3-Day Zanzibar Stone Town Experience
Zanzibar
Overview
3-Day Zanzibar Stone Town Experience
Stone Town is the center of culture in Zanzibar, a place you shouldn't miss when coming to this beautiful island. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a charming vibe and where people live their lives on display. The city is packed with history from the slave and spice trade, and our experienced tour guide will tell you how life is lived today and the best of culture, history, and architecture. This park will also have you visit Jozani Park, the only national park in Zanzibar.
Travel logistics
Start / Finish
Start
- Zanzibar (Stone Town)
- ZNZAbeid Amani Karume International Airport
Finish
- Zanzibar (Stone Town)
- ZNZAbeid Amani Karume International Airport
Highlights
What Makes This Safari Special
Zanzibar island discoveries
Explore Stone Town
Explore Zanzibar
Explore Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park (Zanzibar)
Day by Day
Your Itinerary
Arrival at Zanzibar Airport and transfer to Zanzibar Stone Town. The Zanzibar Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar. Very little has changed in the last 200 years. It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings.
In the evening, you will have free time to relax or have leisure walks in the narrow streets of Stone Town.
Main destination: Zanzibar Stone Town
After breakfast, we drive to Jozani Forest. It is home to endangered red colubus monkeys. Wonderful photo opportunities and sightings of these rare creatures living in the forest reserves are possible on the pathways. It is estimated that there are now between 2,000-2,500 monkeys.
Return to town at late noon and spend the afternoon on leisure.
Main destination: Jozan Forest
After breakfast transfer to Zanzibar International Airport to catch your flight to back home.
Main destination: Zanzibar Airport
Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
Gallery
Photographs
Good to know
Accomodation Options
Budget: Garden Lodge
Standard: Dhow Palace Hotel
Luxury: Tembo House Hotel
The package is inclusive of:
Airport transfers, 2 nights’ accommodation based on BB, Jozani forest, entry fees, guide services in tours and all government tax.
The package is exclusive of:
Flights / ferry boat to and from Zanzibar, Airport / Seaport tax, VISA & any things of personal nature.
Where You Stay
Handpicked
Retreats
Every lodge and camp is chosen for its location, character and comfort, so the place you rest is as memorable as the adventure itself.
What's Included
Inclusions & Exclusions
Included
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Not Included
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcoholic drinks
Questions
Frequently Asked
The price covers park fees; all activities (unless labeled as optional); all accommodation as stated in the itinerary; a professional driver/guide; all transportation (unless labeled as optional). Budget separately for international flights (from/to home); additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour; tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day). Your personalized quote confirms the full breakdown line by line.
The prime months for this itinerary are June, July, August, September and October. That said, Tanzania rewards visitors in every season. Tell us your travel dates and we'll advise exactly what to expect.
This is a private, tailor-made safari for your own party of 2 to 12 guests. You won't be grouped with strangers. The itinerary, vehicle and guide are yours alone.
You'll stay at The Seyyida Hotel , as laid out in the day-by-day itinerary. If availability requires it, we substitute properties of a similar or better standard and always confirm before you travel.
Send an inquiry through the form on this page and our safari experts will come back with a personalized quote within 24 hours, free and with no obligation. Once the plan feels right, we lock in your dates and lodges.
Absolutely. Treat the 3-day program as a starting point. We can adjust the pace, upgrade or change lodges, add days, or combine it with other destinations. Tell us what your ideal trip looks like and we'll shape it around you.
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