Zanzibar Historical Tour: Explore Stone Town, Prison Island & the Vanishing Nakupenda Island

Experience the captivating Zanzibar Historical Tour, exploring Stone Town’s mysteries, meeting big turtles on Prison Island, and relaxing on the stunning Vanishing Nakupenda Island.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zanzibar - The journey begins with a pick-up from your hotel and transportation to Stone Town where you will take a tour there enjoying the beautiful sights of this city, then board a vessel bound for Prison Island. where you will stroll through its forests, unwind on its beach, spend time with its enormous turtles in the wood, take photographs…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Visits to Nakupenda ‘The Vanishing Island’ and Prison Island
  • Guided snorkeling stops with professional equipment and life jackets
  • Including lunch, water, African coffee, white wine, and Zanzi Club Sandwich
What's Not Included
  • Transportation Fees from the Hotels outside city center to be charged upon agreement
Additional Information

Take a Tour in the Stone and know more about the mysteries of this small town, then visit the Amazing Prison Island to observe the big turtles and snap photos with them. See the former quarantine zone and the old prison. On the island of Nakupenda, popularly known as the ‘Vanishing Island,’ relax on its gorgeous beach and enjoy the pristine waters while…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mehmedh2024
Aug 2, 2024
Great tour! - Such a fun day! Loved seeing the giant turtles on Prison Island and relaxing on Nakupenda's beach. Stone Town was so interesting. Great guide and tasty lunch. Must-do in Zanzibar
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Journey57085138410
Jul 30, 2024
Amazing - Very good vompany I like the idea of being there and so nice trip organised by good people and my friends like it so much and
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Einat_n
Jul 23, 2024
Great day - It’s was a great day everyone were very nice and funny the time we were in every stop was good and we enjoyed our time. The beaches were beautiful the lunch was good Adam the driver was very nice and salom the guide went perfect.
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Matthew_g
Feb 12, 2024
A great way to spend the day - This was a great way to combine visits to Prison Island and the vanishing island. The meal of fruit and grilled seafood was delicious. Our guide and the boat crew were friendly and helpful throughout. Highly recommended.
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Jairo2009
Dec 12, 2023
Great excursion to explore Zanzibar - Great day trip from Zanzibar. We really enjoyed our time at all the places we visited. Our tour guide was very great and informative. The food that was prepped for us for lunch was delicious and very fresh. I recommend this excursion to anyone wanting to visit prison island and the sandbar.
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Haya_s
Jul 24, 2023
Once in a lifetime experience! - Our guide Capaccino was amazing, very helpful, attentive and always smiling. We started at the prison island, we took the full tour, then went to see the tortoises, then off to Nakupenda Island also known as the vanishing island. This is a MUST SEE if you are ever in Zanzibar. We had a great lunch and fruits. Then head back ro stone town for the tour. Excellent day with very good guides and we were lucky with the rest of the group, very nice people too.
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Shanice
Feb 23, 2023
Unforgettable Experience - This tour was unforgettable in every way. The history of each place we visited was so touching and powerful that my mother and I were impacted deeply. Our guide Ibrahim (Ibracadaba) made sure that we felt welcome and that we had everything we needed, even allowing us to spend more time at places. Our seafood lunch on the beach was delicious too. This tour was definitely one of the highlights of our entire trip!
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Karishma_c
Jan 9, 2025
Zanzibar highlights in a day - The tour is very well planned and covers the key places in Zanzibar. The reason for four star rating is due to our tour guide’s poor planning. He kept rushing everyone to the next thing but would make us wait as nothing would be ready.
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Tiffanya_b
Dec 11, 2023
Worth the Experience - I enjoyed this experience. I rated it 4 stars due to the Stonetown tour being rushed and limited info being shared compared to when I first did a similar tour last year. I feel that the vanishing island/sandbank stop took up too much time and exposed the tourists to too many vendors and there was no where to go on the sandbank to get away from them. Aside from spending too much time at the vanishing island sandbank, the food was grilled to perfection and made up for it.
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R1ek
Nov 13, 2024
Trip Canceled at the Last Minute - Disappointing Experience - They canceled our trip at the last moment (late in the evening the day before, about 8 hours prior to the start). The reason given was "bad weather," which didn't make sense as all other operators conducted similar tours that day. We managed to find another similar tour early the next morning through a different operator, but it was quite stressful and inconvenient to arrange on such short notice. I cannot recommend this tour company.
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