6-Day Zanzibar Island Tour with Prison Island and Dolphin Encounters

• Get picked up by your guide from the airport or harbour and transfer to your hotel in Stone Town. After check-in, your guide will take you for lunch, and thereafter you will hop in a boat to Prison Island. The boat ride to Prison Island takes about 40 minutes, and there you can immerse yourself in the history of what was once a prison for slaves.
• See the giant tortoises and have an amazing time feeding them. Thereafter, you may unwind at the beach. As there is a reef nearby, you can also take the opportunity to go snorkelling.
• Return to Stone Town, where dinner at Forodhani is highly recommended.

• Meet at the hotel lobby for your transfer to Jozani Forest. Here, capture wonderful photos and enjoy spotting rare creatures living in the forest.
• Visit the mangrove swamp and walk through the mangrove forest. After lunch, you will have some free time as you head back to Stone Town.

• Transfer to Matemwe Beach, where you will take a 15-minute boat ride. As you approach, you will see an island surrounded by more than 10 miles of stunning reefs that create a sheltered lagoon. Our boats normally make a mini-diversion in search of dolphins.
• Go snorkelling to admire the marine creatures. Relax by the beach, then have fruits and water. Later, head back to Nungwi.

A dolphin tour is best done very early in the morning because later in the day, as the sun rises, the seawater tends to become warm. Therefore, dolphins dive deep down to the sea bottom to escape the heat. For guests staying in Stone Town hotels, pickup is at 06:00 am, and for guests staying in beach hotels, pickup is at 05:00 am. Although dolphin spotting is a popular activity, sightings are not guaranteed 100%, and actually managing to swim with dolphins is a rare occurrence. Like other wild animals, spotting dolphins requires time and patience, as they are not confined in a cage or a zoo. They are in their natural environment. Dolphin trips last two to three hours. Thereafter, you can take free time to enjoy the beach and make random plans.

A dolphin tour is best done very early in the morning because later in the day, as the sun rises, the seawater tends to become warm. Therefore, dolphins dive deep down to the sea bottom to escape the heat. For guests staying in Stone Town hotels, pickup is at 06:00 am, and for guests staying in beach hotels, pickup is at 05:00 am. Although dolphin spotting is a popular activity, sightings are not guaranteed 100%, and actually managing to swim with dolphins is a rare occurrence. Like other wild animals, spotting dolphins requires time and patience, as they are not confined in a cage or a zoo. They are in their natural environment. Dolphin trips last two to three hours. Thereafter, you can take free time to enjoy the beach and make random plans.

This is your last day in Zanzibar. We have left it free for you to go souvenir hunting.