During this five-day Zanzibar trip, you will have a great opportunity to visit the Semi- Autonomous Region of Tanzania which is located in the Indian ocean, off the east coast of Tanzania known as Zanzibar Archipelago. Zanzibar consists of several islands and the four main islands are Ugunja island which is Zanzibar, Pemba Island, Latham Island and Mafia Island. Zanzibar is a popular destination known for its wonderful and stunning beaches, resorts, forests as well as beautiful islands. The main highlights here include beach activities, land activities, cultural experience, historical sites among others.
It takes 1 hour and 46 minutes to direct from Entebbe International Airport to Zanzibar but, you can also opt to fly from Entebbe to Dar- ES Salaam, the capital city of Tanzania where you can use the ferry to Zanzibar
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DAY 1 : Entebbe to Zanzibar and Stone Town tour
You will board a morning flight and fly direct to Zanzibar airport which is now known as Abeid Amani Karume, where you will be picked and driven to your hotel of residence, Zanziblue hotel. Upon the arrival, you will be welcomed, check in, be served meals and refreshments and then embark to your first activity which is a stone town tour. You will visit the historical and the capital of Zanzibar archipelago where you will observe a primary trading post on the spice, silk and slave trade routes which has been in place for over a millennium. Here you will learn about different cultures of the people in Zanzibar due to the fact that Stone town is a unique meeting place, blending Africans, Indians, Arabs and Europeans. From there, you will continue to the liveliest area of the town (Forodhani garden) where locals and tourists gather for some alfresco street dining. Colorful stalls and grills are lined with kebabs, local fish, coconut breads, grilled cassava, roasted corn, chapati and fresh fruit drinks. After a wonderful tour of Zanzibar Stone town, you will be driven back to your hotel to have dinner and overnight stay.
PHOTO IN GRID: Zanziblue hotel, Stone Town and Forodhani Market Garden, Zanzibar
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Day 2: Jozan Forest, Prison Island and Dolphin Tour
You will have breakfast in the morning at your hotel, then after you will be taken to the eastern part of the island in the most popular Jozan forest. The forest is known for its population of endemic red colobus monkeys and it is the last sanctuary in the world to see Zanzibar and red colobus monkeys and start
enjoying your day and taking some good photos there. Many trails lead through beautiful forest and you will also cross the street and visit the mangrove forest.
After touring the forest, you will return back to the hotel to have lunch and refreshments and thereafter you will go and take a boat ride to prison island just 5 kilometers from the stone town where you will learn about Zanzibar`s past and explore tortoise sanctuary and hotels. You will also explore buildings on this island which was built in1800`s because this island served as an island for slaves and violent prisoner’s quarantines. From there you will head on to a dolphin tour in one of the earlier capitals of the
island (kizimkazi) where you will see the traces of an old shirazi settlement which is probably a fort. You will again proceed to a small fishing village where you will be taken for a boat ride in search of dolphins. After the day's activities, you will return back to your hotel, have dinner, refresh and overnight stay as you wait for the next adventure.
PICTURES IN GUIDE: Dolphin tour, Jozan forest, and Prison Island, Zanzibar
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Day 3: Tumbatu Island tour and Coffee tasting
You will wake up for an early morning breakfast, and after it, you will board a boat ride to Tumbatu island where you will spend a half day snorkeling on water and enjoying some other water sports such as diving, kiting and so many others for those like water. After there, you will go back to your hotel for lunch, refreshments and relaxation. Then later on in the evening, you will go for coffee tasting at Zanzibar Coffee Taste House which is located right next to Emerson spice in the heart of stone town where you will have a taste of different types of roasted coffee with different spices. You will be served coffee with anything from the café latest to delicious vegetable chapati wraps and thereafter you will be driven back to your hotel for relaxation and sleep.
PICTURE GRID: Snorkeling in Tumbatu Island and Coffee Cafe
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Day 4: Safari Blue Full-day tour with lunch buffet
After breakfast, you will set off for safari blue tour and this safari will begins from fumba village south west bank of the island. The most significant fascinating thing here will be spending the whole day swimming, snorkeling, ocean nourishment and cruising inside the traditional dhows and learn about the monsoon winds which blow the dhows in different directions. You will also have an incredible opportunity to taste the tropical sea nourishments including octopus, calamari, lobsters, shrimps, sharks, shellfish, barracuda and so on. You will have a memorable time getting the best views of the blue ocean while sailing on water and enjoying the cool air with fresh fruits as well as taking good photos. Afterwards, there will be an option of neither keeping snorkeling nor seeing the hidden lagoon before enjoying the sea food buffet lunch on Kwale island where there are massive baobabs, small shops and more beach paradise. After the whole day on water, you will return back to your hotel have dinner, refreshments and sleep over.
PHOTO GUIDE: Safari blue full day tour
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Day 5: Paje beach and return to Entebbe
You will wake up for breakfast in the morning and after that you will take a drive along the coast while viewing the scenic beauty of the place to Paje beach where turquoise waters meet powdery white sands. You will enjoy thrilling water sports, delicious seafood and unwind with the mesmerizing sunsets for the ultimate beach paradise experience while taking good photos.
PHOTO GUIDE: Paje beach, Zanzibar
After a wonderful good time at the beach, you will be driven back to your hotel to have lunch and refreshments. Thereafter you will prepare your belongings and check out. After that, you will be transferred to Abeid Amani Karume Airport, Zanzibar where you will board your flight back to Entebbe International Airport and this will mark the end of your five days trip to Zanzibar.
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