Unravel the Past of Zinjibār in 5 Days
Highlights
Zanzibar
boating, nature, historical
Private Tour
5 Days
Easy
English
Description
Learn about the history of Stone Town, meet the giant tortoises of Prison Island, and marvel at the Maruhubi and Mtoni, Mangapwani Slave Chambers and Natural Coral Cave, and spice plantation. Explore and get a real story of the stone town historical sites and the roles and significance of Zanzibar doors. Walk through the natural forest to view various species of beautiful birds, such as peacocks and butterflies and small animals, such as bats.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Check In and Leisure At Stone Town Hotel
- Upon arrival, meet and greet at Zanzibar Airport, and transfer to Zanzibar Palace Hotel (in stone town) or a similar hotel.
- Check-in for three days/two nights (Palace Suite) at a bed and breakfast.
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Day 2: Full day Stone Town Historical Sites and Prison Island Tour
- After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your experienced guide, certified by ZATTOGA, will take you from the hotel and walk you through the narrow street of stone town, the town acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 2001.
- Explore and get a real story of the stone town historical sites and the roles and significance of Zanzibar doors.
- After lunch, you will proceed (will take a ferry) to Prison Island; the Island is one among the uninhabited islets of Zanzibar. The Islet is popular as a holiday destination in Zanzibar since it is the homeland of giant tortoises, which Sultan Said brought from the Seychelles Islands.
- On this excursion, you can swim and/or snorkel in the warm water of the Indian Ocean, sunbathe on the white sand beach and stroll through the natural forest to view various species of beautiful birds such as peacocks, butterflies and small animals such as bats.
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Day 3: Depart from Stone Town to Melia Zanzibar Hotel
- On your route heading to Melia Zanzibar Hotel, you will also visit the Maruhubi and Mtoni palace ruins, Mangapwani Slave Chambers and Natural Coral Cave, and spice plantation will be among the reach places.
- This en-route tour allows you to explore the Maruhubi palace ruin, used as a harem to accommodate the sultan's official wife and his more than 90 concubines while the sultan lived at the palace in Zanzibar Town.
- Visit Mtoni Palace ruins, the home and birthplace of Princess Sayyida Salme, the Sultan’s daughter who fell in love with a German merchant in the late 19th Century.
- Discover the history of Natural Coral Cave with fresh water at the ground surface and underground man-made chambers with a roof at the top, which was used to hide slaves from the mainland before transporting them to the slave market in Zanzibar town for resale or allocating them to the fruits and spice plantation Areas.
- Find the spices and tropical fruits at Kizimbani or Kidichi space plantation, learn how to harvest some of them, and test and smell various spices and seasonal tropical fruits from the sultans of Oman.
- After the tours, you will transfer to Melia Zanzibar Hotel (Pwani Mchangani, North, Zanzibar) or a similar hotel.
- Check-in for three days/two nights (Melia Terrace room) is all-inclusive.
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Day 4: Full Relaxation at your Booked Hotel
- Full relaxation at the hotel; the hotel spa is harmony to the body and mind in an oasis of beauty, grace, and tranquillity.
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Day 5: Depart from Hotel to the Airport
- Escort to Zanzibar International Airport/Seaport for departure.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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| 1 to 4 | /person |
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| 1 to 4 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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