While on the magical Island of Zanzibar, there are many interesting tours and visits that can fill your time and enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the island. You can tour the old Stone Town, steeped with romance and mystery, or sail in a traditional dhow. Visit a local village or laze on a talcum white beach.

Daytrips
Stone Town Tour
Visitors can explore the heritage and history of the famous Stone Town, now designated a World Heritage Site. With this tour you will get a chance to pass on to narrow streets and see historical places, markets, smell and taste spices and some fruits which are cultivated on the island. Stone Town also has some excellent gift shops, small exotic bazaars and local curio shops with plenty of souvenirs and handicrafts to choose from.

Spice Plantations and Farms
Visits to the spice plantations will dazzle your senses with fresh spices such as root crops, spices, perfumes, medicinal plants and tropical fruits. Wondering around the plantations you can learn about the local uses of the different spices and plants. Local kids weave baskets from palm leaves in which you can collect specimens, such as local essential oils, spices and remedies that the local people have used for eons.

Dolphin Tours - Kizimkazi
Kizimkazi is a little fishing hamlet on the south coast of Zanzibar and home to several schools of bottle-nosed dolphins and Humpback dolphins, which can often be sighted following a short boat trip from the village. After a transfer to Kizimkazi, visitors can board a local dhow and head off in search of the dolphins. Snorkeling at these sites is also possible. The return trip can include a visit to the Kizimkazi mosque.

Prison Island Tour
Earning its name as a former prison for slaves and a quarantine station for Zanzibar and the mainland nowadays the island gives you the chance to escape for some peace and quiet. The island lies just off the Old Stone Town and is home to giant tortoises. It is fringed with a beautiful coral reef, ideal for snorkeling, and has a lovely white beach for sunbathing. The island is ideal for a day trip and has a small restaurant where you can enjoy freshly caught fish.

Jozani Forest Tour
The only remaining natural forest on Unguja Island is a heaven for nature lovers! It is the home of the red colobus monkey, one of the most endangered monkey species in the World and about a 1,000 strong. It is also home to other species including Sykes monkeys, small buck, chameleon and bush pigs. Jozani has an excellent nature trail and the guides are well trained and informative. Another very beautiful area of the forest is the mangrove forest. This salt-water forest was opened by wooded boardwalks that take you deep into the mangrove swamp and gives you an opportunity to view this little gem.

Jambiani Village Tour
In Jambiani, a fishermen village on the East coast of Zanzibar, we offer a cultural village tour to visit villagers working in different professions. Our guide tells about the history of the village, you will visit a traditional herbalist, who will show you the local medicines, herbs and their uses, a visit to a local organically plantation on coral stone, where farmers cultivate under difficult circumstances, and seaweed farms run by woman.

Uzi Island Tour
On the remote island of Uzi, 6000 people are living despite the fact that it is hard to access. Only during low tide, on a path through mangroves or on boats one can reach Uzi. But if you reach it, you will find a different Zanzibar. Untouched nature and original African life make a trip to Uzi Island an adventure: primary forest, monkeys, lonely beaches and curious locals. It is really off the beaten track!

Nungwi Tour
Nungwi, the North coast of Zanzibar, offer one of the finest beaches on the island. You can visit the traditional dhow boats manufacturers and an interesting coral pool where local people run a sea turtle conservation program. Enjoy the natural coralline coast or explore one of the sea front bars.

Activities
Snorkeling
There are many excellent sites around the island to snorkel.

Diving
Zanzibar is reputed to have some of the best diving in the world, and the coral reef structures that surround Zanzibar ensure that the marine life is abundant. Good visibility (20 - 60 metres) and a year-round average water temperature ensure that you enjoy your Zanzibar diving experience.

Deep Sea Fishing
Forget fishing in a modern fishing vessel with the latest in reels and rods and a fighting chair as well! Zanzibar offer you the unique opportunity to sail out to sea with a Zanzibari fisherman and show you what 'fishing for a living' is really all about. Setting sail from one of East Africa's oldest wafts, the horizon is dotted with ngalawas, local fisher boats with outriggers, heading out to sea with full mast in search of Barracuda, Tuna Fish, Kingfish and if you are really lucky you may even catch a Sailfish or Marlin. A real adventure!

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