Tanzania · Snorkelling

2-Hour Changuu Island Snorkelling Tour with Giant Tortoises

2 Hours Round trip from Zanzibar Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Understand the heartrending history of Changuu Island's old prison
02 See Aldabra giant tortoises, including the island's oldest tortoise
03 Swim in the warm waters around Changuu Island
04 Snorkel off Prison Island on a short tropical escape

Take a two-hour tour to Changuu, also known as Prison Island, and explore this tropical wonderland just off Zanzibar. Learn the heartrending history of the old prison and quarantine centre, meet Zanzibar's most famous inhabitant - a 192-year-old tortoise - and see the island's Aldabra giant tortoises up close. Round off the experience with time to swim or snorkel in the warm waters.

See the Aldabra giant tortoises and spot the oldest tortoise on the island.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Zanzibar, Changuu

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Explore Changuu Island and Snorkel in Warm Waters

Meet your tour guide at a pre-decided location.
Visit the old prison, built by Lloyd Mathews in 1893, and understand its heartrending history as a prison and quarantine centre.
See the Aldabra giant tortoises and spot the oldest tortoise on the island.
Snorkel and swim in the warm waters.
Return to your accommodation.