DIPLOMATIC TOURS AND SAFARIS
​Tour of the historical Stone Town (City Tour): This introductory guided tour of Zanzibar provides living evidence of a rich cultural heritage, where Arab, NDIAN, Persian and European influences blended with local African tradition. Historical buildings with elaborately carved wooden doors shades by balconies, loggias and verandas line the narrow winding streets. The tour includes a visit to a Town Market, Slave Market, House of Wonders, Sultan Palace National Museum, ets. You will also have about 30 minute of shopping.
Spice Tour: This guided tour offers a look at small farms in the rural that grow cloves, vanilla, nutmeg cardamom and other spices, medicinal and ornamental plants, and tropical fruits. This tour provided a rate experience to prove why Zanzibar is referred to as the “Spice Island”. It also includes a visit to the Persian Baths build in 1850 by Seyyid Said bin Sultan (first Sultan of Zanzibar ) for his wife Prices Shehzard (grand –daughter of Faten Ali Shah OF Persian).
Prison Island:
This tour includes a visit to the historic Prison Island with its giant land tortoise. The Island was formerly owned by an Arab and used for confinement of refractory slaves. It was bought by General Mathews and the jail (Goal which stands was build in 1893 and hence the name “PRISON ISLAND”. While on the Island you will be able to swin, sunbathe and snorkel.
Jozani Forest: This guided tour will take you to Jozani natural forest; the smallers trees and shrubs make several sub-canopies under the highest canopy. You will walk through the nature trail of the forest, which is a habitant for COLOBUS has been isolated from its mainland counterpart for at least ten to fifteen thousand years, thus producing district sub-species with different calls, eating habit and coat patterns. Jozani Forest has become the last stronghold in the world for this particular types of colobus.
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Dolphin Adventures: This tour will take you to the earlier capital of the Island (KIZIMKAZI) where traces of an Old Shirazi settlement (probally a fort) be seen in an enclosure surrounded by a wall near the seashore. Near the walled enclosure is an ANCIENT MOSQUE where an inscription records that the mosque was built in A.H 500(AD 1107) BY A Sheikh Seyyid Abi Amran, who appears to have been a local ruler. Out –side the mosque is a well and graves of Sheriffs (descendants of the prophet) You will then proceed to a small fishing village where yoy will be taken for a boat ride in motorized local boat in search of dolphins (855 CHANCES). You will also get the chance go snorkeling and see some of the beautiful sea life around Zanzibar.
The tour includes the chance to go snorkeling and enjoy a greater seafood lunch. After lunch there is an opportunity to join an experienced crew and soil on an “ngalawa” or outrigger canoe made by hand from a single mango tree. The returning journey will be sail, if the wing permits. A truly relaxing day.
