Itinerary
PRISON ISLAND
The tour starts from the port of Stone Town (to which we will take you by comfortable transport directly from the hotel), from where you will go on one of the boats to the prison island.
VANISHING ISLAND
Nakupenda is a small stretch of fine white sand that disappears at high tide. At low tide, the island is about 100 meters long and 30 meters wide. Around him, the turquoise waters of the ocean. Here you can relax on the beautiful beach , swim in the clear waters and during your swimming our crew prepares a tend which protect you from the heated sun of Zanzibar and enjoy a delicious seafood dinner.
Bonus for our customers - Delicious Wine!
STONE TOWN, After resting and having lunch on the Disappearing Island, you will go back to your hotel
Stop At:
• Stone Town, Zanzibar City Tanzania
See Availability.
Traveler pickup is offered
please provide us with your hotel name and room number
07:30 AM
10 hours(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
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 30 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Courtney M
Do not recommend!!! We started our tour on Prison Island with our tour guide. The Island itself was nice and beautiful, our tour guide explained maybe 3 or 4 things about the island. WE DID NOT FEED OR SWIM WITH THE TURTLES. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT AS THIS IS WHAT INWAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST. The guide was on the phone the ENTIRE TRIP. He didn’t even offer to take our photo on the island. He would disappear and tell us to meet him when we are finished. Then we went to vanishing island to have lunch and beach time. There is no chairs, towels, or bathrooms. The food was good and people that wanted to do snorkeling could do so. You will be asked by so many people to buy this and that. They never go away. I had on shades and was trying to relaxed and they said hello until I acknowledged them. Then after that we had our tour in Stone Town. This was not the best tour by far. The guide was not knowledgeable and again was on the phone. Over all we would not recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-01-06
Posted By : William_N
We decided to do the 3 activities in one day because were only spending a few days in Zanzibar.
The chofer picked us up at 8:00 in our hotel in Nungwi, which was an hour away from the Stone Town port, where the day started. We had to wait for another couple that finally didn’t come so we really started at around 10:30am. They first took us to Prison Island, where we saw the turtles and had a quick walk through the remains of the prison.
After that we took the boat to Nakupenda beach. It’s a small piece of land with lovely water. We did some snorkeling but the water was dirty, because they told us to snorkel in the area where the boats were. They cooked lunch for us there and it was delicious.
After lunch we headed to Stone Town, the guide walked us through some streets and in the market. It was at about 2:30pm so it was hot to walk but the old part of the city was nice. After around 30 minutes, we had finished and went back to our hotel.
The experience was OK, but it felt rushed at some moments. The guide was nice but didn’t explain many things. We would have preferred starting a bit earlier and not rushing so much, and also hearing better explanations from the guide.
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Posted On : 2023-11-30
Posted By : Sjælsro S
A terrible experience. The guide was very business Oriented and not into customer service at all.
We waited 2 hours for The food and another 1/2 hour in The Rain for The taxi afterwards.
No hello or goodbye, no politeness to find at all.
I Will not reccomend this!
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Posted On : 2023-11-26
Posted By : Patrycja_J
Our guide was lovely and the organiser very kindly included a transfer from our hotel outside Stone Town. But the trip itself is just kind of meh. Stone Town and prison island obviously interesting historically but both felt just brushed over. Nakupenda island is dirty and packed with kids with tiny monkeys (tied to them on strings!!) that they offer to tourist for pictures. Animal abuse should not be promoted by any means. If looking for a similar experience, Mnemba is a million times nicer. If we could go back, we would have given this trip a miss.
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Posted On : 2023-11-06
Posted By : frantz05
We went on this tour as a family of four, which included two folks over the age of 65. Everyone had a great time exploring Prison and Vanishing Island as well as Stone Town. Prison Island was quite crowded, as we went during high season, but we still had a fun time - especially viewing the island’s tortoises. And while Vanishing Island also had quite a few people on it, each tour group sets up their own private space and it was comfortable for everyone. We also had a chance to snorkel at the nearby reef and saw many fish and coral. The tour of Stone Town was a perfect way to end, and we got to see a good mix of history and contemporary sites. Would highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-09-20
Posted By : Konstantinos V
The best things we did in Zanzibar. Starting from stone town we left on the boat KIKOFIA and captain musta with his crew. The trip was very pleasant and the crew very friendly and made us enjoy the journey. First stop prison island, where we got a guide who εξοπλισμό everything about the island history, and saw, fed and touched the giant tortoises, which were really impressive and friendly. Next stop was the Nakupenda island, where we had the chance to swim in amazing turquoise and warm ocean waters, took fantastic pictures and then had a delicious seafood lunch prepared by the captain and crew on the spot. The only bad thing is we couldn't stay longer as the tide covers the island in the afternoon. Finally, captain musta left us at the stone town port where we met our guide Slim (one of the best guides I've ever had) . Slim took us around town for a walk that lasted nearly three hours, explained everything about the historical sites of the town, gave us plenty of information about the history of the island, the slave trade past of Zanzibar qnd finally saw us some of the best places to buy souvenirs and other stuff.
Great experience which I definitely recommend to anyone visiting
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Posted On : 2023-07-23
Posted By : Peter09111979
The place is extremely beautiful. People are helpful and welcoming any tourists. The nature is extraordinary.
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Posted On : 2023-02-01
Posted By : Janett_K
What can I say about this awesome tour except that it was excellent. Abrahim went above and beyond to make sure that we had a memorable and awesome time, and we did! All three places visited were an excellent experience and we couldn't ask for more. The Vanishing island was awesome and the food was glorious. The turtles on Prison Island were an unforgettable experience. We finished off with an interesting walk through Stone Town. Abrahim was so knowledgeable in all aspects, he's a wealth of information, and he turned a good vacation into a great one. Thanks again Abrahim.
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Posted On : 2022-12-08
Posted By : pptarcza
I did this tour with David, and it was super.
Even though the weather was not nice in the beginning, the experience was great. We started at prison island, feed the turtles and listen some history. At vanish island we had amazing lunch after we seen Stone town. David also took us to a spice farm on the way home. It was a great days.
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Posted On : 2022-12-04
Posted By : William_S
A really great day out. The guide on the boat, who seemed to be able to speak any language thrown at him, was a delight to be with. He even started a sing song on the return journey. Prison Island was interesting. The the vanishing island stop worked well. We snorkelled from the beach and then had the seafood lunch cooked on the beach. Would recommend this trip highly.
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Posted On : 2022-11-16
