Beach Holidays · Zanzibar

5 Days Zanzibar Beach Holiday

Zanzibar pairs easily with a mainland safari or works as a short holiday on its own. This itinerary starts in Stone Town, the old Swahili…

Overview

What makes this journey special

Stone Town walking tourSpice farm visitJozani forest & red colobusBeach days on the east coast

Five relaxed days on Zanzibar – a night in historic Stone Town, a spice farm and Jozani forest, then the white beaches of the east coast.

Zanzibar pairs easily with a mainland safari or works as a short holiday on its own. This itinerary starts in Stone Town, the old Swahili trading city listed by UNESCO, before moving to a beach hotel on the east or north coast.

On the way you visit a working spice farm where cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla grow, and Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, home of the rare Zanzibar red colobus monkey. The last days are free for swimming, snorkelling, kite-surfing or simply resting.

Hotels are chosen to suit your budget – from boutique beach lodges to all-inclusive resorts – and Wild Gaze arranges every transfer on the island.

Day by day

Your itinerary

Day 1
Arrival – Stone Town
Zanzibar airport · Stone Town

Arrive at Zanzibar airport and transfer to your hotel in Stone Town. In the late afternoon take a guided walk through the old town – the carved doors, the Old Fort and the Anglican Cathedral on the site of the former slave market – and finish at Forodhani Gardens for street food at sunset.

Stone Town hotelBreakfast
Day 2
Spice farm & Jozani forest – east coast
Kizimbani · Jozani · East coast

After breakfast drive to a spice farm to taste and smell the plants that made Zanzibar famous. Continue to Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park for a forest walk to see red colobus monkeys and the mangrove boardwalk. Arrive at your beach hotel on the east coast in the afternoon.

Beach hotelBreakfastLunch
Day 3
Beach day & optional excursions
East coast

A free day at the beach. Optional extras include snorkelling at Mnemba Atoll, a sunset dhow cruise, lunch at The Rock restaurant at Michamvi or a kite-surfing lesson at Paje.

Beach hotelBreakfast
Day 4
Beach day
East coast

Another day at leisure to swim, read and walk the beach at low tide, when the seaweed farmers tend their plots in the lagoon.

Beach hotelBreakfast
Day 5
Departure
East coast · Zanzibar airport

After breakfast, transfer to Zanzibar airport or the ferry port for your onward journey.

Breakfast

Getting there

Arrival & transfers

Fly into Zanzibar (ZNZ) directly or via Dar es Salaam, Arusha or Kilimanjaro. Ferries from Dar es Salaam take about 2 hours.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Airport and inter-hotel transfers in Zanzibar
  • 1 night Stone Town hotel and 3 nights beach hotel, bed and breakfast
  • Guided Stone Town walking tour
  • Spice farm tour with lunch
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park entrance and guide
  • Drinking water on excursions

Not included

  • International flights and visa fees
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Tips for guides, drivers and camp staff
  • Drinks and items of a personal nature
  • Optional activities not listed in the itinerary

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