5-Hour Snorkeling, Swimming with Dolphins and Sea Turtles Aquarium

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Zanzibar with our 5-hour snorkeling and swimming experience. Get up close and personal with dolphins and sea turtles while exploring the local community.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mnemba Island - Mnemba Snorkeling & Swimming with Dolphins & Swimming with Sea turtles on Natural Aquarium.
    The most famous place for snorkeling in Zanzibar is beautiful Mnemba Atoll Marine Reserve. The area as well known for its fish life and you can expect to see different kind of reef fishes like :- zebra fish, spotted box fish ,spotted puffer fish, clown fish, Dorry, power blue surgeon fish, Emperor angelfish, Picasso trigger fish, Moorish idol, stingray, lion fish, porcupines fish and turtles swimming around shallow . Also it offers 85% of seeing dolphins.
    Than final we will stop you at Sandbank for short picnic, relaxing, bay watch, sunbath and enjoying, mixed fruits and soft drinks. We will start from 8am pick up and boat leave 8:30am and enjoying underwater world for about 4 hours.
    Than final on the way back will stop at the Sea turtles Sanctuary and enjoying swimming with sea turtles on Natural logon.
What's Included
  • Variety of mixed fruits
  • Assortment of soft drinks and snacks
  • Snorkeling equipment provided
  • Inclusive of all fees and taxes
What's Not Included
  • Taxi or Transfers but we can help you organize it.
Additional Information

For those of you with a passion for exploring who are coming to our stunning Island… we offer the quintessential Zanzibar journey: We assist you in connecting intimately with the local residents and we love to impart our traditions & experiences to you. If you’re eager to understand more about the indigenous lifestyle, it’s a must to embark on an escapade with us. We’ll ensure your wellbeing during our expeditions: > Reserve your unique Zanzibar journey immediately and accompany us on a unique expedition!

Location
Nungwi Mnarani Aquarium
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Curious47177923211
Jul 3, 2024
Best tour guide on the Island. - This is an amazing trip with the best team on the island. They take such good care of you from start to finish. Delicious fruits for a snack, fresh fish, rice and local veg curry for lunch. Ask him about any fish you see while snorkeling and he knows it. Be prepared to be tired after an action packed, fun filled day of experiences.
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Joanna
Jun 18, 2024
Great Tour - This was an excellent tour which was well organised and a great day out. Unfortunately it was raining the day we went but the crew on the boat made sure we had an excellent time and that the weather didn’t affect the tour. The fresh fruit at the sandbank was delicious too.
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Mindi_b
Jun 5, 2024
Sea turtles - Swimming with the sea turtles one of the turtles bit him butt and he laughed and has not stopped talking about it.
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Joanna_s
May 23, 2024
Great day trip - This tour was fantastic and Suleiman and his team were really friendly and made sure we had the opportunity to spot the dolphins, starfish and tropical fish! The fresh fruits served on the sandbank were delicious and despite it being poor weather conditions (windy, cold and rainy) the team made sure we had a great time.
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Sabinetx6554mt
Mar 26, 2024
Very good! - The tour was really amazing! Because of the low season we got a private tour. It was a new experience for me to snorkel with fish, but it was really cool. There was no rush we can swim how long as we want. After snorkeling we go to sand bank and chill, take same awesome pictures and eat fruits. Then we go to find dolphins. And we saw them! You can also get in the water and swim with them but they are very fast and when they swim too far you need get back in boat and go find them again. And again jump in water and swim with them. It was amazing but it also was kinda exhausting. After dolphins we go back at the start point and feed turtles. The tour was really good, absolutely recommend it, thanks Suleiman and his crew! 🙏🏻
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B1929ndsebastianm
Mar 25, 2024
A wonderful boat day - It was a pleasant experience. The staff on the boat were very nice. I was lucky that there were only us people in the boat. I saw dolphins, swam with fish and went to a turtle reserve.
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Martamk5608ca
Mar 19, 2024
Amazing tours - The tour was amazing, we got to swim with the dolphins, play with starfish and had great time snorkeling around Mnemba island. We ended up having private tour just for us and had nice picnic on the sandbank with some fruits and cold beer. Visiting the turtles was also great got to feed them and pet them and not many people were there. Everything was on time and very smooth.
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Emma_h
Jul 14, 2024
Sea Turtles were really amazing - I wish I could split the day and rate it as separate experiences. Sea Turtles - 5 stars - amazing! This was so special. We were taken off the boat and walked a short distance to the aquarium and into the lagoon. The guy who met us was friendly, and told us about the turtles, got seaweed for us to feed them, and led us down the steps. The tide was out, so we couldn't "swim" with the turtles but we paddled, got to feed and interact with them and it was very relaxed with no pressure to rush our experience. Transfers - 5 stars - lovely driver and on time. Did exactly what we needed, with a friendly driver. He waited for us and took us back to the hotel too. Dolphins - 2 stars We waited around at the start with no explanation of how long we would wait or what to expect from the day. There was still no explanation when we got in the boat and set off. The crew hardly engaged with us being more interested in looking at their mobiles. When dolphins were spotted, there were so many boats and it was all really rushed to jump off the boat and get back on quickly because the dolphins had swam on and the boat needed to chase them. Some of the boats were positioning themselves to trap the dolphins, and I didn't enjoy the whole pursuit style of it. We spent approx 15 mins snorkelling which was enjoyable but with so many boats, and some of them moving off while you were in the water very close to you, it didn't feel safe. We then went and spent ages on the sandbank. There was nothing to do, and the crews from the boats all got together and sat around talking to each other. On the way back we went to a place where there were star fish but we were warned about the sea urchin so decided not to get in the water there. Wish we had just done the sea turtles without the rest of the day.
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Rmm3749
Mar 26, 2024
Implementation under all circumstances - The content of the tour itself was as described and in addition to the coral reef in front of Mnemba, the sandbank, the dolphins and the turtle aquarium, we also saw starfish. In addition, the fruit that was available was really tasty - as far as the positive aspects. Unfortunately the entire tour was overshadowed by the weather. We contacted the organizer in the days before the excursion to clarify whether the tour should be postponed due to bad weather. We were told that there should be a maximum of short showers and that's why it's fine. Unfortunately it rained throughout the entire trip, which meant we were completely wet and cold despite the heat. We couldn't really snorkel, let alone go on the sandbar, because of the wind and waves. We found it very, very unfortunate that the organizer wanted to carry out the tour on that day under any circumstances and that we unfortunately didn't have a very nice experience. In addition, the snorkeling equipment was also very outdated (at least the snorkel and the goggles).
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Travel14309559440
Jul 17, 2024
Sliced foot - I was really looking forward to this trip but unfortunately we did not have a good time. Within 5 minutes of locating the dolphins, coming back in from the water, I climbed up the ladder of the boat and slipping. Once I was back on the boat I realized I sliced inbetween my two toes quite deeply off the ladder and my foot was pumping bleeding. My partner had to wrap his tshirt around it and when he asked for first aid box, they had none! What kind of boat doesn’t have first aid? And offered a tissue? When we showed the man on the boat, he laughed and said it’s fine, you need the ocean, salt water is good! Bare in mind we still had another 4 hours on this boat! The doctors were horrified to see my foot, they had to deeply clean it and told me I had sepsis from the ladder as my foot was the size of a balloon and bruised, I got a tetnus shot and 3 stitches! And the men on the boat saying it’s fine! Offering no help whatsoever, just want their money. Highly disappointing. Regardless of my foot, i did not enjoy how many boats chase after these poor dolphins and corner them in for entertainment, from the dolphins, to this fish, to the beach, everything is so far apart that you spend most of the time on the boat. Would not recommend!! Do not book!
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