Top Zanzibar City Half-day Tours

It’s fascinating to explore historic Stone Town—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—but it’s easy to lose your way in the area’s maze-like, narrow streets. To stay oriented and ensure you don’t miss key highlights, join a private guide with deep knowledge of local culture. It’s fully personalized to your preferences, whether you’re shopping for local textiles, interested in history, or learning about Stone Town’s unique architecture.

If you need private, cheap, safe, private transfer from airport to Stown Town or Stown Town to airport, we could help you. We will wait in airport for you and take to your final destination in Stown Town. No more annoying taxi drivers. • Transport is private • Car fit 7 with normal baggage or 5 people with large baggage • Transfer is Airport-Stown Town or Stown Town-Airport • After buy we will ask for exact arrival/departure time and hotel or you could inform us

If you need cheap, safe, private transfer from anywhere to anywhere in Zanzibar island, we could help you. Transfer could be from airport to any beach hotel. Any beach to hotel to any other location in island. No more annoying taxi drivers. You pay fixed price for car so price is like this. Car fit 7 with normal baggage or 5 people with large baggage • Car have air conditioning • After buy we will ask for exact time and hotel or you could inform us • Experienced driver

This is one of our most recommended activities in Zanzibar, where you can swim and snorkel at three different spots (Dolphins, relaxing at the Sandbanks, and Snorkeling at the Mnemba reef. Mnemba Island was ranked #1 Best Beach Destination in Africa by tripsavvy. For the sake of precision, Mnemba is a reef and not an Atoll, as sometimes called Mnemba Atoll in many publications and charts. Mnemba is well known for the excellent clarity of its waters ( for this area of the Indian Ocean) and the unusually prolific and diverse corals and tropical marine life where you can able to spot different species of fishes while Snorkeling. Some of the species that you can see at Mnemba reef include; Angel Fish, Blue Spotted Rays, Black Snappers, Groupers, Red Tooth Triggers, Flounder, Octopuses, Leaf Fish, Scorpion Fish, Stone Fish, Frog Fish, and lots of Trevallies.

Zanzibar Hop-On Hop-Off Tour from Nungwi Beach: Make sightseeing in Zanzibar Stone Town easy with this private Bus tour from Nungwi Beach. Enjoy the convenience of hop-on hop-off access at any stop along the route, and soak in the views from a private Toyota Coaster bus. See sights like Palace Museum, Freddie Mercury House, Anglican Cathedral, and the iconic House of Wonder as you listen to your Expert guides on some routes.

Explore Stone Town, the atmospheric cultural and historical heart of Zanzibar City, on this 3-hour walking tour with a guide.

Best way to end your by sailing on the Indian Ocean during the Sunset, surrounded with the best views where you can take the best photos of the Sunset. This is one among our most recommended tours in Zanzibar.

Visit the historic Stone Town of Zanzibar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a guided, half-day tour from Zanzibar. With an experienced guide to lead the way, you’ll explore a blend of African, Arab, Indian, Persian, and European cultures, following narrow streets shaded by elegant balconies and verandahs. See the former slave market, the Sultan Palace, and a series of beautifully-carved wooden doors, with a 30-minute shopping break to browse for some of Zanzibar’s most distinctive souvenirs.

A 3-hour food- and spice-focused tour in a local farming village Visit a local spice farm and learn about the history of Zanzibar’s relationship to spices Meet a rural farmer and learn African farming methods and even perform some techniques yourself

Zanzibar as one of the most tourist destinations, it has so many tourist attractions. For you to reveal hidden cultures and their stories. You should need a local professional tour guide to narrate all this.

The Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is 50 km2 (19 sq mi) national park of Tanzania located on the paradise island of Zanzibar. It is very famous island national park in the world. It is home flora and fauna, the popular Zanzibar red colobus Monkey , a rain forest species are found within the Park, other species of fauna found in the park are sykes monkey, Bush babies, more than 50 species of butterfly and 50 species of birds, the nocturnal Zanzibar tree hyrax which has four 'toes' on its front feet and three on its back. The sea grass beds of Chwaka beds of the Chwaka Bay, fringed with mangrove forests, are important breeding grounds for marine organisms, including open fish species. The mangroves are also good breeding grounds for birds.

After tasting the great meals of Zanzibar, you will want to discover all the spices’ secrets. Go for a spice tour and see how the island’s soils gives Zanzibar the best fruits and spices. While walking through the forest and the fields, you will be able to taste and smell Zanzibar’s treasures and learn more on how they grow and are cooked. You will also have the chance to discover about medical uses of some plants and trees, and feel the magical atmosphere of the wild and green part of the island. Follow the paths while hearing about Zanzibar’s agriculture and beauty. Zanzibar’s cooking is not only about enjoying, but also about discovering."

Jozani Forest is best known for its red colobus monkeys, which are endemic to Zanzibar. About 20 years ago, the monkeys were considered to be in danger of extinction. This trend has since reversed due to the conservation project. There are about 6000 red colobus monkeys residing in Jozani Forest. This experience provide you a 3 hour walking tour through Jozani Forrest.

Discover the spices that thrive in Zanzibar’s villages and plantations on a walking tour that’s an aromatic immersion in the island’s rural life. Join a guide for a walk through local farms, see workers climb into the spice trees, sample spices and fruits fresh from the field, and learn the history of Zanzibar’s spice trade. This Zanzibar spice farm tour includes pickup and drop-off in Zanzibar, with both morning and afternoon departures available.

Get a glimpse of Zanzibar’s native wildlife on this private tour of Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park. Learn about the island animals and their unique evolution from your professional guide as you explore the mangrove swamps and wooded vales together, looking out for colobus monkeys, bush babies, and more. Choose a morning or afternoon tour to suit your schedule and enjoy hassle-free transfer with round-trip transportation from island hotels.

We will depart from the shores of Kizimkazi fishing village in search of dolphins. Snorkeling gear is available for you. The boat will take you out into the clear turqoise blue Indian Ocean where the odds of meetings dolphins are about 80%. Colors of Zanzibar gives contribution to the protection of dolphins in the waters of Kizimkazi.

Tour in Quad in zanzibar is the best way to approach this fantastic and wild way off road. Half day driving on a path made of secondary roads. Agriculture and land paths, easy to pass, passing next to multiple rice paddies, cane plantations from zuchero, fruit plants, bananas, coconuts, mangoes.. In this way enviroment meets you with a wonderful nature that in every season gives us spectacular landscapes rich in colour, but Quad zanzibar tour does not stop there. We will also rest in the areas where you will meet and understand the life of the local people, all with a true mystery that has always surrounded the island.

It’s a half a day trip to Prison Island. We will take a boat from the shores of Stone Town, setting down anchor 5 km away, on the beautiful beach of Prison Island. The prison – which is now owned by a hotel – was built in 1893 and was originally intended to house violent prisoners from the mainland and sick people. You will get the opportunity to visit the tortoise sanctuary, which contains a large colony of giant tortoise imported from the Seychelles in the late 19th century.

This tour is a walking tour in a spice farm (shamba). While there, you shall see how the spices, herbs and fruits grow and are cultivated. Your tour guide will describe how the crops can be used. You will be smelling and tasting spices, herbs and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chili, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava and oranges.

Take part in one of Zanzibar's most iconic experience during a spice tour of the Spice Island. Stationed along one of the world's oldest trade routes, this picturesque destination is a melting pot of culture, cuisine, and flavors. Follow a guide through rural plantations and see where local staples such as clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon are cultivated, grown and used to produce some of Africa's most aromatic cuisine.  

The Spice Tour is one of the most popular excursions in Zanzibar. The tour takes you to a farm to taste and see spices and fruits. Great for all senses!

We’ll take you to see many of the important sights of Stone Town. You’ll visit the former Slave Market, the Anglican Cathedral, the House of Wonders, the Sultan’s Palace Museum, the Old Arab Fort – and other sites that may be of interest to you. Our city tour is flexible and can easily be customized to your requirements

This atmospheric and mystical town is the cultural and historical heart of Zanzibar. This is a half a day trip where you can visit a historical street constructed from coral stone during the 19th and 20th centuries. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. Stone Town is a very lively place where you’ll find a combination of Arabic, African, Indian and European cultures living happily together. As you walk through the labyrinth of streets too narrow for cars to pass, you can see mosques, churches and temples side to side.

Our Quad bike adventure will give you the chance to get in touch with our Cultural experience in Zanzibar remote areas. It is adapted to all age groups, you do not need any previous knowledge and we will take good care of you. This is one of unique ways to explore and learn more about breathtaking Inland of Zanzibar. Tour includes a transfer from Paje Beach to Kiwengwa Beach ready to start your day by riding your Quad.