Our guide will meet you and after introductions you will depart for the tour. In this tour our knowledgeable guide will clarify to you why Zanzibar is called Spice Island. The tour will be in a small plantation whereby you’ll see where spices grow, among them cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, Zanzibar’s cardomoms, cinnamon, curry, menthol, pepper, tamarind, and ginger. Many of the spices are truly beautiful to behold, and rarely does the leaf or berry visually resemble what’s on your spice rack at home. Depending on the season, you may see, smell and sometimes taste between 25-50 different spices, fruits and other plants. Your guide will give detailed descriptions of what each plant is used for, and not all are for food. In this tour you will have an opportunity to visit the spice shop on the farm, where you can buy fresh spices to use in your cooking at home. The spices will make a truly memory of your holiday in Zanzibar
Our guide will meet you at the starting point the Anglican Cathedral
After introduction, our tour will start by visiting the former Slave Market, the Anglican Cathedral, the House of Wonders, the Sultan’s Palace Museum and Old Arab. You’ll explore also the local markets and see seafood and fish piled high, fresh loaves of bread in wicker baskets and stacks of fruit and vegetables, as traders sell their goods from market stalls. The tour will also includes visits to the Freddie Mercury house, Zanzibar Curio Shop, Jaws Corner coffee shop and many important destinations in stone town. The tour will be very flexible based on what you would-like to see in stone town. Hotel pick-up and drop off from Stone Town hotels is free, however, transfers from beach hotels, Zanzibar Port and Airport can be booked at small additional cost.
Nakupenda that in local language means “i love you” , it’s a very particular island, quite typical of the zone, with white sand , clean water .You will visit prison island first on boat, with the giant tortoises, and learn about culture and history. Later you will reach a sand bank at Nakupenda and whilst you do snorkeling and other beach activities we will prepare an excellent meal (a sea food taste) with fresh fruits.
Nakupenda is located about 20 minutes on boat from stone Town’s coast and it is a big dune of sand which get submerged during the high tide and is a great place to rest, get tan, enjoy the water and relax. This tour suits all groups solo, couples, family and big groups. Relax on the sandbank or discover marine life around the sandbank before riding our motorboat or sailing back to Stone town.
You will have an opportunity to explore the rich culture and history of Zanzibar with a visit to Prison Island by boat. See the large tortoises that inhabit the Island, and enjoy the opportunity to snorkel off the coast. You will visit Prison Island on a private 3-hour tour, and discover the rich history and beautiful natural surroundings of this location. Meet your guide in Zanzibar, or select the option including hotel pickup, then enjoy the ride to the island on a traditional dhow. Learn how this small island gained its name and explore the place that is now home to more than 50 tortoises, some over 100 years old.
You will also have another experience of feeding the tortoises and take up-close pictures with them, as you keep a lookout for the peacocks and antelope that also live there. After discovering the island and its history, take the opportunity to snorkel in the clear waters off the coast amongst tropical fish and colourful coral. At the end of your tour, you will return to Stone town, where you’ll be dropped off in the city centre, or at your hotel. Hotel pick-up and drop off from Stone Town hotels is free, however, transfers from beach hotels, Zanzibar Port and Airport can be booked at small additional cost.
This tour of Dar es Salaam will take you to the National Museum, Village Museum, Mwenge Carvings Market, Tingatinga art Gallery, Slipway Shopping Centre, The Fish Market, City Centre, Historical Building, and many other sites. The name Dar es Salaam means “the house of peace” and is an exciting mix of sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment. The largest city in Tanzania reflects a fascinating blend of its rich historical past and its sophisticated contemporary present. Learn about interesting facts of the city as well as some incredible historical sights that are all part of the adventure of the full-day tour.
Experience a mix of sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment.
After breakfast our guide will pick you from your hotel in the city to Bagamoyo. Bagamoyo, once the most important trading port on the East African coast, remains a city of history and culture. Along the way, your guide explains how it used to serve as a slave and ivory port – relics of this past remain. On arrival you will be able to see the ruins of Coral Mosque at Kaole and ancient graves from the 13th century. This tour will help you to discover the Old Ferry on the Wami River as your guide tells you about the town’s slave-trade past. In the afternoon you will have traditional lunch as part of the tour. After lunch, you will visit the archaeological site of Kaole. Here you will admire its ruins, including the Coral Mosque and the ruins of the Shirazai trade town, dating between the 13th and 17th centuries. Here you will also see 30 ancient tombs built with coral rag and columns. Afterwards you will continue to the Wami River where you will pause for a photo stop at the Old Ferry.
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