Prison Island & The Love Island - Full Day Tour in Zanzibar
About this experience
Today after morning breakfast, our guide will pick you up and you begin our tour for the day. Nakupenda (In Swahili means I LOVE YOU) is the name of an amazing sandbank located just off Stone town. A Full day trip dedicates Prison Island’s giants tortoises visit, snorkeling, sunbathing, taste of Sea foods and seasonal fruits. Snorkeling off Prison Island, viewing stunning array of colored corals and tropical fish of the islands before reaching our dream place Nakupenda.
A place where brilliant birdlife exists, very white sand, limpid and crystalline water. You would live in the natural reserve that hospitable by its naturalistic and their proper pearls of Indian Ocean. The language of the white sands and their alternative sea appear and disappear. Enjoy our seasonal fruits, sand bathing and our Sea food lunch. Relax on the sandbank or discover marine life around the sandbank before riding our motorboat or sailing back to Stone town.
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What’s included
- Food and drinks
- Guided Tour in English
- Prison Island Tour
- Dhow Cruise
- Sun Bathing at Nakupenda Island
- Sea Food BBQ
- Soda/Pop
- Bottled Water
- Lunch
- Snorkeling
- Swimming
Not included
- Gratuities
Itinerary
- 1
Prison Island and Love Island Experience
This is the full day combined experiences tour; of Prison Island with the nearest sandbank known as Nakupenda Sandbank. On the same day, you will visit both two unique places. Driver will come to pick you up from the Hotel, and start driving to Jitini in Stone Town. This place is our transfer point to Prison Island. Here is where you will meet our professional local to start your adventurous day trip. In this tour you will start with exploring Prison Island, our tour guide will give you some history of this incredible Island, and then you will have fun time to feed the Giant tortoises and take photos with them. After some time at prison island, you will leave ahead to Nakupenda Sandbank. Get prepared to swim and snorkeling, have the test of mouth watering tropical fruits with delicious seafoods lunch.
Good to know
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Minimum age
- 18+ years
- Guide
- Guided tour in English
- Start times
- 08:00
Know before you go
- Passport required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- Our Guide will be outside the restaurant. Hand the printed voucher to him for confirmation.
- Swimming Gear
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Towels
- Change of Clothes
- Sunscreen
- Camera
Cancellation policy
This booking is non-refundable once confirmed.
All sales final
Meeting point
View on map
6 Degrees South
- Address
- Shangani St, Mjini Zanzibar, TZ
- How you meet
- Meet on location
- Coordinates
- -6.16423, 39.18695
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this experience last?
It lasts 8 hours.
Can I cancel this booking?
This booking is non-refundable once confirmed.
Is this experience guided, and in what language?
Guided tour in English
Is hotel pickup included?
No — you make your own way to the meeting point.
Where does this experience start?
It starts at 6 Degrees South, Shangani St, Mjini Zanzibar, TZ.
Is there a minimum age?
Travellers must be 18 or older.
From AED 739 per person
