8 DAYS ZANZIBAR VACATION EXPLORATION DAY BY DAY
Day 1: Arrival at Zanzibar International Airport and transfer to Stone town
8 days Zanzibar vacation exploration starts on the day of arrival, the driver guide will meet and greet you at the Zanzibar airport. He will then take you to Stone Town, where you will check into one of the luxurious hotels for relaxation,
In the evening, explore the Forodhani Market in Forodhani Gardens for a culinary excursion. The gardens are located along the seaside and are ideal for an afternoon stroll to admire some of Stone Town’s old buildings. The bustling evening market, though, brings the gardens to life at night. Feast on Zanzibari seafood, pizza, falafel the size of your face, sugar cane juice, massive samosas, coconut bread, and crepes dripping with chocolate syrup ribbons.
Alternatively, you may cap off your first day in Zanzibar with sundowners on the hotel terrace and dinner in the hotel restaurant, which serves both local and foreign cuisine.
Meal plan: Dinner
Day 2: Full day exploration of Stone town
After breakfast, the tour guide will pick you up from the hotel for a walking tour of Stone Town, Zanzibar City’s intriguing old area. Walking around Stone Town’s twisting streets, you’ll notice the various architectural styles of Zanzibar’s diverse ethnicities and fascinating history. Mosques and churches, as well as ornately carved doorways. Visit the slave market, where the East African slave trade flourished in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries until it was shut down by the British. The ancient slave market now houses the Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ, a structure that houses many memorials to the city’s harsh past.
Explore the Sultan’s Palace, which is now a museum. It was constructed in the nineteenth century for the Sultan and his family before becoming a government building following the 1964 revolution. Then to the Arab Fort, Zanzibar’s oldest structure. After the Portuguese were ousted from the island in 1699, the fort was built. The structure has served as a garrison, a prison, and a railway terminal.
A visit to the lively market and gift shops allows you to browse the island’s distinctive crafts and curios. Your expert local guide tells you stories about Stone Town in the past and can provide insight into living in Zanzibar. After a full day of exploring Stone Town, return to the hotel and unwind before dinner. You have the option of dining at the hotel, Forodhani Market, or one among the many local restaurants.
Meal plan: All meals are included
Day 3: Full day excursion at Safari blue
On day 3 of an 8-day Zanzibar Safari package, have breakfast in the morning before spending the day exploring Safari Blue on a boat ride, snorkeling coral reefs, or even taking a sun bath while enjoying meals at sea. During the boat ride, you will be treated with breathtaking views of the dolphins in Menai Bay and also with lagoons that are ideal for swimming. Later, return to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: All meals are included
Day 4: Prison Island visit and dhow sunset cruise
After breakfast, take a boat excursion to Prison Island for a tour of Lloyd Mathew’s architecture, which was completed in 1893, and the island is home to Aldabra gigantic tortoises. The island is great for swimming and snorkeling because it is surrounded by an exquisite beach of coral sanctuary.
You will eat lunch from a variety of menu options, then relax for an hour and tour the city. You’ll take the dhow sunset cruise. Along the stone town coast line, you will have a superb view of the beautiful Indian Ocean. In the evening, experienced Swahili singers will entertain you with traditional live music. Following that, you return to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Meal plan: All meals included
Day 5: Spice Tour and Northern Beach Resort exploration
After breakfast, you will be taken to the first beach resort on Zanzibar’s northeastern coast. You stop along the way to enjoy a spice tour of the farms. Zanzibar’s spice industry is significant. Spices, brought by the Omani Arabs in the 19th century at a period when spices were a prized commodity worldwide, became Zanzibar’s principal source of wealth when the slave trade was abolished.
They are essential in the lives of Zanzibar since they are used in their food, as a remedy for various ailments, and as pigments and henna for decorating at festivals and weddings. It’s simple to understand why Zanzibar is known as ‘The Spice Island’ when you see spices like cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, nutmeg, and turmeric root flourishing in the plantations.
Sample some of the unique fruits growing here, including jack fruit, custard apple, rambutan, and carambola. Plants such as henna, lipstick tree, and lemongrass are also planted here. You then proceed to a hotel in the north of Zanzibar Island. Where you will unwind, eat, and spend the night
Meal plan: All meals are included
Day 6: Enjoy the full day at the resort, at beach relaxing and participating in various optional activities
After breakfast, you are free to relax on the beaches or participate in activities at your leisure. If you enjoy watersports, the resort features a professional PADI-accredited dive company on-site to organize and supervise your diving excursions. Your dive is in good hands with some of the top diving in the world and a firm that understands the best sites.
Kayaking, sailing, and windsurfing are some more watersports. There is a fitness facility, beach volleyball, billiards, and table tennis on dry land. If all of that is too much for you, visit the spa or lounge by the pool, soaking up some sunshine. If you want to see more of the island, arrange a trip with the hotel concierge. In the evening, unwind with a sundowner and devour to the sounds of a resident resort band. Sleeping in a hotel for the night.
Meal plan: All meals are included
Day 7: Dolphin tour and Jozani forest tour
After breakfast, take the dolphin tour to discover Zanzibar’s wonderful wildlife on a 3-hour excursion that includes dolphin-spotting, snorkelling, and a visit to the oldest mosque in East Africa on an 8-day Zanzibar vacation exploration tour. You’ll go on a motorboat trip from a seaside fishing town with a guide, then snorkel to see the marine animals beneath the waves.
Dolphins use the shallow coastal waters of Kizimkazi for a consistent food source, to milk their calves, relax, and socialize. Kizimkazi is home to several bottle-nose dolphins all year. There are also shyer humpback dolphins who come here, although their timetable is a little more unpredictable.
After the dolphin tour, you will go for the Jozani Forest tours with the professional guide. This rainforest is habitat to the red colobus monkey, which is peculiar to Zanzibar, as well as bushbabies, wild pigs, and other bird and butterfly species. The nature pathways are bordered with mahogany and eucalyptus trees, but the environment changes in the mangrove forest, that attracts lizards, vertebrates, and birds and is necessary for beach erosion prevention. Discover the secrets of the mangrove forest as you cross the boardwalk above the murky waters that serve as a feeding place for a variety of tropical fish and crabs. Keep an eye out for the Zanzibar leopard, which was last seen in 2003 and is thought to be extinct.
In the late afternoon, you return to the resort to enjoy relax at the beach, swim basically choose any activity that suits you, dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
Meal plan: All meals are included
Day 8: Transfer back to Zanzibar International Airport for departure
Our Zanzibar vacation exploration will end with a leisurely breakfast at the hotel, Your tour guide will pick you up from the resort’s beach resort and take you back up to Zanzibar City, then to Zanzibar International Airport for your booked departure. This Zanzibar Holiday Package concludes at the city’s international airport.
Meal plan: Breakfast