That one special trip that you and your spouse would reminisce for the rest of your married life. That has got to be in Zanzibar! This beach holiday combines a relaxed pace of sight-seeing, forest, and cultural visit. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, wind through Jozani forest to awaken your love for nature, walk through Kizimbani Village for the popular Spice Tour, and have the option to engage in various water sports activities. Most importantly, we have selected luxury accommodation with best-rated customer service to ensure that you get that well-deserved romantic getaway.
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$3195 USD
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- You'll be collected from the airport.
Arrive at Zanzibar Airport and transfer to Zanzibar Stone Town. The Zanzibar Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar, where very little has changed in the last 200 years. It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques, and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings.
Today we take you to the most scenic parts of the Old Town. The tour takes you to the former site of the slave market: the cathedral (Cathedral Church of Christ) built on its site in 1874; the Sultan’s palace (Palace Museum); the House of Wonders; and the Arab Fort and nature museum, where you will have enough time to explore these historical monuments. You will also see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, and ornately carved and studded doors.
UNESCO has recently declared Stone Town as one of the world’s historic cities, and it’s now a protected area in Zanzibar. After the Stone Town Tour, our guide will drop you off at the restaurant for lunch (owned account and to be paid directly at the restaurant).
In the afternoon, proceed to the wharf to catch a local boat (with an outboard engine) to visit Changuu (prison) Island. Changuu is a charming little island that is located about 5 km off Zanzibar Stone Town and is about a half-hour boat ride from Stone Town. This used to be a private place of detention for rebel slaves. The island has the added attraction of several giant aldabra tortoises and beautiful peacocks, which are living and breeding on the island.
You can stretch out and relax after your excursions and snorkel, or just enjoy the white sandy beach. Return to Zanzibar Stone Town in the evening.
On this day we take you around the whole southern part of Zanzibar Island, starting at Jozani Forest, one of the last remaining sanctuaries in the world of the red colubus monkeys. Wonderful photo opportunities and sightings of these rare creatures living in the forest reserves are possible on the pathways. It will take two hours or more to explore the forest
We then drive to Jambiani Village, where there are tours to visit villagers working in different professions. Our guide tells about the history of the village. You will visit a traditional herbalist, who will show you local medicines, herbs, and their uses. We visit a local organic plantation on coral stone, where farmers cultivate under difficult circumstances and where seaweed farms are run by women. This is a good chance to learn about the unique culture and the diverse environment of Zanzibar’s villages and meet Swahili people.
Return to the hotel in the evening.
After breakfast, we go to Kizimbani Village for the Spice Tour. The Spice Island has over forty of the most valuable tropical aromatic plants that were introduced over the last two centuries by the Oman Arabs. The spices are grown in the spice grades in the hills north of Stone Town. Our knowledgeable guides will take you through this fascinating tour. You will see tropical fruits such as jackfruits, breadfruits, karambola, pineapple, lychees, etc. You can try these fruits if they are in season.
Also, you can check out various plants such as henna bush, perfume tree, lipstick tree, and spice such as cardamom, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, nutmeg, and many others. The landscape around the Kizimbani will give you a good impression of the life of Zanzibar.
After the Spice Tour, we drive for 50 minutes (60 km) to the top north-east of Zanzibar Island—Pwani Mchangani Beach—and check in at Ocean Paradise Beach Resort.
Relax at Pwani Mchangani Beach with the option to do water sports at an extra cost.
Ocean Paradise Resort Zanzibar is a perfect hub for a romantic holiday. You will be greeted by a blaze of colour as you sweep down the imposing driveway, saluted by a Masai warrior as you pass through the entrance gate. Mature coconut palms swinging in the breeze, a white sandy beach, beautiful landscaped gardens, traditional-style round chalets with pitched makuti roofs, a stunning waterfall feature, and the largest swimming pool in Zanzibar are just some of the sights that await you.
Transfer to Airport for your flight back home
The package is inclusive of:
Hotel Transfers, 3 nights’ accommodation at Tembo House Hotel in Stone Town on Bed & Breakfast Basis, 3 nights accommodation at Ocean Paradise on Half Board Basis, guided city tour, prison island, Jozani forest tour cultural visit tour to Jambiani & Spice Tour, guide services while on tours and all entry fees, all government tax, VAT.
The package is exclusive of:
Flights/ ferry boat to and from Zanzibar, Airport / Seaport tax, VISA & any things of personal nature.
- Meal Plan:Breakfast included
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- You'll be dropped off at the airport.
- This tour starts in Zanzibar ends in Zanzibar
- This operator can help select and book your domestic and international flights
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
- All fees
- Full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- Transport with luxury vehicles (ALPHARD) with viewing roofs.
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
- Alcohol drinks
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