Itinerary
Mnemba Snorkeling & Swimming with Dolphins & Swimming with Sea turtles on Natural Aquarium.
The most famous place for snorkeling in Zanzibar is beautiful Mnemba Atoll Marine Reserve. The area as well known for its fish life and you can expect to see different kind of reef fishes like :- zebra fish, spotted box fish ,spotted puffer fish, clown fish, Dorry, power blue surgeon fish, Emperor angelfish, Picasso trigger fish, Moorish idol, stingray, lion fish, porcupines fish and turtles swimming around shallow . Also it offers 85% of seeing dolphins.
Than final we will stop you at Sandbank for short picnic, relaxing, bay watch, sunbath and enjoying, mixed fruits and soft drinks. We will start from 8am pick up and boat leave 8:30am and enjoying underwater world for about 4 hours.
Than final on the way back will stop at the Sea turtles Sanctuary and enjoying swimming with sea turtles on Natural logon.
Stop At:
• Nungwi, Nungwi, Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Archipelago
See Availability.
Nungwi Mnarani Aquarium, Mnarani, Nungwi 0000, Tanzania
Traveler pickup is offered
Nungwi Beach Zanzibar.
5 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : sabinetX6554MT
The tour was really amazing! Because of the low season we got a private tour.
It was a new experience for me to snorkel with fish, but it was really cool. There was no rush we can swim how long as we want. After snorkeling we go to sand bank and chill, take same awesome pictures and eat fruits. Then we go to find dolphins. And we saw them! You can also get in the water and swim with them but they are very fast and when they swim too far you need get back in boat and go find them again. And again jump in water and swim with them. It was amazing but it also was kinda exhausting. After dolphins we go back at the start point and feed turtles.
The tour was really good, absolutely recommend it, thanks Suleiman and his crew! 🙏🏻
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Posted On : 2024-03-26
Posted By : B1929NDsebastianm
It was a pleasant experience. The staff on the boat were very nice. I was lucky that there were only us people in the boat.
I saw dolphins, swam with fish and went to a turtle reserve.
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Posted On : 2024-03-25
Posted By : martamK5608CA
The tour was amazing, we got to swim with the dolphins, play with starfish and had great time snorkeling around Mnemba island. We ended up having private tour just for us and had nice picnic on the sandbank with some fruits and cold beer. Visiting the turtles was also great got to feed them and pet them and not many people were there. Everything was on time and very smooth.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19
Posted By : MASHUKUDU_M
The service was great. We managed to spot the dolphins . They gave us ample time to do snorkelling. They also provided us with delicious snacks
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Posted On : 2023-12-20
Posted By : Alexander_W
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate the day we went on the tour (it was raining pretty regularly and relatively cold), but we still had a great experience overall! We arranged transportation through Suleman and he was happy to work with us on providing a private tour at a time that worked best for us rather than going first thing in the morning (we wanted to sleep in ha). Upon arrival, we headed straight to the boat. After about 15-20 minutes of searching, we found a group of about 5 dolphins playing and they gave us snorkel gear and we jumped in to swim with them. From there, we just followed the dolphins around in the boat and then swimming with them for another hour or so. Next, we headed to Mnemba Island to snorkel nearby. It was a small area to snorkel with several other boats full of people, but it was a fine experience. Afterwards, they cut up a bunch of delicious fruit for us to eat on our ride back. Finally, we visited a wonderful sea turtle preserve that was right there where we started, and we got to feed them and swim with them! Overall, it was a wonderful experience (despite the weather)!
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Posted On : 2023-12-02
Posted By : DavidB8326
Well organized with optional hotel pickup in Stonetown for 40$. Excellent communication with organizer by whatsapp. It wasn’t a sunny day, but I did get to see and swim briefly with dolphins and lots of fish and at the end a sea turtle zoo-like place to finish the morning where you can feed them and pet them. Good food at the beach restaurant (grilled fish) before returning to Stonetown, optional also. Lots of fresh fruit on the boat.
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Posted On : 2023-11-05
Posted By : elizapao
Thanks Suleiman & Tom. Well-organized. I through Nungwi Aquarium Adventures Tours to arrange all our activities in Zanzibar. Airport pick up & drop off. Snorkelling with Dolphins, MUST SEE. Prison Island with turtles, Nakupenda & seafood lunch, Marine See Turtles Aquarium. Valued price.
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Posted On : 2023-10-21
Posted By : Alvaro5656
Very good experience. We saw dolphins, snorkeled and then went to a beach to swim and eat fruit.
The turtle aquarium was amazing.
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Posted On : 2023-10-03
Posted By : 195keabetswem
Had the best time ever, very friendly team. Loved every minute, it was a half day 6 hour tour so worth it
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Posted On : 2023-09-05
Posted By : H6624LNidab
The guides were nice and welcoming but sadly, the trip didn’t live up to our expectations. This was mainly due to reasons out of the guides control. The weather was quite bad, and during our trip out to the island the waves were insanely high and the sea was incredibly rough. We were in total 11 people in a very small boat. The boat kept taking in water and it seemed to be too heavy for the high waves. Absolutely everything the boat got soaking wet. The boat kept filling up with water and all of us got really scared. As the panic kept building up the captain was trying to get rid of the water with a tiny bucked while new waves kept flooding the boat. As this were happening we were offered no life vests. Because of the rough weather we weren’t able to see any dolphins. This was not of course at any fault of the crew or the guide, but there was a general lack of communication throughout the whole trip.
Eventually the captain was able to get rid of most of the water. But the snorkeling experience was not that great either, as it turns out the island is privately owned and the boat had to anchor quite far away from the island. The water wasn’t clear at all because of the weather and the waves made it really hard to swim.
Everyone was super relieved when we made it back to Zanzibar island where we ended the excursion at the turtle aquarium, which overall was such a nice and fun experience. The guide was great and and informative and swimming with the turtles was a fun way to end the day - but be careful as the they bite!
Overall we were a bit disappointed. We think the trip would be more pleasurable if the weather was better, but wish the communication and care from the captain was a bit better given the circumstances.
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Posted On : 2023-08-04
