Itinerary
Day 1 ARRIVAL ZANZIBAR
Arrival in Zanzibar Pickup from Zanzibar Airport and transfer to your resort Overnight at the beach resort
Day 2 PRISON ISLAND TOUR and STONE TOWN CITY TOUR
After breakfast, pick up from the resort for Prison Island Tour. A trip to Prison Island in a small wooden motorized boat is a must when visiting Zanzibar. The island that was used for detention of recalcitrant slaves is now watched over by giant tortoises, some over 100 years old. The beach is superb and the crystal clear sea excellent for swimming, snorkelling, fishing and diving; a perfect way to relax. After tour, you may op to do your next tour or for lunch at one of the many restaurants in Stone Town (Not Included). After lunch, meet your guide and proceed for Stone Town City Tour. Begin with a visit to Zanzibar’s colourful market, alive with the buzz of locals bartering fresh vegetables and baskets of tropical fruit, amongst the heady smell of exotic fruit. Continue to the site of a cathedral built in 1874. The cathedral signifies a potent time in Zanzibar’s history and stands on the sight of a past slave market with the high altar standing on the exact site of the whipping post. Slavery was abolished in 1873 by decree of the Sultan of Zanzibar. From here visit the residence of the late Sultan of Zanzibar, ‘Tip Tip House’, the Old Fort, ‘Peoples Palace’ and the House of Wonders’, full of intrigue from days of long ago. The tour ends with a stroll down the narrow streets of the old Stone Town, the heart of Zanzibar’s cheered history. After tour, return to your resort overnight at the beach resort
Day 3 SPICE TOUR
After breakfast, pick up from the beach resort for Spice Tour. Visit spice plantations where you will have the opportunity to pick, smell & savour fruit & spices that you have probably never seen on the supermarket shelf. Commencing at the ruins of the Maruhubi Palace, via the site of David Livingston’s house (one of Africa’s greatest explorers) the journey continues north toward the Kidichi Persian Baths. From here we continue to the rural areas were local farmers live & produce some of the world’s most exotic fruit and spices. Cloves, star fruit, ‘bulls heart’, tangerine trees, lemon grass, mangosteen and lip-stick trees, to name but a few, are what you can expect to see – according to the seasons. After the tour, return to the resort Overnight at the Beach Resort
Day 4 Departure
After breakfast, morning at leisure Check out and transfer to Airport for your return
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