6 days/5 nights in Zanzibar
DAY 1 – ZANZIBAR: STONE TOWN
On arrival in Zanzibar, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Stone Town for overnight.
- Hotel of choice in Stonetown
DAY 2 – ZANZIBAR: STONE TOWN
Depart for a guided town tour. This tour commences with a visit to Zanzibar’s colorful market. Alive with the buzz of locals bartering fresh vegetables and baskets of tropical fruit, amongst the heady smell of Jack fruit (and many other exotic fruits) continue on to the site of the cathedral built in 1874. The cathedral signifies a potent time in Zanzibar’s history and stands on the sight of a past slave market, its high altar standing on the exact site of the whipping post. Slavery was abolished in 1873 through a decree passed by the then current Sultan of Zanzibar. From here you visit the residence of the late Sultans of Zanzibar, ‘Tip Tip House’, the Old Fort, ‘Peoples Palace’ and the House of Wonders’, full of intrigue and vivid history from a bygone era. The tour ends with a stroll through the narrow streets of the old stone town, the heart of Zanzibar’s vivacious history with time for shopping. The afternoon is free time for you to relax or explore further on your own. In the evening, depart from the hotel for a sunset cruise along Stone Town waterfront. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
- Meals Included: D
- Hotel of choice in Stonetown
DAY 3 – ZANZIBAR
In the morning depart from the hotel for a spice tour, visiting the spice growing areas to see different spices and to learn their nature, uses and taste some of them right on the spot depending on the season. You will also see medicinal, cosmetics, ornamental plants and herbs. Most of the interesting items are cloves, nutmeg, rambutan, lipstick, iodine plant, lemon grass, vanilla, henna, shampoo plant etc. You will have the opportunity to purchase these exclusive spices straight from the source.
Finally you will visit the Kidichi Persian Baths that were built by the first Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said Said bin Sultan in 1850 and Maruhubi Palace Ruins built by the third Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said Baraghash Bin Said in 1880 which were built especially for housing 99 of his harem. Lunch is included. After lunch, you will be transferred to the beach hotel on the East coast.
- Meals Included: B,L,D
- Resort of choice
DAY 4 & 5 – ZANZIBAR: EAST COAST
Spend days at leisure on the beaches of the East Coast or at the resort’s swimming pool. Scuba diving or diving course for beginners are available (at an additional cost) at most of the beach resorts in Zanzibar.
- Meals Included: B,D
- Resort of choice
DAY 6 – ZANZIBAR / DEPART
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for flight back home.
- Meals Included: B