Zanzibar Tour: Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank

Experience the best of Zanzibar with a full-day tour of Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank. Learn the island’s history, see exotic animals, swim, snorkel, and enjoy a delicious lunch buffet. Don’t miss this unforgettable adventure!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stone Town - On this tour we will pass by Stone Town where you will able to see some of the Popular sights; Old Fort, Forodhani Park, House of Wonders (National Museum), Zanzibar Port, State House, etc.

Also, It is where we will take a boat to Prison Island then to Nakupenda Sandbank then later after the trip we will return back to Stone Town.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Drinks: Bottled water, soft drinks including Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, and more
What's Not Included
  • Prison Island entrance fee; $12pp
  • Towel and Sunscreens
  • Conservation fee; $3/6,000 TZSpp
Additional Information

This excursion is highly recommended when visiting Zanzibar, encompassing two quintessential Stone Town activities; a visit to Prison Island (also known as Quarantine Island) and Nakupenda Sandbank.
During your trip to Prison Island, you’ll delve into its history, once a Quarantine Station, and encounter a variety of wildlife including the Aldabra giant…

Location
Stone Town
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nicole_f
Jul 8, 2023
My husband and I had a... - My husband and I had a beautiful time with the best tour guide, Selma! The prison island was cool, the sandbank was beautiful and the lunch was delicious! The only thing is, if you get sea sick, I would not recommend! The boat ride can be very rocky! Overall, amazing excursion!
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Israsafaris
May 16, 2023
Best moments ever. - Its the memory The Prison Island, also known as Changuu Island which is located in the western part of Zanzibar Island, just off Stone Town. It takes around 25 minutes by local boat riding from the Stone Town beach. The island’s main attraction is the popular Giant Tortoises, who can live up to 200 years. In this tour, you will get a chance to explore and learn the history of these beautiful creatures and also about Prison Island itself. You will be with our expert local tour guide who will be explaining each area of interest. Apart from being a place where you can go to see the Giant Tortoises, it also is a perfect destination to do swimming, & Relaxing on the beach. Therefore after all information about the Island, then you will have time for swimming & relaxing on the beach. which lasts till now.
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Sgschauer
Apr 27, 2023
Nakupenda island - The lunch was really good! They were flexible on times which made it easy. We highly recommend. Got us from hotel
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Jossestephen
Mar 15, 2023
This was a great trip - A great experience of Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbar with Ahmed from Sultan Tours. His so knowledgeable and hospitable. Feel free to ask him anything.
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Anwarm654
Dec 6, 2022
Family trip - My family did love this trip, we had an amazing time at both places, Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbar. Also the lunch at Nakupenda was great combinations of seafoods, if you will have Snorkeling mask, please bring it as there is a little reef where you can snorkel and enjoy the beauty of underwater.
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Beem4johns
Aug 5, 2022
Awesome Meal and Tour! - There was a change in our tour guide at the last minute and Abuu arrived at our hotel for pickup at 9:30 AM. It was raining in Stone Town that morning and he asked if we wanted to wait. But we forged ahead to the docks and waited briefly for the food and fuel to be loaded on the boat. As soon as we left the harbor, the rain stopped and Abuu started telling us about all the islands in the area. Even though he was very young, Abu knew a lot about Prison Island and took us to see a lot of big tortoises! But the highlight of the trip was Nakupenda Sandbank. By that time, the sun came out, we took amazing photos, and swam in the clear blue water. After an hour, we were invited to a seafood feast. The lobster, prawns, and octopus were excellent; and so were the chips (fries)! We stuffed ourselves so full that we didn't even get to the fruit platter. Then the rains came back in at 3 PM and they took us back a little early to Stone Town. Sultan Tours really came through this time -- we highly suggest their services when booking this tour
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Sanatole
Jun 30, 2022
Amazing Day - We had an amazing day visiting Prison Island and Nakupenda. It was wonderful seeing the giant tortoises and the peacocks roaming around on the island and lunch on Nakupenda was delicious. Would highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Zanzibar.
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Betom326
May 11, 2022
Prison island and Nakubenda - Sultan tours belongs to Ahmed. The company is very professional! All guides are very kind and fun! They will make everything to make you happy! You can book your your tour for sure!!
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R1765kfandreasb
Nov 10, 2021
Amazing day at sea outside Stonetown - Amazing trip to Prison Island with a guided tour and meeting the giant tortoises, feeding them. Then off to Nakupenda beach, a beautiful strip of sand in the ocean. Our crew was serving fruit and later a tray with freshly grilled lobster, octopus, prawns, fish and more. Very nice to swim around in the waters. And a special thanks to our crew, most welcoming and friendly guys!
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Ishak
Jun 14, 2024
You are welcome zanzibar Tanzania - Hello everyone I'm Ishak_tour_guide from zanzibar /TANZANIA I'm basic zanzibar. You are welcome to zanzibar Zanzibar experience
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From $105
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).