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Pungume Island Adventure: Snorkeling & Wildlife
Embark on one of Zanzibar’s most thrilling day excursions, featuring dolphins, snorkeling, sandbank leisure, and a fresh seafood BBQ.
This journey leads you across the Indian Ocean, where you can observe lively dolphins, discover vibrant coral reefs, and conclude with a delightful beach lunch on an untouched sandbank.
Embark on one of Zanzibar’s most thrilling day excursions, featuring dolphins, snorkeling, sandbank leisure, and a fresh seafood BBQ.
This journey leads you across the Indian Ocean, where you can observe lively dolphins, discover vibrant coral reefs, and conclude with a delightful beach lunch on an untouched sandbank.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Menai Bay - Start your day with a boat excursion into the Indian Ocean to observe dolphins in their natural environment. Zanzibar is famous for its friendly groups of bottlenose and spinner dolphins, and with some luck, you might even get the opportunity to swim with them. This is a truly enchanting and unforgettable experience.
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- Menai Bay - Start your day with a boat excursion into the Indian Ocean to observe dolphins in their natural environment. Zanzibar is famous for its friendly groups of bottlenose and spinner dolphins, and with some luck, you might even get the opportunity to swim with them. This is a truly enchanting and unforgettable experience.
Additionally, from June to October, there is a chance to spot humpback whales.
- Kizimkazi Beach - Following your dolphin adventure, return to the beach to enjoy a refreshing tropical fruit platter. Delight in fresh pineapple, mangoes, bananas, watermelon, coconuts, and other seasonal fruits while admiring the stunning ocean views.
- Pungume Island - Next, head to Pungume Reef, one of Zanzibar’s hidden treasures for snorkeling. Here, you can explore vibrant coral gardens, tropical reef fish, and lively marine life. The crystal-clear waters make it an ideal spot for underwater exploration, whether you are a novice or an experienced snorkeler.
While snorkeling, you might encounter green turtles, seahorses, octopuses, frogfish, trumpetfish, Napoleon wrasse, lionfish, stonefish, zebrafish, starfish, bluefin trevally, leaffish, scorpionfish, and many other intriguing species.
- Pungume Island SandBank - From Pungume, the journey continues to a breathtaking white-sand sandbank, surrounded by turquoise waters. Relax on the soft sand, swim in the warm ocean, or simply enjoy the stunning scenery. Meanwhile, the crew will prepare a delightful BBQ seafood lunch featuring fresh fish, seasonal lobster, octopus, rice, and local sides, all served right on the beach.
- Uzi Island - On rare occasions, when the tide is sufficiently high, the tour includes an additional stop at Uzi Island. This unique area is home to mangrove forests, red colobus monkeys, coconut crabs, and other captivating wildlife, making this trip even more memorable.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (depending on package)
- Professional guide & boat crew
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (depending on package)
- Professional guide & boat crew
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Conservation fee
- Conservation fee
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Laurentm750
Sep 9, 2024
An exceptional day - The captain’s good humour, energy and kindness helped to make this day a pure moment of happiness. He listened to our desires at every moment. We saw the dolphins without chasing them. We were alone on the island for lunch, delicious and carefully prepared. Thank you Captain Jack Sparrow 😉. Recommended!
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Ramzyd
Jul 25, 2024
Pungume and Uzi Island - a full-day trip to Pungume and Uzi Island, and it was an incredible experience! The day was packed with exciting activities, including snorkeling in the crystal-clear waters, exploring vibrant coral reefs, and discovering the rich marine life. The islands themselves are stunning, with pristine beaches and lush greenery providing a perfect backdrop for relaxation and adventure.
The guides were knowledgeable and friendly, making sure we had everything we needed for a safe and enjoyable day. They provided interesting insights into the local ecosystem and the history of the islands. Lunch was a delightful spread of local cuisine, which we enjoyed on the beach, adding to the overall experience.
Overall, this trip is a must-do for anyone visiting the area. Whether you're an avid snorkeler or just looking to explore some beautiful islands, Pungume and Uzi Island offer something for everyone. Highly recommended!
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Francisco
Dec 28, 2023
Amazing dolphin - I did all my activities with myfriend of mine in Zanzibar. From dolphin diving, nakupenda and even horse riding. It has all the activities available that you want to do, such as prison island, stone city and everything possible he is an excellent professional who you can count on to carry out the activities he will pick you up at the hotel and accompany you everywhere Contact my friend to do activities Instagram: hamza_tour_guide
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Francisco
Jul 1, 2023
Dolphin is amazing - I did all my activities with this friend of mine in zanzibar.
From snorkling dolphins, nakupenda and even horse riding.
It has all the activities available that you want to do such as prison island, stone town and everything possible
he is an excellent professional who you can count on to do the activities he will pick you up from the hotel and accompany you everywhere
Contact my friend to make activities
Instagram: hamza _tour_guide
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Gitte
Oct 17, 2023
Wild dolphins - Sailed on the ocean to see dolphins and maybe swim with them.
They teased, went up and down countless times....but we waited for the right moment (the only boat) and up they came. Definitely an experience, too wild!!!
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Debbyd856
Feb 9, 2024
Better to book as a private tour - I am very committed to animal welfare and never had the feeling that the animals were stressed here. We did not feel like the boat trip was a chase.
Swimming with the dolphins is a bit absurd, however, as the dolphins tend to swim away as soon as people jump into the water. My friend and I stayed in the boat, so we really got more out of the dolphins.
In retrospect, we would have preferred to book the tour privately. The constant getting up and down on the boat meant that you didn't really have a great dolphin experience. Privately, we would have simply told our skipper to drive to the dolphin spots and we could have enjoyed watching them.
In any case, make sure that the sea is not too rough on the day of your booking. Unfortunately, that spoiled the fun of the boat trip and snorkeling a bit.
We definitely recommend booking the tour on site on the beach. With our friend Captain Piilo you get very good prices and are in the very best hands for private tours +255 622 227 709
Contact is quick and uncomplicated via Whatsapp.
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Andrzej_w
Aug 21, 2023
Poor trip - The tour started hour after schedule, the snorkeling spot was disaster which I can’t understand because Mnemba Island is recommended as the best one. Probably hundreds of boats go to the same reef where there is several fishes… Thw one positive aspect that we saw dolphins.
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Shvarz
Jun 22, 2023
Sad and unsafe - There are lots of companies running these tours and all do the same thing.
Swimming with dolphins: 8-10 boats at a time are chasing a pod of dolphins, all jostling each other. As soon as they get close, people jump off and try to get close to dolphins, who dive down. This is dolphin harassment and also not safe for people as there's risk of being run over by the boats.
Coral reef snorkeling: All these boats then come to a fairly small reef. Most of the reef is dead, but there are some live corals and still plenty of fish to see. The problem is that all the boats crowd together and you have to swim between them constantly in danger of bumping into one or, worse, being bumped by one. So, good views, but unsafe conditions.
After that many boats come to the shallow sand bank, that was pretty nice.
Overall, I would not recommend these trips, or recommend finding a way to go when there are less people if possible.
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Mbtp01
Aug 8, 2023
Bad experience. Do not book! - First, all the tours offered online and at the beach are exactly the same tour with exactly the same boats. However, on the beach we were offered it for 25$ per person. Less then half of what we paid here.
For the price you would expect an ecofriendly tour, but but this was actually the worst part. We found dolphins but we were one of 20 boats circling them. When they were surfacing, people jumped into the water like maniacs while boats were crusing only feet away from the people. One person I saw actually jumping right on a dolphin!! It's crazy and just sad. Then we went to a place with starfish. Tourists dived them up in large numbers to take instagram-pictures and just threw them back in. Not knowing they can be infected or hurt by being dived up every day. Noone there had any respect for nature. To be fair, our Captain asked the people on our boat to put the starfish back where they were. Still I am really sorry I was part of financing this. If I could I would undo it..
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T8001fkjonathanc
Jun 14, 2023
A sad experience - Poor equipment, no spares either so didn’t get to go in water.
Long boat trip, no fish on reef due to over crowding of people and boats .
Cruel to the dolphins, loads of boats herding and chasing them for people to jump in next to them.
Very sad and not worth 60 dollars. If you want to see dolphins, do it in a different country in a controlled environment.
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