Prison Island Exploration: A Journey to Nakupenda Beach and Historic Stone Town Tour

Embark on a private guided full day tour to Prison Island and Nakupenda Beach. Explore historical buildings, play with giant tortoises, snorkel at a pristine sandbank, and enjoy a buffet lunch. Then, escape to Stone Town for a city tour, visiting markets, historical sites, and museums.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Prison Island - Changuu Private Island - Stop At: Prison Island - Changuu Private Island.
    Discover natural beauty of Prison Island on this full Day Tour that includes a Snorkeling on a Pristine Corals. With your Guide, visit the viewpoint at Prison Historical Buildings and a long Jetty with Peacocks. See Giant Tortoises Sunbathe on a beautiful small White Sands Beach. Pickup and drop-off included. Book Last Minutes while in Zanzibar.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Initiate your exclusive full day guided excursion any time between 9h00 and 17h30. Greet your skilled guide and boatman as you step aboard your steam-engine wooden vessel. Travel to the distinguished island on a 30-minute journey. Absorb the island’s history and explore past centuries through its historical structures, which have functioned as a prison, chapel, and shelter for slaves post-abolition. Interact with giant tortoises and feel free to capture these ancient beings in photographs. Following this, you’ll have the opportunity to Snorkel in the pristine sandbank at Nakupenda Beach. Spend some time birdwatching on the sandbank. Relish a buffet lunch featuring tasty Swahili cuisine. Immerse yourself in the tidal Indian Ocean water at Nakupenda then take a breather from the busy Zanzibar life with a City Tour (Stone town), going past the Darajan Market, House of Wonder and explore the oldest church in East Africa at the Heritage Palace Museum.

Location
Prison Island - Changuu Private Island
Off the Coast From Stone Town, Shangani
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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H3619xicraigh
Jun 22, 2024
Stone Town, Tangawizi Spice Farm, Prison Island - Be sure to ask specifically for Ibrahim to lead you through your Zanzibar day tour. His exceptional knowledge, communication skills, good nature and wonderful sense of humour will make all the world’s difference in how you see this magnificent island. From Stone Town to the Spice farms, and onto Prison Island for some of the most spectacular views of the Indian Ocean, Ibrahim brings insight to deepen all of these experiences. Abraham is also connected to drivers and boat captains who are highly skilled and have your safety top of mind, so you’re open to simply observe and soak in all the wonders that await you.
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Narmina_f
Jun 7, 2024
Nice tour of Zanzibar! - This tour is a must do as allowing you to see the best spots of Zanzibar in one day. It starts at Prison island where you can see huge tortoises, following by the relaxing time in Nakupenda beach with lovely sea food for lunch, ending with the historical part and walk around the Stone town. The guide Abbas was amazing and was giving information about the island and its history throughout the whole duration of the tour!
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Road55957280345
Mar 28, 2024
Great trip - Great trip alone with a German-speaking guide. Swimming in the crystal-clear water with a great seafood platter for lunch
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Sanias2024
Jan 24, 2024
Was amazing day with Giga boy - Giga is the very good guy he loves Everything that he is doing and also he is responsible for any thing that you need he has the good experience he is charming and trust he is bigger and strong in the company
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Alexander_l
Nov 23, 2023
Zanibar Island Tour - I had a wonderful time, tour guide was very polite & knowledgeable. I will definitely recommend. Experience will be for a lifetime what a beautiful rich cultured island.
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Federica_p
Nov 17, 2023
Ibrahim made our trip special! - We had an amazing day with our driver Abdul and our guide Ibrahim, they were very polite and funny, they made the day very special despite the weather being so rainy. Ibrahim is a young guide but he is very knowledgeable and kind, I hope he gets to develop further in his fantastic career! Ps: Food was very delicious!!!
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Teah_f
Nov 16, 2023
Well worth it. - The whole tour was wonderful. Our guide Hassan was excellent and very friendly. The lunch at the beach was very relaxing.
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Rick_s
Sep 9, 2023
Amazing day with tourguide Rahima! - It was great! Rahima was a very happy and overall great guide for this day. She made us laugh, and had a good knowledge of all the historical information.
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Andrew_t
Feb 13, 2024
Stone town - Stone Town was very good at the slave museum we was given a guide from there that was very informative . Did not think much of prisoner island,was not really told enough information about the history. Lunch on the sandbanks was very tasty
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Arianna_m
Nov 2, 2023
Mixed Experience with Room for Improvement - During my recent trip to Zanzibar organized by this company, I had a mixed experience that fell short of expectations. The tour took place during heavy rainfall, and unfortunately, there was a lack of clear communication regarding the weather conditions and the option to reschedule or cancel due to safety concerns. The decision to proceed with the tour despite the heavy rain made it challenging and unsafe, causing discomfort as we were not adequately prepared for such weather conditions. The tour guide, albeit friendly and helpful, was unequipped to handle the rain, leaving us waiting for a significant amount of time under inadequate shelter until the rain subsided. This delay impacted the overall experience, limiting our ability to enjoy and explore as anticipated. The visit to the Spicy Market also fell short, as I encountered unexpectedly inflated charges, seemingly influenced by connections of the tour guide. There were positive aspects, such as the delicious food provided and the commendable English-speaking abilities of the team. However, these were overshadowed by the adverse weather conditions and certain disappointing aspects of the tour, leading to a less than satisfactory experience. Although the team's effort and the guide's language skills were appreciated, the overall tour failed to meet my expectations due to safety concerns, unexpected additional charges, and the inability to enjoy the tour due to the heavy rain. There's room for improvement in ensuring better communication and preparedness in adverse weather conditions. I hope that these points are taken constructively to enhance the overall experience for future travelers.
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