Zanzibar's Past & Present

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Get a glimpse of the island’s past and present. Travel from the time of slavery, through flourishing trade periods, to the area of sustainable tourism and interesting business projects.
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Classical discovery of culture and traditions in Zanzibar, alternated with leisure days at the beach
    • Visit Stone Town, giant tortoises, the old prison and the jungle of Jozani Forest
    • Enjoy the flexibility of a professional driver/guide with an air-conditioned vehicle for yourself

What's this trip about?

    Get a glimpse of the island’s past and present. Travel from the time of slavery, through flourishing trade periods, to the area of sustainable tourism and interesting business projects.

Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityZanzibar
End CityZanzibar

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Relaxing Retreats
  • Photography
  • Scuba Diving

Destinations

  • Africa

Attractions

  • Zanzibar

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Relaxing Retreat
  • Snorkeling

Trip includes

    • All transport mentioned in the program
    • Excursions as mentioned in an air-conditioned minibus
    • Services of a professional English-speaking driver guide
    • 1 night accommodation in Stone Town on bed & breakfast basis
    • 3 nights accommodation at the coast on half board basis
    • Meals as mentioned in the program
    • Entrance and conservations fees as per itinerary
    • Government taxes and levies

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival

Activity: Arrival in Stone Town // Guided tour

Accommodation: Maru Maru Hotel

Arrival at Zanzibar Airport where Zama Tours welcomes you with a cold drink and a fresh face towel. Short briefing and transfer to your Stone Town hotel. Later in the afternoon...

Day 2: Prison Island

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation: Michamvi Bay Beach Resort

Activity: Visit of Prison Island

Half day boat tour to Prison Ilsnad, or also known as Changuu Island, famous for its history of slavery and its prison, home of impressive giant ...

Day 3: At Leisure

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation: Michamvi Bay Beach Resort

Activity: Day at leisure

Full day of leisure in the beach resort. Take a swim in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, a snorkeling trip from the hotel or just be lazy and do absolutely nothing on your sunbed. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Jozani Forest and surroundings

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Michamvi Bay Beach Resort

Activity: Visit to a butterfly farm, Jozani Forest and a women’s project

Today it is time to discover the present and future of Zanzibar, viewing some innovative projects:...

Day 5: Departure

Meals: Breakfast

Activity: Transfer to the airport

Depending on the departure of your flight, you will be transferred to the airport for your journey home or onwards.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $825
Price per day$165
Last Updated: 4/26/2024

Check Current Availability, prices, specials with Zama Tours & Safaris.

The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Andrew

Feb 2019

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Fantastic trip to Tanzania with Zama!

We were looking for a holiday in September in Tanzania which included a safari, but we also wanted to see more of the country and the people. After checking a few op...

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Elena

Feb 2019

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Exellent!

I am very pleased with the service, I highly recommen...

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Sabrine

Feb 2020

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very bad image of Zanzibar

Not a single professional neither honest person in this agency (same one than marine tours by the way)! Once they get your money they will disappear. There are many ...

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Established in 2008 and with headquarters in Zanzibar, Zama Tours & Safaris provides superior services for those who want to explore both Zanzibar and Tanzania mainland. Wildlife safaris, mountain climbs, beach holidays and watersports are only part of our wide range of services. Zama Tours & Safaris believe that providing a tourism service is a very delicate and complicate business, and should be approached with utmost professionalism. When customers come in our hands, the first thing they should experience, even before the beauty of our country, is our memorable hospitality.

Our goal is to exceed the expectations of our guests by offering outstanding customer service, great value, safety and comfort, and above all bring your dreams to reality and craft them into a lifelong souvenir.

We at Zama Tours & Safaris would love to share our experience of a land we so much treasure, Zanzibar, Tanzania and its people. We offer exciting, affordable and irresistible tours and travel packages to individuals and groups. On this site you will find all information on our many destinations, some sample itineraries and a selection of services we can offer you. Needless to say that there are endlessly more alternatives…. in fact, many great tours have not made it on these pages! If you don’t see anything that immediately excites you, feel free to call for new ideas. You will find our staff knowledgeable, our pricing to be reasonable and affordable. We pride ourselves on providing honest and accurate information so that your expectations are well matched with what we can deliver. Choose your favourite sites, tell us what you would like to see and in what kind of accommodation you would like to stay, and we prepare an introductory itinerary for you. Then together with you, we’ll finalize your tour into your ideal holiday.

Zama Tours &Safaris is a proud member of the Zanzibar association of tour Operators, ZATO, and the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators, TATO. We also support less fortune local school dropouts to pursue business studies under a 4-year’s full sponsorship scheme. We are proud to have received in 2013 the Certificate of Approval from the Zanzibar commission after the comple-tion of a five years’ probation period of profes-sional ethics.

As we are celebrating nine years of over 25,000+ of happy guests, we are confident that our com-pany is heading to the right direction and we want to offer a heartfelt thanks to all of you who has chosen our company.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Tourist visas $ 50 – 100 $
    • Personal travel/medical insurance
    • Optional activities not mentioned in itinerary
    • Tips for driver guide and hotel staff
    • Any items of personal nature (laundry service, telephone/internet bills, souvenirs)
    • National/International flights and departure taxes

Accommodation

,Comfort - 4 star accommodations - "Premium" lodging indicates accommodation levels of more likely, four stars.
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Meals Included

4 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 3 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Additional Information

Easy - Trip generally requires some walking on multiple days of the trip over even terrain.

Trip ID
zamato-ZanPasZam

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