19/02/2024
Tropical Tranquility Retreat: Zanzibar Bliss
★ 5 nights/6 days
★ Beach resort accommodation
★ Private villa
★ Half-board (Breakfast & Dinner)
★ Private driver/guide
and much more
✅️ Itinerary
Start and end in Zanzibar! With the Explorer tour Cultural and Beach Holiday, you have a 6 days tour package taking you through Zanzibar, Tanzania. Cultural and Beach Holiday includes accommodation, an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
✅️ Introduction
Zanzibar is very well known for its fantastic colorless white sand beaches. Although Zanzibar is surrounded by an amazing reef which makes it not at any possible to swim in the Indian Ocean, you will find in the Northern Region that swimming is at anytide possible. This part of the island is surely also the most lively part of the island with beach clubs, restaurants and bars along the beautiful coast line region.
🗓 Day 1 Arrival – And warm welcome in Zanzibar
On arrival at the Zanzibar Airport you will be met by our company representative and transferred to your hotel in North Region – Kisiwa On the Beach or similar hotel overnight.
🗓 Day 2 Zanzibar - At own Leisure
Get relaxed and feel the breathtaking atmosphere of the Indian Ocean at the beautiful white sandy beaches and turquoise water that gently rolls onto the beach. You can spend the entire day if you decide to get active after all, you can take a stroll on the romantically secluded beach – a wonderful diversion from long hours of relaxing at the hotel.
🗓 Day 3 Transfer to Stone Town for Prison Island and Spice Tour
Departure from the hotel and transfer to Stone Town for a Prison Island Tour; where you will take a private boat ride to Prison Island; the Island is now home to the infamous prison ruins and tortoise sanctuary, famous for its giant tortoises. Observe the so intriguing creatures leisurely shuffling through the trees, whilst adventurous.
After the Island trip you will be transferred to Spice Farm for a Private Swahili Lunch. After lunch you will sometimes have to go around the Spice plantation center where you will be roaming through the fragrant spice plantations of Zanzibar and breathe in the scent of an infused past. Led by a friendly and professional guide, get an exclusive insight into the farms of this 3-hour tour.
Nowadays the plantations are à tribute to the island’s colonial past. This is an excellent chance to learn about the turbulent history of the Island, later driving slowly to Kisiwa On the Beach for overnight.
Private Lunch Menu at Spice Center:
▪︎ Fried seasoning calamari
▪︎ Octopus & Tuna cooked with coconut milk sauce, served with rice
▪︎ Spiced Pilau
▪︎ Ripe Plantain Bananas cooked with coconut milk seasoning with cardamom
▪︎ Special chopped Salad
▪︎ Seasonal Fresh Tropical Juice
▪︎ Zanzibar Spice Tea
🗓 Day 4 Zanzibar - Morning Relax on Beach; Afternoon Visit Jozani Forest – Hidden Jungle
You will be at leisure to relax or explore as you like. Spend your day at the beach and enjoy laid back beach life or another option is to take a Village tour and experience the culture and real life of Zanzibar people; You will spend some hours in the afternoon to visit Jozani Forest. The forest is home to a number of endemic species, including the Zanzibar red Colobus monkey. The mangrove boardwalk takes you above the swamp, where, depending on the tide, you can see tropical fish flitting between the mangrove roots and crabs scuttling across the mud.
Your park ranger will take you on a nature trail, lined with eucalyptus and mahogany trees, and explain the medicinal properties of various plants. As you walk, learn about the animals, birds, and reptiles that make their home in the various habitats of this tropical rainforest.
🗓 Day 5 Private; Unforgettable Safari Blue Trip
For an unforgettable day in Zanzibar a post breakfast drive will take you to Fumba Village, where you will hop on a traditional dhow boat to sail to the breathtaking Minai Bay home to a cluster of beautiful, uninhabited islands. Once you reach the destination, the dhow boat will be anchored in an idyllic spot, allowing you to swim around the island, snorkeling along the rich coral reefs, spot the frolicking dolphins or explore the pristine islets. Your day will have an interrupted mouth watering buffet lunch on Kwale Island, where you can tuck into succulent calamari, freshly grilled fish, huge lobster and juicy tropical fruits under the shade of massive tamarind trees. After a fantastic day out in the sun, youwill return to Fumba Village on a lanteen sail back.
🗓 Day 6 Departure from the hotel
After breakfast or lunch, you will depart from the hotel for drive to Zanzibar Airport for your International flights back
✅️ Accommodation
5 Nights in a luxury villa at Kisiwa On the Beach ★★★★☆
✅️ Guide
Friendly, English speaking experienced guides.
✅️ Meals
▪︎ Half Board - Breakfast and Dinner Included
▪︎ Seafood Buffet Lunch During Safari Blue
✅️ Additional Services
▪︎ All ground Transfers
▪︎ Entrance Fees
▪︎ Snorkeling Gears
▪︎ Private boat to Prison Island
▪︎ Dhow wooden boat to Safari Blue
▪︎ Fresh Fruits and Refreshments
▪︎ Mineral Water & Soft Drinks during the tour
✅️ Transport
Transport services with private professional tour driver and guide
✅️ Rates
Feb/Mar JOD 1265 + 10%
Apr/May/Jun JOD 1100 + 10%
Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov/Dec JOD 1265 +10%
* Rates are per person (double occupancy)
* International flights not included
