Facilities - Excursions

A wide variety of tours and excursions can be arranged with either of our resorts. The most popular excursions are:

The Spice Tour:
For centuries famed for its cloves market, Zanzibar is still the pre-eminent spice market of eastern Africa. This tour enables guests to touch, smell and tastes a whole world of spices.

Stone Town Tour:
This tour takes you through the historical Stone Town, famous for its intricate architecture and rich history and on to some of the island's most famous historical points. You will visit the town market, the Tipu Tip House (where once lived one of Africa's most colorful buccaneer), the Slave Market (that was the centre of east Africa's slave trade) the unforgettable Slave Chambers, the National Museum, the High Court of Zanzibar, the Sultans Palace, the House of Wonders and the Old Fort.

Jozani Forest Tour:
This tour will take you to the south east of Zanzibar, right at the heart of a beautiful green mangroves forest.The forest is home to a number of endemic species, including the rare Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey.

Dolphin Adventure:
This excursion diverts to the southern tip of the Island where Bottlenose and Spinner Dolphins are frequently seen. The trip doubles as an exceptional opportunity to snorkel or just swim in the Indian Ocean. Lunch of a variety of local and seafood dishes is served in one of the many small restaurants on the beach.

The Blue Safaris:
This adventurous excursion will take you in a motorized dhow to the south west of the Island.The trip will take you to the mangroves forest, then on to one of the many sand banks for snorkeling before making a stop on the famous Kwale Island where your chance of making new acquaintances with Dolphins is a remarkable 85%.
Lunch on the Island is a sumptuous BBQ affair with local specialties and a choice of home made local sauces. Late afternoon offers a choice of further snorkeling, swimming or just relaxing.