Where Can You See Dolphins in Zanzibar?
The main place to see dolphins in Zanzibar is Kizimkazi on the southern tip, where resident bottlenose dolphins live in the shallow coastal water and boats leave at dawn to watch them. Pods are also seen around Mnemba Atoll and across Menai Bay. Trips run two to three hours an…
Read more →Where Can You See Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkeys?
The reliable place to see Zanzibar red colobus monkeys is Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park in the southeast of the island, where habituated troops feed within a few metres of the main trail. The park opens daily from 7.30am to 5pm and the entry fee includes a ranger guide. Smal…
Read more →Seaweed-Farming Tour (Zanzibar)
A seaweed farming tour in Zanzibar runs at low tide on the east coast, most commonly at Jambiani and Paje, and takes one to two hours walking the tidal flats with the women who farm them. Tours are booked through village cooperatives or your accommodation. Seaweed farming bega…
Read more →Mangapwani Caves
Mangapwani Caves are two separate sites on Zanzibar’s northwest coast about twenty kilometres north of Stone Town: a natural coral cave with a freshwater pool, and a man made slave chamber cut into the rock a few kilometres further along. Both are visited on half day tours boo…
Read more →Prison Island (Changuu) Tortoise Sanctuary
Prison Island, properly called Changuu, is a small coral island roughly twenty to thirty minutes by boat from Stone Town, best known for its colony of Aldabra giant tortoises. Half day boat tours run daily from the Forodhani waterfront and can be booked on the beach or through…
Read more →Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is Zanzibar’s only national park and the one reliable place to see the endemic Zanzibar red colobus monkey, open daily from 7.30am to 5pm with a park guide included in the entry fee. Guided forest walks last one to two hours and are booked at th…
Read more →Kizimkazi (Dolphins & Dimbani Mosque)
Kizimkazi is a pair of fishing villages on the southern tip of Zanzibar known for two things: morning dolphin watching trips into Menai Bay, and the Kizimkazi Dimbani Mosque, built in 1107 and one of the oldest Islamic buildings in East Africa. Boat trips run at dawn and are b…
Read more →Kuza Cave
Kuza Cave is a limestone sinkhole near Jambiani on Zanzibar’s east coast with a freshwater pool at the bottom that visitors can swim in, open daily from around eight in the morning until half past six. Entry is paid at the gate and no booking is needed for the swim itself. The…
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