Day 1: Arrival Arrive at Zanzibar airport, meet and greet at the airport and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight (Zanzibar East Coast Beach or Zanzibar Town)
Day 2: Excursion in Zanzibar In the morning after breakfast our guide will pick you up from the hotel for one of the following activities (Stone town tour “half day” or Spice tour “half day” or Jozani Forest tour “half day” or Kizimkazi - Dolphin trip “full day” or Nugwi trip “full day” or Stone Town + Spice Tours “full day” or Stone Town + Prison Island “full day” or Safari Blue in Fumba – Menai Bay “full day”). Information about the activities with their respective prices is available at the bottom of the itinerary. You have to choose one of the activities which you prefer. Dinner and overnight at your hotel
Day 3: Excursion in Zanzibar After breakfast our guide will pick you up from the hotel for one of the following activities (Stone town tour “half day” or Spice tour “half day” or Jozani Forest tour “half day” or Kizimkazi - Dolphin trip “full day” or Nugwi trip “full day” or Stone Town + Spice Tours “full day” or Stone Town + Prison Island “full day” or Safari Blue in Fumba – Menai Bay “full day”). You have to choose activity different from the one chosen on day two above. Dinner and overnight at your hotel
Day 4: Rest and Relax Spend full day in the hotel at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 5: Departure Pick up from the hotel and transfer to Zanzibar airport to connect with your homebound flight
PRICE (Minimum 2pax): US $331 per person – 4 nights stay at Blue Oyster Hotel in the East Coast US $406 per person – 4 nights stay at Tembo House Hotel in Stone Town
Price Includes: - Accommodation inclusive of breakfast only - Airport transfers, from Zanzibar Airport to the hotel and return
Price Excludes: - International flights to and from Zanzibar - Excursions (find prices for excursions below) - And all not mentioned in the itinerary.
Accommodation on this tour - Upgrades are available.
Stone Town Tour (half-Day) Zanzibar is popular for its historical background. With a comfortable vehicle, you will be taken to the most interesting places in town. This is the bustling city market opened in 1904 and Anglican Church of Christ (ex-slave market) built in 1874. Visit the Beit el Ajab (House of Wonder) built by Sultan Barghash in 1883, the old fort build in 1700. Walk down the famous alleys of Zanzibar, whereby you can see hanging Indian balconies, famous Zanzibari doors, the old coffee seller (who sells local coffee), walk along Gizenga Street, where there are several shops, of tinga-tinga painting and souvenirs which you can take home.
Price: 2pax – US $96 3 – 7pax – US $66 8 – 20pax – US $48
Sprice Tour (half-day) Zanzibar is also known as the Spice Islands, the tour starts and ends at your town hotel, where the driver/guide shall pick you up at 9:00 am and Drive through the countryside, passing various villagers wearing colourful khangas, and arrives at the Government as well as private plantation , where various medicine plants and spices are grown. Here you can taste, touch, smell and eat exotic spices and fruits like guavas, cinnamon, jack fruits breadfruits, leeches, pineapples, durians and many others seasonal fruits. During the spice tour you will have an opportunity to buy the fresh spices from the plantation.
Price: 2pax – US $96 3 – 7pax – US $66 8 – 20pax – US $48
Jozani Forest Tour (Half Day) Visit the Jozani Reserved forest takes 3 hours. The forest is only remaining natural vegetation,it is a home of many endemic species of fauna and flora . Here you will see the red colubus monkey, velvet cats, a variety of small tree, shrubs, swamps and grasses. When walk through the mangrove board you will see prawns and different species of mangroves.
Price: 2pax – US $114 3 – 7pax – US $78 8 – 20pax – US $60
Kizimkazi - Dolphin Trip (Full Day) Drive the countryside, passing various villages along the way, to the south west of the Island. On arrival you will be taken to the local boat, where you can board, to go out into the open sea, to where the dolphin playground is. You can swim and play with the dolphins, please note that this dolphins are wild and in their own territory, and will play in their own terms, on your ride back, you can also snorkel near the shore of Kizimkazi, then come back to Kizidi Restaurant, where you can have lunch,on his/her own cost, prior your departure to your respective hotel.
Price: 2pax – US $174 3 – 7pax – US $126 8 – 20pax – US $96
Nungwi Trip (Full Day) After driving through the countryside, via the traditional villages, the route passes through the Mkokotoni, to see the bustling fish markets and visit the Dhow making yards at Ras Nungwi, famous for its hand-built, ocean-going dhows. One reaches Nungwi and finds kilometre after kilometre of pristine beaches fringed by palm trees, sand as soft as flour, where you can relax and unstressed yourself, while getting a tan on the beach, local girls doing tattoo with a local dye, (lasts about 2 weeks) – lunch is included, inclusive one soft drink.
Price: 2pax – US $96 3 – 7pax – US $66 8 – 20pax – US $48
Stone Town and Spice Tours Visit the city of Zanzibar, and see the ancient architecture of the Stone town (built from coral stones,) walk through the famous alleys of Zanzibar, see the hanging balconies, Zanzibar’s doors, and visit the market, to hustle and bustle, with the local people, while buying various commodities, visit the House of Wonder, Old Fort etc – one can also get good souvenirs from Gizenga street, which has a variety of shops selling from tinga tinga painting, to small replicas of Zanzibar’s chests and doors. After your break from lunch, drive out of Stone town, 15 kilometres to the Spice Plantations farm, and taste the aromatic and exotic spices from the cinnamon, guavas, leeches, pineapples, durians etc. After the tour, you will be taken to your respective hotels.
Price: 2pax – US $132 3 – 7pax – US $96 8 – 20pax – US $72
Stone Town and Prison Island *STONE TOWN TOUR (like mentioned above in first paragraph.) After lunch, get into a boat from town, to ride through the prison Island, where you embark, and get a chance to see the famous, huge tortoises (aldabra species), where you can feed them, and not shy, from there you will visit the prison (which the island is famous for) and then you can relax on the beach, where you either snorkel or sunbathe.
Price: 2pax – US $132 3 – 7pax – US $102 8 – 20pax – US $72
Safari Blue in Fumba - Menai Bay (full day & all Inclusive Safari Blue is a full day trip. We depart from your town hotel at 8:30 am or 8:00 am at your beach hotel to Fumba fishing village in South West Zanzibar. From here we take you to the local hand’s made boat and start your full day boat trip to see the dolphins, sandbanks, islands and coral reefs of Menai Bay, a beautiful conservation area. And includes use of top quality snorkeling equipment with guides and instructors, ice cold sodas, mineral water and beer, a delicious Zanzibari seafood lunch with grilled fish and slipper lobster, gastronomic fruit tasting, coffee and Amarula liqueur. We round the day off by returning to Fumba by traditional lanteen sail. Lunch is included in the price.
Price: 2pax – US $210 3 – 7pax – US $186 8 – 20pax – US $120
- All above price are in US$ Per Person - All the above tours are excluding lunch except Safari blue tour. - Extra US $10 per person has to be paid if lunch (picnic) is requested on any excursion per group.
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This is a fantastic tour and a "must do" for any first time visitor to Dar, as I was.
It helps you understand more about the people who live in Dar and makes what can seem like a complex and intimidating place, accessible, friendly and understandable.
My customized 13-day trip in Tanzania was absolutely amazing!
From breathtaking Ngorongoro hiking to a taste of Kilimanjaro and local village visits, it was truly a life-changing experience.
My driver and tour manager went out of their way to accommodate my whims and made sure that my stay in Tanzania was a pleasant one. Unfortunately I fractured my ankle during one of the hikes I took, but I was taken to the hospital immediately, and taken a great care of.
I would definitely recommend this operator to anyone who's looking for a tour that's much more than just game drives.'
We went on a two day walking – canoeing trip in Arusha National Park. The tour operator also made hotel arrangements for the first three days we were in Arusha.
They stayed in contact for 11 months via email. The person I was in contact with Elifasi and our guide, Apolo Kihwil, meet us at the airport took us to our hotel. On our rest day we visited a school at our request and not part of the paid itinerary this was on their time.
Our guide Apolo was the best we had on our entire trip. He was informative, friendly and had a great sense of humor, we were rewarded with a dream trip my favorite giraffe and several at a time the last bunch we counted eleven, baboons, wart hogs, black and white monkeys, hundreds of thousand of lesser and greater flamingos on big Momella Lake he provide delicious lunches and was infinitely patient while we took photographs.
I would not hesitate to use them on my next trip to Tanzania and would request Apolo as our guide.
We had a most wonderful holiday in Kenya and Tanzania.
They looked after us very well and we were very satisfied with their service. The service provided value for money. The only comment we would make is that the email from them gave us the impression that we would be staying in a lodge but when we arrived we were in a tent. We were satisfied with the tented accomodation, however it could have been made clearer in the original email that it was tented accomodation.
The staff were very kind and helpful.
Tour Operators Reply:
Thank you for the client's feedback and contructive comment/suggestion. We are glad that they were very satisfied with the service we provided to them, despite their impression that they would be staying in a lodge instead of tent.
As per the first enquiry which the clients sent into our company, she stated that she will prefer to stay in Camping “Accommodation Preference: Camping” and the price given to them was based on Camping accommodation, and these was stated in the itinerary that “Dinner and overnight at the camp”
However, there was typing error at the end of the itinerary which indicates Lodge accommodation instead of Camping accommodation.
We will try our level best to make sure that this mistake will not happen again.
After having a wonderful safari in southern Africa organised through your webiste, we decided to return again to Tanzania after 45 years.
We booked a 19 day safari to visit six game parks...Selous, Mikumi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangari.
Our guide/driver, Hurumu, met us at the Dar airport and drove us to a hotel for our day of jet lag recovery. We drove to Selous first. We're not strangers to East Africa, having first arrived in 1963. By far, Hurumu is the best guide that we've ever had. He was extremely knowledgeable of wildlife, has great game eyes, a good conversationalist, and was very caring for all our needs. He understood our physical age limitations (74) but was not at all solicitous. Cool water was always available. Hurumu had the ability to always get the Toyota into position for the best photograph.
We made our initial contact the operator in 2009. Elifasi, in the office, worked with me to create the itinerary. He also was most helpful. While at Selous we requested an itinerary change. Elifasi made the changes without a problem.
The entire safari was most enjoyable and problem free.
The best of Kenya & Tanzania and they made that experience a reality. They were always on time, concerned about our well being and would without any reservations recommend them! The scenery and game viewing were all memorable and expectations met. Organizing the tour was also without any hassle
I went solo, a 50 something white woman, and me and _______ (I forget his name), rode around for 5 hours. It was a unbelievable experience.
He was a wonderful guide, I called him the "Mayor" because everybody knew him! He was so popular everywhere we went that I felt completely comfortable, safe, and like an invited family friend.
He showed me 3 or 4 neighborhoods, I met coffee makers, chapati breakfast cooks (had breakfast there with a Masaai family who stopped by!), a traditional herbalist (where I learned the treatment for meconium aspiration, I'm a perinatal pathologist!), herbal pharmacist (where I saw that fenugreek seed is used to facilitate delivery with prolonged labor), local market, fabric seller, and had a delicious lunch at an outside Swahili restaurant. I played with kids, talked with everyone, and really got a great sense of the community.
My guide also is very active in local projects and inspired me to help with a bridge rebuilding project he is spear heading. The bicycle riding was easy and really the only way to get around in these neighborhoods. It was by far the best experience I had in Dar, and one of the best I have had in my many travels in East Africa!
We could not have asked for abetter way to end our incredible adventures in Tanzania. We saw everything and did everything we could have ever imagined. From the big game watching in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara, to ascending the highly active volcano next to Lake Natron, it was all so unbelievably incredible. A total dream come true!
Our guide Huruma had he most expansive breadth of knowledge of the natural environment, he was a pleasure to talk to. He was also extremely flexible with us as lans often changed for various reasons, but ALWAYS for the better. Huruma made us feel safe and comfortable the whole time. Alex our cook as wonderful as well making sure we had the best quality meals possiblemade from the freshest ingredients.
Choosing a safari operator is tough, but I will just say that I will always recommend these guys. They are very professional and will do everything to make sure you have the best trip possible. Thanks again for our lifetime memories. We will be back, so you will hear from us again.
Thanks Elfasi for all your time, flexibility and support in orchestrating this dream trip.
