Curated Journeys

Every tour, private. Every guide, local.

Six signature journeys — plus fully custom itineraries. Every experience includes your private guide, transfers, and every entrance fee.

Stone Town Tour
Stone Town Tour

Explore the narrow coral-stone alleys of Stone Town with Salim as your guide. You will see beautifully carved wooden doors, visit the old slave market, pass by Freddie Mercury's childhood home, and wander through hidden courtyards where locals meet at sunset. The tour ends at Forodhani Gardens with street food and views of the dhows on the water.

Highlights
  • Hand-carved Swahili doors in the old Arab quarter
  • The Old Fort and House of Wonders
  • Darajani spice and fish market
  • Sunset at Forodhani Gardens
Spice Tour
Spice Tour

Visit a working spice farm in the heart of Zanzibar. Your guide will show you how cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and black pepper grow. You will taste them fresh from the tree, learn their traditional uses, and enjoy a delicious Swahili lunch cooked by a local family over an open fire. Take home small spice samples as a memory of your visit.

Highlights
  • Walk through a working spice farm with a local farmer
  • Taste over 20 spices and tropical fruits fresh from the tree
  • Traditional Swahili lunch on banana leaf
  • Take home spice samples
Safari Blue Tour
Safari Blue Tour

Spend a full day on a traditional wooden dhow with your own crew. Snorkel over colorful coral reefs, swim from a white sandbank in the middle of the ocean, and enjoy a grilled seafood lunch under the shade of a baobab tree on Kwale Island. This is a relaxed, private day on the water with no other groups around.

Highlights
  • Private dhow just for your group
  • Snorkel over coral reefs with sea turtles and parrotfish
  • Swim from a shifting white sandbank
  • Fresh seafood barbecue on Kwale Island
Jozani Forest Tour
Jozani Forest Tour

Take a peaceful walk through Jozani Forest with a park ranger. You will see the famous Zanzibar red colobus monkeys up close in their natural home. The walk continues through a cool mahogany forest and along a wooden boardwalk over the mangroves where you can learn how these trees protect the island's coastline.

Highlights
  • See the rare Zanzibar red colobus monkeys up close
  • Walk through a cool mahogany rainforest
  • Cross the mangrove boardwalk
  • Visit the butterfly conservation centre
Mnemba Snorkeling Tour
Mnemba Snorkeling Tour

Take a boat trip to Mnemba Atoll, known for the clearest water and richest marine life on the island. You will snorkel over beautiful coral gardens, spot colorful fish, and if you are lucky, swim near wild dolphins. A fresh seafood lunch is served on a quiet beach before you head back in the afternoon.

Highlights
  • Snorkel over the famous Mnemba coral gardens
  • Chance to swim with wild dolphins
  • Fresh grilled seafood lunch on the beach
  • Relax on the white sand of Matemwe village
Prison Island Tour
Prison Island Tour

Just twenty minutes by boat from Stone Town, Prison Island is home to giant Aldabra tortoises that have lived here for over a century. You can feed them, learn their history, explore the old colonial building, and snorkel over a shallow reef off the north beach. A perfect half-day trip that is easy and relaxing.

Highlights
  • Feed and photograph 100-year-old giant tortoises
  • Snorkel over a shallow coral reef
  • Explore the old colonial ruins
  • Enjoy a short dhow ride from Stone Town
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