Private Full-Day Trip: Prison Island, Nakupenda, and Stone Town Exploration in Zanzibar

Embark on a private full-day trip in Zanzibar, exploring Prison Island, Nakupenda, and Stone Town. Swim, snorkel, and enjoy a seafood lunch on Nakupenda beach, visit historical buildings in Stone Town, and more!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Prison Island - Changuu Private Island - Prison Island also known as Changuu Island lies about 25 - 30 minutes by wooden motorized boat from Zanzibar Stone Town and this is where you will visit the Prison Ruins built by General Lloyd Mathews in 1893 and hence the name Prison Island. The Tour includes the visit to the Sanctuary of Aldabra’s giant tortoises brought by British Governor of Seychelles in 1919 as a gift to Sultan of Zanzibar. During the tour, you will be able to visit the sanctuary for the land giant tortoises, peacocks and the prison ruins. The Tour will also provide you with the chance to swim in the clear crystal water, sunbathe and snorkel at the nearest coral reef before you find your way back to Nakupenda for another experience.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Tropical Fruits
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • All other expenses of a personal nature
Additional Information

This excursion merges three unique Zanzibar experiences, allowing you to discover them all in one day, accompanied by our experienced and accredited guide.
Our journey begins in Stone Town, where we board a powered boat for a 25-minute journey to Prison Island. There, we explore the Giant Land Tortoises’ Sanctuary, admire peacocks, inspect the historical prison remains, and relax on the beach. We then take another boat ride lasting approximately 35 minutes to Nakupenda. This location is where we spend the bulk of our time, engaging in activities such as swimming, snorkeling, photography, and savoring a seafood lunch complemented with a beach barbecue, all arranged by our crew. Finally, we circle back to Stone Town, which marks the conclusion of our tour. In this final phase, we visit various heritage sites, little markets, gift shops, and the Stone Town Market, with guidance from our skilled guide.

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.

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605sharifab
Aug 31, 2024
Just amazing trip - From start to finish our tour was amazing. Our Guide Ali made us feel so welcomed just by the time we met. Same with our Driver, Yussuf who made sure we were safe all the time during the trip. Credits to the boat guy who helped us get to the island safely and made us very delicious food. Recommended 100%.
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250mansaba
Aug 21, 2024
Absolutely Lovely Trip - Our Guide was with us throughout the trip. We started at Stone Town where we got into a private boat to Prison Island to see Giant Tortoises and The ruins and later to Nakupenda Sandbank where we enjoyed the sunbathing, seafood BBQ with tropical fruits and soft drinks. We spent almost two hours at Nakupenda and finally left for Stone Town walking Tour before we took our way back to the hotel. Ali really was a great guide.
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Relax238624
Aug 14, 2024
It's amazing the turtles - The guide was very nice although I had no idea of Spanish, due to lack of understanding did not let us take basic things from the suitcase like a towel... Lovely turtles, worth going to see; good lunch on nakupenda, a sandbank where hours fly
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Sumaiyyaa2020
Jul 15, 2024
GREAT EXPERIENCE - We booked this trip because our friends recommended this sight to us ! And it was fun and exciting , . The food, staffs ,drivers and guides were amazing and they were helpful during the trip . I highly recommend this company for zanzibar holidays
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Alisaids2024
Jul 15, 2024
A Lovely Day - My wife and I had a lot of fun in Zanzibar thanks to This Company. Our Guide, Sabrah was professional and punctual. It was a pleasure to have been able to book our activities with them and of course we would recommend them Zanzibar Holidays.
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Camper51318919703
Jul 15, 2024
What an amazing Day - I have actually booked two activities with Zanzibar Crystal Tours & Safaris and They both went well Thanks to Issa who arranged everything for us and made sure that We had fun. I would definitely recommend to book with them.
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Jasonsgordon
Jul 13, 2024
Issa is that Guy - Another tour another day starting late...not my fault. Our ride was promptly at the hotel at the suggested time we were. I stayed in contact with Issa, who informed me that we would pick him up on the way to town.. Once in the car, he immediately gave us a brief introduction on the history of Stone Town that would be continued in the afternoon. We arrived at the Port, and he took care of all of the arrangements, and we were off to Prison Island. Once on Prison Island, he masterfully guided us through making stops for pictures and information. The wife became smitten with the baby turtles. We stopped for a flick or two before leaving, then it was off to the Nakupenda. We got to learn more about Issa's entrepreneurial spirit and were impressed by the combination of his vision and youth! Once at Nakupenda, Issa and the skipper set up the tent, gave us a cooler of cold drinks, and began to prepare lunch! The scenery was absolutely unreal! Back to this lunch, though! It was a seafood spread! Lunch consisted of BBQ and fried seafood. We had octopus, shrimp, fried tuna, fresh vegetable salad, and lobster! They also had French fries and fresh fruits. We ate as much as we could because it was good and then made our way back to Stone Town. There Issa took us on a walking tour of Stone Town, the fresh food market, and even gave a lesson on common Swahili phrases! Issa is outstanding. If you book with this company, request him. You will totally enjoy your experience.
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556caitlinf
Jun 13, 2024
Amazing day! - Amazing trip! Issa was a fantastic guide. We went to prison island, nukapeneda sandbank and stone town, all so different and fantastic!
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703val_rieh
Dec 7, 2023
Zanzibar November 2023 - We had fantastic experiences with Crystal Tour and our best and nice guide Issa. One of them was a full day with pick up at the hotel Melia going to Prison Island to snorkle near it, which was very quiet and beautiful marine life before visiting the same and its amazing giant turtles. Then Issa guided us through and explained the history of Stone Town which is worth visiting as very safe and full of colours and places of interest. We had lunch there in very good local restaurant called Lukmaan which serve Swahili cuisine. Then we head to the market and came back to the hotel with the head full of images and incredible day ! We recommend also the snorkelling in Nemba island but very early in the morning as very busy after 9h30. Also goign to the Rock restaurant just for the picture as food is not really good and heading the same day to beautiful Page beach and its lovely shops and restaurants. Have a lovely holiday in fabulous Zanzibar with Crystal Tours !
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Kimsu784xp
Jan 29, 2024
Beautiful day - Trip was good and you could see many locations in 1 trip. Maybe if you would prefer to do some more swimming at beaches you should choose some other trip with more time at the islands. Due to weather we ended up rescheduling the trip with Zansibar Crystal Tours & Safaris to another day on our vacation. That also went smoothly.
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