Zanzibar
Take It Slowly Because All Is Peaceful In This Paradise
Whether the endpoint of your Tanzanian safari or an excursion on its own, the palm-fringed beaches, coral reefs, and fragrant spice lanes of Zanzibar make for one of East Africa’s most enchanting islands. Whether you call it a safari Zanzibar Tanzania escape or a tour Zanzibar Tanzania adventure, we design it around exactly how you want to travel.
How to Combine Safari with Zanzibar
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Trip Length
The best trip length is 7–10 days, which lets you do both a safari and a visit to Zanzibar. The 3-5 days can be spent in Tanzanian parks exploring nature, and another 3-5 days are meant for enjoying the beaches in Zanzibar.
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How Can I Travel to Zanzibar?
The best way to travel to Zanzibar is by air or by ferry from the Tanzanian coast. People who complete their northern Tanzania safari will find it easier to fly to Zanzibar.
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Safari First or Beach First?
Yes, you can do a safari in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Most tourists prefer to do a safari first because it can be physically demanding, with game drives, mountain climbing, trekking, and boat rides. While returning back to your home, then enjoy a relaxed beach holiday in Zanzibar. Walk on white-sand beaches, feel the tranquil sea waves, visit heritage sites, and spend the rest of your holiday in a relaxing way.
Proud African Safaris offers custom-made Tanzania safari tours that include both beach stays and safari adventures. You can also change the order depending on your itinerary.
Zanzibar’s coastline is fringed with coral reefs and calm, turquoise water.
Zanzibar, the Spice Island
Today, Zanzibar is a popular beach destination for safari travelers, but long before that, it was a global trading center for the spice trade. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Zanzibar was a major center for global spice trade, exporting massive quantities of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper. Today, visitors can take active tours in traditional spice farms to see, smell, and taste fresh vanilla, cardamom, and lemongrass grown on working farms.
“On your Zanzibar Tour in Tanzania, our guides will take you to the historic Stone Town, a major hub of the spice trade. Take a tour in the winding alleys, see the blend of historic and modern architecture, old slave trade sites, major marketplaces and eating spots, local communities, their current–day lifestyle, and learn about the freedom struggle against colonial power. ”
Best Time to Visit Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a year-round destination and offers a rejuvenating experience to tourists from anywhere around the globe.
Where to Stay in Zanzibar
Nungwi
Matemwe
Stone Town
Things To Do On Zanzibar Island
A guide can build any combination of these into your island itinerary.
Stone Town Walking Tour
Wander coral-stone streets past palaces, mosques and merchant houses in the island's historic quarter.
Spice Farm Tour
Walk a working plantation and taste the cloves, vanilla and nutmeg that once made Zanzibar famous.
Prison Island Excursion
Visit the island once used to hold slaves and prisoners, now home to giant Aldabra tortoises.
Jozani Forest
Spot rare red colobus monkeys in Zanzibar's only surviving indigenous forest.
Sea Turtles & Dolphins
Swim alongside green sea turtles or spot pods of dolphins off the island's northern coast.
Whale Shark Diving
Dive with the ocean's largest fish during the seasonal whale shark migration.
Sultan's Palace Tour
Trace the lives of Zanzibar's sultans and Princess Salme through the island's royal history.
Slave Route History Tour
Follow the path of the 19th-century slave trade through the sites that shaped the island's past.
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