Escape To Prison Island With Sandbank Picnic and Watch The Sunset

Zanzibar City, Tanzania
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Duration10h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

You will visit the famous Prison Island, which has many other names where you can take a photo with giant turtles Visit the old prison and the former quarantine zone and Relax on the beautiful beach and enjoy the clear waters. Swimming, Snorkeling at colored Coral Gardens and a delicious seafood lunch on the island of Nakupenda. You will end your day with a 2 - 3 hours Romantic Sunset Cruise. sunset cruise begins when you board a dhow at a nearby beach. A variety of Snacks, beers, soft drinks and dinner are served. This are perfectly chilled to your like.

Options

from Kendwa & Nungwi

PICK-UP FROM NORTH COAST: This applied to those clients staying on North Coast (Kidoti, Kendwa and Nungwi).
Pickup included

from Uroa, Matemwe & Kiwengwa

PICK-UP FROM EAST COAST: This applied to those clients staying in East Coast (Matemwe, Pwani Mchangani, Kiwengwa, Pongwe, Chwaka and Uroa).
Pickup included

from Jambiani, Paje & Michamvi

PICK-UP FROM SOUTH COAST: This applied to those clients staying on South Coast (Makunduchi, Kizimkazi, Jambiani, Paje, Dongwe, Bwejuu and Michamvi).
Pickup included

from Stone Town, Kama & Chuini

PICK-UP FROM URBAN/WEST COAST: This applied to those clients staying in Zanzibar Urban/West Coast (Stone Town, Bububu, Bweni, Chukwani, Kama and Chuini).
Pickup included

What's included

  • Government Taxes (18% VAT) and All Service Charges
  • Service of Informative, friendly and Experienced Professional Tour guide
  • Amazing Traditional Live Music performances by Locals
  • Pick up and drop off from your hotel in private car with air condition
  • Freshly-prepared Seafood Lunch and Dinner
  • Mineral Water, Aperitifs, Fruits, Wine, Beer & Soft Drinks
  • Comfortable Wooden Dhow With Snorkeling Gears (Life Jacket, Mask & Flippers)
  • Visa
  • Any domestic connection flights on arrival or departure
  • Gratuities for Tour Guide (please tip separately)
  • Expenses of a personal Nature

What to expect

  1. Prison Island - Changuu Private Island
    3h · Admission ticket included
    Start this memorable day aboard a motorized boat to Prison Island, a picture-perfect tropical island with a tragic legacy of slave internment, prisons, and cholera. Take in white sandy beaches and a forest that’s filled with wildlife, and spot the slow-moving giant tortoises that roam the island.

    Tour a prison once used as a quarantine, befriend an Aldabra Tortoise and enjoy the panorama of Stone Town viewed from an island!
  2. Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve
    4h · Admission ticket included
    relax on the White Sands of the Pange Sandbank and soak up the Zanzibari sun. Admire the breathtaking view of the turquoise waters that surround you and the birds that loom up above.

    This truly is a dream destination! Time for a cool down? Grab your snorkel and flippers and go for a swim. This underwater world will blow you away. Marvel at the tropical fish that swim amongst the beautiful, live coral reef that surrounds the Sandbank. After you’ve worked up an appetite, sit down and relax under your own private tent, where a seafood feast awaits you. Sure to be one of your favorite days in Zanzibar!
  3. 3h
    End your day with a Romantic Sunset Dhow Cruise with Dinner. This cruise will excite you as you’ll get a good glimpse of wonderful scenes of the Indian Ocean, along the stone town shoreline. The sun sets, changing the sky from shades of pinks and blues to magnificent golden colors as you sail back towards the glimmering lights of Stone Town in the distance with the wind gently blowing you back to shore.

    The crew on board are all qualified and experienced and have the needs of our clients and their safety as their top priority at all times. We will make your evening memorable, soothing you with light sea breeze while good staff spoiling you by serving you with varieties of aperitifs’. We will set up and prepare delicious seafood cooked in a different style with a variety of local salads, finger foods, Swahili food mix and our experienced Swahili singers will entertain you with their traditional live music.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Hotel pickups commence approximately 7 - 75 minutes prior to this time and it depends on the location of the hotel, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation. Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Operated by Green Zanzibar Tours & Safari Company Limited · Booked through Viator
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