Dar es Salaam & Zanzibar Cultural & Beach Adventure
Culture Meets Coast
Seven Days of Real Zanzibar — History, People, Nature & Sea
This itinerary goes beyond the beach — from Dar es Salaam you cross by ferry to Zanzibar and spend five days going deep into Stone Town's alleyways, a spice plantation, the canopy of Jozani Forest, the daily life of a coastal fishing village and the open ocean in search of dolphins. It's the kind of trip you'll talk about for years.
Package Highlights
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Dar es Salaam — Leisure & Pre-Trip Briefing
Our representative meets you at Julius Nyerere International Airport and transfers you to your hotel for a free afternoon to acclimatise, before the group gathers in the evening for a pre-trip briefing on the days ahead.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Ferry to Zanzibar — First Steps into Stone Town
After breakfast, take the roughly two-hour ferry across to Zanzibar, where you're met and transferred to your Stone Town accommodation for a free afternoon to wander the old town's streets.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Lunch own expense
Stone Town's iconic streets, Zanzibar's turquoise coastline and the timeless sight of dhows on the harbour
Day 3
Stone Town Cultural Discovery
A full guided day through Stone Town — the House of Wonders, Palace Museum and Arab Fort in the morning, then the carved-door backstreets, Darajani Market and the Anglican Cathedral in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Lunch own expense
Jozani Forest — Home of the Red Colobus Monkey
The Zanzibar Red Colobus is found nowhere else on Earth, and Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park protects its last significant population. A walk through the canopy to see them at close range — followed by the quiet mangrove boardwalk — is one of the island's most memorable experiences.
Day 4
Spice Tour, Jozani Forest & Transfer to the Beach
A full day inland to coast — a morning spice-farm tour with a host-served lunch, then south to Jozani-Chwaka Bay for the Red Colobus Monkeys before transferring to your beach resort by late afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (with host), Dinner
Jozani's forest interior and Zanzibar's quiet east coast beaches — two very different sides of the same island
Day 5
Jambiani Cultural Village Experience
Spend the day in Jambiani, a traditional fishing village on the quiet east coast — meet a local herbalist, walk with the women tending their seaweed farms at low tide, and visit small organic plantations.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Lunch own expense
Day 6
Dolphin Safari in Kizimkazi & Afternoon Leisure
An early dhow trip from Kizimkazi in search of resident bottlenose and humpback dolphins, back by mid-morning for lunch and a completely free afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
Departure — Ferry Back to Dar es Salaam
A final breakfast, then transfer to the Zanzibar ferry terminal for the crossing back to Dar es Salaam, where our services end and you can arrange your onward travel.
Meals: Breakfast
What's Included & Excluded
Includes
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Accommodation throughout as per itinerary
- Meals as specified per day
- Ferry transfers between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar
- All ground transportation in comfortable vehicles
- Professional English-speaking guide throughout
- Guided Stone Town walking tour (Day 3)
- Spice plantation tour with lunch (Day 4)
- Jozani Forest entrance fees & guided walk
- Jambiani cultural village tour (Day 5)
- Morning dolphin safari in Kizimkazi (Day 6)
Excludes
- International flights to/from Tanzania
- Tanzania visa fees
- Travel insurance (mandatory — not optional)
- Lunch on Days 2, 3 and 5 (own arrangement)
- Optional sunset sundowner experience (Day 6)
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
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