ZANZIBAR
Activities to do in Zanzibar
There are many places to visit and things to do in Zanzibar. The East African island has a lot of things to do and experience. It’s safe to say that excitement and relaxation can be had in every corner of Zanzibar.
Zanzibar Stone Town
Stone Town has been listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO since 2000. Going Stone Town tour is a best thing to do if you want to know more about Zanzibar peoples.
And the best way to learn more about Stone town is to book a special Historical Stone town walking tour. In this tour, you will be able to do Shopping and visiting different historical and famous places like;
The former Slave Trade Market, House Of Wonder, Freddie Mercury House, Palace, The Old Fort etc. You will also learn more about the Architectures, culture, religions of the people of Zanzibar and so on.
You may also join the Stone Town Walking Trip we operate every day. This trip starting from your Hotel, our driver will come to pick you and start driving to Stone town.
Visiting Prison Island
Prison Island is among the best small islands to visit in Zanzibar for Holiday. The Prison Island is also known as Changuu Island by the Locals, this is because the word “Changuu” is the common name of popular fishes around this island.
This island is located north of the Stone town beach, about 5.6 km. It takes 30 minutes to arrive at the Island. This is the place where you can see and feed the Giant tortoise in Zanzibar. You can also do swimming or snorkeling.
Here at Vulture Tours & Adventure, We have a special Prison Island Tour that you can book if you are interested.
Going Safari Blue
This is the one among the best snorkeling tour to do here in Zanzibar. We start the tour from Fumba beach village to Menai Bay Conservation Area. This place is rich with fascinating colorful sea creatures with untouched coral garden.
Fumba beach village is located along the southern shores of Unguja Island (Zanzibar). It is about 25.2 km from Zanzibar Stone Town.
This trip always starts at Fumba beach using Traditional Dhow and you can decide to do Private or Sharing, depending on your budget.
The main activities in this trip are; Swimming & Snorkeling, Visiting Kwale Island, Sandbank relaxing, Seafood lunch, Tropical fruits, Singing and having fun with your friends & partners.
Spice Farms Tour
Spice tour is one of the common and popular things to do when coming to Zanzibar for the Holiday.
Zanzibar is also known as Spice Islands due to its historic production of different spices like Cloves, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, White Pepper, Nutmegs. You will have full information about how Zanzibar locals grow and use all different spices that are grown here in Zanzibar.
So, visiting Spice farms is a must do thing when visiting Zanzibar Islands. This tour includes Spiced rice lunch with tropical fruits, also in case you want to buy spices you can buy well packed spices at the end of the tour.
You will be smelling and tasting spices, herbs and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chili, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava and oranges. After the tour you will enjoy a traditional swahili lunch at the farm. Here is when you can really taste the different ways of using spices. The tour finishes with a stop at a spice stall selling fresh packaged spices (cash only).
Visiting Jozani Forest
Visiting Jozani Forest is a unique thing to do when coming to Zanzibar. This is the biggest forest park of Zanzibar, its home of amazing species like Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkeys. These monkey species are unique, only found in Zanzibar Islands.
The approximate number of these monkeys are 6000, with half found in Jozani Forest and another Half can be found in other small forests in Zanzibar Islands. Not only Red Colobus Monkey, there are so many other animals and rare medicinal plants you can find at Jozani Forest.
Here at Vulture Tours & adventure, we are organizing a special trip to Jozani Forest including a guide who will give you more details about this fascinating Forest.
Dolphins Tour
Are you dreaming of swimming with dolphins this Holiday? Zanzibar will be the right destination for your dream to come true.
Zanzibar has more than five Dolphin species; Indo-Pasific Bottlenose Dolphin and Spinner Dolphins are the two common species you will see,
Kizimkazi fishers village and Mnemba Island are the best and common place where tourists go swimming with wild dolphins. But remember that, it is not hundred percent guaranteed you can spot the Dolphins, because these are the wild Dolphins. However, going for Dolphin trip is not just about Dolphins, but you can also do snorkeling so it’s still worth going on a dolphin tour.
Also, there are other different places where Dolphins can be found in Zanzibar like; Fumba Menai Bay, But remember these places are less common to see the dolphins compared to Kizimkazi and Mnemba Island in Matemwe.
Sunset Cruising with Dhow
This is an amazing thing you can do when visiting Zanzibar. This trip is considered as the best way to view the beauty of the sunset on the Island.
You can do the sunset cruise at Stone town or at Nungwi and Kendwa beach north part of Unguja (Zanzibar) depending on where you will be interested.
During the trip you will be enjoying the local music with special snacks and drinks prepared by the locals.
Nakupenda Sandbank
The word “Nakupenda” is swahili word which means “I love you” in English language. This is a shiny and luxurious Sandbank located a few minutes from Stone Town.
In this trip you will be experiencing the traditional local boats made by the woods toward Nakupenda Sankbank. This is also among the best places for Snorkeling, Sunbathing.
On this trip, you will have fresh seafood prepared for lunch with tropical fruits like Banana, Water melone, Pineapple, Avocado etc.
Here you can book this trip to Nakupenda Sandbank. Or you can book Prison Island & Nakupenda Sand Bank.
Skydiving
Are you still checking if you can do Skydiving in Zanzibar?
Hundred percent! Now you can do it here. If you are an adventurer and looking to do something very memorable for Zanzibar, then you can do Skydiving.
Skydiving is a very extreme activity and it has a lot of benefits to a human like Stress relief, reducing fears, boosting confidence, improving general mental Health and so on.
Skydive-Zanzibar is a company located in Kendwa Rocks Hotel, which is situated at the best beach of Zanzibar known as Kendwa beach. This place offers the best view of blue crystal oceanic water with the natural green from the villages and the resorts.
Kiteboarding
The kiteboarding is very famous sport for tourists who are coming to Zanzibar during the summer,
If you are interested in kiting, Paje and Jambiani beaches are the best places to do kiting in Zanzibar for your Holiday. You can kite whether you are a beginner or an experienced kite, we have so many kiting schools here.
And if you are a beginner and you need an instructor, you can get an instructor of your language; English, Russian, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Polish.
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