very nice and the guide gave me lots of details and was able to answer all my questions. Highly recommend !”
Ride a quad through rice fields, rural villages, spice plantations, and coastal roads with an English- or Italian-speaking guide. Meet local families, share seasonal fruit, visit a traditional home, and finish at the beach. Each quad carries one or two people.
“Really enjoyed the quad bike tour. Great fun on the quad bikes and good way to see the different villages. Would recommend”
Pick a park, a reef or a route up the mountain.
