Tinikia Jones
Visionary Travel
Exploring Zanzibar
Mar 14, 2024 to Mar 19, 2024
Zanzibar
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What's included in this trip:
- Swimming with Dolphins
- Swimming with Turtles
- Stone town tour
- Safari Blue
- Local Sailing
- Hidden Paradise
- Jozani Forest + Spice Tour
- Prison + Nakupenda Island
- Sunset Cruis
- International Flights
- Visa fee
- Gratuity
- Meals not listed in itinerary
Itinerary:
Check in at Tembo House Hotel & Apartments
Location
This complex is located in Stone Town, right on the beach.
Facilities
The hotel has 50 rooms. The friendly staff at the reception desk are happy to answer any questions. A baggage storage service, a safe and an ATM are available. Wireless internet access allows guests to stay connected while on vacation. The tour desk offers assistance with booking excursions. Wheelchair-accessible facilities are available. A fireplace creates a cozy atmosphere. The grounds of the complex feature a playground and a lovely garden. Additional amenities include a TV room, a playroom and a library. Guests arriving by car can park their vehicles in the parking lot. Further services and facilities include a babysitting service, a transfer service, room service, a laundry service, a coin-operated laundry and a hotel shuttle bus. Travelers with bicycles can make use of the on-site bicycle storage area. Complimentary newspapers are available.
Free to rest for the day
ARRIVAL AT ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [ZNZ]
Our driver will pick you up at a Scheduled time. After arrival you will be transferred straight to the hotel at Stone town [15 km] from the airport.
NB: The night will be spent at
LOCATION= STONE TOWN (WEST COAST)
• [TEMBO HOTEL]
PRISON ISLAND, NAKUPENDA SANDBANK & SPICE TOUR
PRISON ISLAND
Pick up will be arranged at 10:00am to go for Prison Island and Nakupenda where you’ll start with Prison Island where we will take a boat from the beach and we will take 30 minutes to there, this Island was formerly owned by Arab merchants and was privately used as a place of keeping rebellious slaves. The prison was built in 1893 as a central prison for Zanzibar, hence the name “PRISON ISLAND”. The island is also a sanctuary of Gigantic Tortoises, Dik diks, Peacocks, Mangrove forest and holds a prison.
NAKUPENDA SANDBANK.
From 01:00 pm you will move to Nakupenda Island and sandbank (30 minutes) by boat. Nakupenda is a Swahili word that means “I love you” this is an ideal place near stone town where you can relax, swim, and snorkel. At 01:00pm you will enjoy your seafood Barbeque, soft drinks, tropical fruits under the shade of built up umbrellas, and you will have to relax by swimming and snorkel until 03:00 pm.
SPICE TOUR
Our Driver guide will later pick you up to go for a Spice Farm experience after the prison island and Nakupenda experience. The tour takes around 3 hours. In the farms one can learn about rare tropical fruits, spices and other rare species of plants that grows in Zanzibar and tropical areas. You will have a chance to eat, smell and taste different fruits and spices; hence you will understand why Zanzibar is nicknamed the spice Island. Later you’ll get a chance to see a local guy climb up a coconut tree to the top, he’ll sing local songs to entertain, and you will have a pleasure of drinking fresh coconut water from the coconut tree, after the whole experience you’ll be given our tradition made ornaments which are made by coconut leaves such as a crown, tie, necklace and bracelets as gifts to take. The trip normally takes around three hours.
NB: The night will be spent at LOCATION= STONE TOWN (WEST COAST)
• [TEMBO HOTEL]
Day 2 Safari Blue
SAFARI BLUE.
After breakfast we will pick you up at 09:00 am for the Safari Blue where we will drive to Fumba
village where our sailing boat will be awaiting to take you to Kwale Island for BLUE WATER SAFARI. We will sail in a beautiful traditional wooden dhow, snorkel over the reefs of Menai Bay conservation area, feast on a Swahili influenced seafood buffet that include Fish on coconut source, Rice, French Fries, Calamari, Lobster, Prawns, tropical fruits etc. We will visit a Baobab tree
believed to be more than 600years old then sail to the back of the island then go through to a place called blue lagoon where the place is full of natural diversity because it’s surrounded by mangroves & coral rocks and the water is crystal clear and warm, the trip ends at 04:00pm and we will drive to Stone town Zanzibar for a sleep over.
NB: The night will be spent at LOCATION= STONE TOWN (WEST COAST)
[TEMBO HOTEL]
Check out from Tembo House Hotel & Apartments
Day 3 LOCAL SAILING + HIDDEN PARADISE
LOCAL SAILING + HIDDEN PARADISE
Early in the morning, our driver guide will pick you up at 09:00 am for a full day special package covering the south east of Unguja Island whereby the trips exploration starts at the east coast for local sailing activity which is advantageous to experience the east coast of Zanzibar by Snorkeling to a beautiful coral reef, Swimming and spotting Star fish, and sport fishing then a drive to mtende beach at makunduchi, mtende is an outstanding natural beach which is a great place to swim and watch out God’s creation. After spending some time at mtende we will transfer you to the rock restaurant at michamvi later on we will drive to kae funky michamvi for a sunset view and acrobatic entertainment. Kae is a great place for entertainment and connecting with people and it is a perfect spot to take pictures as memories. The trip ends after sunset and then transfer to stone town hotel begins.
NB: The night will be spent at LOCATION= STONE TOWN (WEST COAST)
[TEMBO HOTEL]
Day 4
MNEMBA ATOLL
Early morning at 07:00 am we will pick you up to Matemwe beach for Mnemba Island Dolphin tour. It’s a double snorkeling experience where You will have a chance to do snorkeling with Pods of Dolphins, Later on go for Mnemba island for snorkeling at a beautiful coral for colorful aquatic and sunbathing, the picnic involves tropical fruits before sailing back to the shores. The driver will be waiting at the parking lot for a drive to the sea turtles aquarium at around 01:00pm
SWIMMING WITH SEA TURTLES
At 02:00 pm we will have reached at the Sea Turtles aquarium where you’ll get a chance to swim with these beautiful creatures where by the aquarium holds a variety of different sea turtles and other marine species, you will have an opportunity to feed and swim with them. The activity will take around 2hrs.
SUNSET CRUISE
Later on at 4 pm we will drive to Kendwa beach for sunset cruising around the coast line on a dhow. This is another relaxing and sometimes romantic for honeymoon couples. Drinks, fruits and Zanzibar tasty snacks are offered on board, the cruise can be accompanied by Zanzibar taarab music or Africa ngoma dance. The trip normally takes around 2 hours, from 04:00 pm to dusk. NB: The night will be spent at
LOCATION= MATEMWE (NORTH COAST)
• [EMERALD HOTEL]
Check in at Emerald Palm Hotel
Day 5
RELAXATION DAY OR OPTIONAL ACTIVIIES
This day is a relaxation day at the hotel. The hotel facility and staff are very friendly to comfort you during your stay. There are varieties of optional activities that can be done such as quad bike
riding, horse riding, varieties of water sports and other excursions such as, trips to [fresh water caves, Maasai world which is a created theme of Maasai culture and traditions and Jozani forest which is the only national park in Zanzibar].
NB: The night will be spent at LOCATION= MATEMWE (NORTH COAST)
• [EMERALD HOTEL]
Day 6
RELAXATION DAY OR OPTIONAL ACTIVIIES
This day is a relaxation day at the hotel. The hotel facility and staff are very friendly to comfort
you during your stay. There are varieties of optional activities that can be done such as quad bike riding, horse riding, varieties of water sports and other excursions such as, trips to [fresh water caves, Maasai world which is a created theme of Maasai culture and traditions and Jozani forest which is the only national park in Zanzibar].
NB: The night will be spent at LOCATION= MATEMWE (NORTH COAST)
DEPARTURE.
• [EMERALD HOTEL]
THURSDAYMar 21
Check out at Emerald Palm Hotel
FREE TIME RELAXATION+STONE TOWN + SHOPPING
This is a relaxation day whereby at a scheduled time our driver guide will pick you up and drive you to go for a stone town tour for a cultural and local experience. The tour takes around 2 hours whereby our guide will take you all around the narrow streets of stone town and to various museums such as the slave market, the historical old fort and later on our guide will escort you to the market for shopping if interested. Stone town is a world heritage site whereby the uniqueness of the town is majestic since it has been standing for hundreds of years.
DEPARTURE.
At a scheduled time we will drive you to the airport.