Full Day Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank Beach with Lunch
4.5
8 Ratings
Stone Town
This trip is one of our most recommended trips in Zanzibar especially if you are staying in Stone Town, The trip includes the two must-do activities which are Prison Island and Nakupenda Beach which is a Sandbank also known as disappeared Island/ Sand bar
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Stone Town - We will take a boat from Stone Town, where you will be able to see some of the popular landmarks in Zanzibar; Forodhani Park, Zanzibar Port, the Old Fort, National Museum - House of Wonders (Beit Al Ajaib), and more
- Prison Island - Changuu Private Island - At Prison Island, you will be able to see Giant Aldabra Tortoise, which they were gifted by the Seychelles government. Aldabra Giant Tortoise can live up to 300 years, the Oldest one at Prison Island is 198 years.
Also, you will see Peacocks, Dik Dik (Antelopes), and Prison Ruins (Quarantine Station).
- Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve - After Prison Island, we will take a boat to Nakupenda Beach, It is a Sandbank, where will have fruit snacks, swim, and relax at the beach. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Zanzibar.
Also, we will prepare a fresh lunch on the beach, we have 3 options for the lunch; 1) a Seafood buffet for seafood lovers, 2) a Vegetarian option, and 3) a Non-seafood option; which instead we will have chicken, and sausages instead of seafood
- Stone Town - Return to Stonetown after Prison Island then our driver or guide will take you back to your Hotel.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Towels and Sunscreens
- Entance fees at Prison Island ($7 or 16,000 TZS)
Location
Stone Town
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(8 Ratings)
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Kjfoote
Jan 24, 2023
Great time on our private sand bar! - We had a great tour of Nakupenda and Prison Island. We were given the option to leave early in the morning for Nakupenda before Prison Island to get there before the crowds and it was one of our top experiences in Zanzibar - we had the whole place to ourselves for quite a while and our guides set up a shade for us with fruit and left us alone to enjoy it as long as we wished to! Amazing!!
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W8080iejohannaf
Dec 19, 2022
Wonderful experience!! - We had a great day on Prison Island and Nakupenda sandbank, both places was so so beautiful and cool with the giant turtles! Our guide Ekkoto was the best! He really wanted us to have the best experience and made his utmost to make sure of this. I can really recommend this tour!
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184naseemg
Oct 17, 2021
A must visit - Visited dis place with my guide. It's a WOW beach with beautiful scenery and clear water. You can spend a whole day there. Lots to do. Sandbank where you rest and eat fruits. Swim, snorkelling etc etc. Food was not that good as i was allergic to sea food, there was not much Choice. But if you can eat seafood it's good. We left sometime after 10 am and got back by 1730. The boat goes from fumba
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Stevenvdmerwe
May 12, 2021
A "Must-do" experience! - This trip was fantastic and I would definitely recommend it to anyone on the fence of which excursion to go on. Starting off at Prison Island, Ali showed me around whole island and gave helpful extra information on the tortoise population and which areas were best to snorkel. Nakupenda was absolutely beautiful and the lunch prepared was delicious with everything from lobster to octopus available in HEAPS! Thanks to Ahmed for his conversation and wealth of knowledge on the area and everything in between!
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Neidtina
Apr 27, 2021
Best excursion in Stone Town - We did not have much time on our trip in Zanzibar, we saw this excursion and book. It was amazing, the trip was private, Prison Island was nice, the Sandbank was unbelievable, the food was super delicious, the staff was so friendly.
I recommend this trip.
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Mariacohen97
Dec 22, 2020
Lovely day, amazing seafood buffet - We enjoyed this trip, it was privately organized, just us. At prison Island we enjoyed spending time with Giant Tortoise, they were so lovely. Also we loved the seafood at Nakupenda beach it was so delicious.
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