The 15 Best Prison Island Tours in Zanzibar

Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch - Stone Town: a two-hour walk through Zanzibar’s old core

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,219 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $68Our pick

Review of Zanzibar’s Stone Town, spice farm, Prison Island and lunch tour, with honest advice on value, timing, guides, boats and what to expect.

“Was a really fun and comprehensive tour, I did feel a little lost at the optional Slave Market museum, but other than that it was pretty wonderful, spice farm was great and the stone town&prison island tours were very interesting. Just prepare your stomach because the boat for prison island can get a little rough.”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island and Nakupenda Boat Trip with Lunch

2.Prison Island and Nakupenda Boat Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 882 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $39

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island and Nakupenda boat trip, with tortoises, snorkeling, seafood lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Milano was a great guide. We had the best day from start to finish - would highly recommend!!”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

3.Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 579 reviews · 8 hours · from $70

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island, Stone Town, and spice farm tour, with practical advice on timing, value, guides, lunch, and what to expect.

“This was an enjoyable full day trip and our tour guide was really good in explaining the history and showing us all the places of interest at Prison Island, Stone town and Spice Farm. We were treated to lunch at the spice farm. The driver was also very friendly and very careful on the roads. Thank you so much.”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island & Nakupenda Boat Tour with BBQ Lunch

4.Prison Island & Nakupenda Boat Tour with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 554 reviews · 3 - 8 hours · from $35Best value

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island and Nakupenda boat tour, with giant tortoises, snorkeling, seafood BBQ, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“The tour was well organised. We visited the giant tortoises, were given some interesting history on prison island and had a meal at the stunning sandbank. The sandbank has plenty of seating space in the shade and food cooked there for all the tours. Sadly we couldn’t snorkel as the waves were too big that day. One side of the bank was very calm and perfect for floating in the gorgeous, stunningly turquoise water. Lovely day with a friendly group.”

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Zanzibar; Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ

5.Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 457 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $71

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island, Nakupenda Sandbank, Stone Town and seafood BBQ tour, with practical advice on timing, crowds and value.

“This tour was great. Driver was on time to pick us up to our hotel. The tour was just as described. Lunch was good and enough for everyone. Wish we had some time to walk on our own in old town but other than that everything went well.”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

6.Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 453 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $55

Review of Zanzibar’s $55 Stone Town, spice farm, and Prison Island tour, with Swahili lunch, giant tortoises, boat rides, costs, and practical tips.

“Very nice and complete tour with super nice guides, would recommand !”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island & Nakupenda Sandbank Tour with Lunch

7.Prison Island & Nakupenda Sandbank Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 265 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $83

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank tour, with tortoises, snorkeling, seafood lunch, boat tips, and honest value advice.

“An amazing day trip! Fantastic excursion - highly recommended!”

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Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

8.Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · from $100

Review of Zanzibar’s private Stone Town, Prison Island, and spice farm tour, including itinerary, value, guides, practical tips, and drawbacks.

“Our guide Amina was very knowledgeable and informative in our tour of Spice Farm, Prison Island and Stone Town and ably supported by her driver Gigabiy and his music selection Thank you for a great day”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank With Lunch

9.Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 208 reviews · 7.5 - 9 hours · from $75

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island and Nakupenda Sandbank tour, with giant tortoises, snorkeling, seafood lunch, transport, and practical tips.

“The tour was absolutely amazing, and the value for money was outstanding. Our guide Milano (I called him Dr. Milano) was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. He helped in every situation and even went above and beyond by offering tips and assistance beyond the tour, which I’ve never experienced on my many travels before. The organizer Jeff (Mulele) was also extremely helpful and assisted us for free with transportation after the tour. We had plenty of time on Prison Island to see the giant tortoises—an unforgettable experience since these animals are so rare to encounter in other countries. The sandbank was breathtaking, and I had never seen anything so beautiful before.…”

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Zanzibar: Mnemba Island, Prison Island and Salaam Cave Tour

10.Mnemba Island, Prison Island and Salaam Cave Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 150 reviews · from $150

See Mnemba dolphins, Prison Island tortoises, Salaam Cave turtles, and The Rock on a full-day private Zanzibar tour.

“It was a lovely day! Regalo, the guide, and Khalid, the driver have been fantastic the whole time and very professional. We had an intense and beautiful day in some of the most wonderful corners of Zanzibar. We first chased the dolphins, Regalo and the captain were so nice to spend as much as needed to ensure a wonderful view and swimming experience. Then we snorkled in Mnemba. Beautiful spot, wondrous colours. Then we moved to Salaam Cave to have a unique experience with sea turtles. God I'll never forget being surrounded by so many of them, what a blast! Then we visited Paje beach and The Rock and Regalo…”

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Prison Island: Private Half-Day Tour

11.Prison Island: Private Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 132 reviews · 3 hours · from $50

Review of Prison Island’s private 3-hour tour from Stone Town, with giant tortoises, snorkeling, history, boat details, price, and practical tips.

“It was really great! We had the tour guide Abdullah. Hè explained everything so well and took his time! Hè was amazing!”

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Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island

12.Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 130 reviews · from $140

Review of Zanzibar’s private Spice Farm, Stone Town, and Prison Island tour, with lunch, tortoises, history, transport, costs, and tips.

“When booking the tour months ago., Viator advertised it as “reserve now - credit card will be charged 24 hours before tour commences”. In actuality, Viator charged the credit card at the time of booking. Between the time of booking and thRead more”

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Stone Town: Stone Town and Prison Island Private Day Trip

13.Stone Town and Prison Island Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · 6 hours · from $90

Explore Stone Town landmarks, markets, curved doors, and Prison Island tortoises on a six-hour Zanzibar tour with hotel pickup.

“Our guide was excellent he paced the tour well, tailoring it to our physical limitations and interests, highly recommended.”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town Guided Tour with Prison Island

14.Stone Town Guided Tour with Prison Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 103 reviews · 6 hours · from $90

Explore Stone Town’s slave market, Old Fort, and local markets, then meet giant tortoises and snorkel at historic Prison Island.

“It was a private tour. Abu was the best of the best. Unfortunately my friend got sick so we had to adjust and Abu helped to get him medicine and take him to a safe comfortable place while I went to the tour. He even bought us umbrellas becaus it was starting to rain. He showed me every part of the city, told me a lot of interesting stories, showed me all the non tourist places also like the local markets, helped me wherever I needed it, taught me the language in an interesting way, explained everything. I thold him what i wanted to buy and he found me the…”

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Zanzibar: Nakupenda Sandbank and Prison Island Tour & Lunch

15.Nakupenda Sandbank and Prison Island Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 89 reviews · from $42

Review of Zanzibar’s Nakupenda Sandbank and Prison Island tour, with tortoises, snorkeling, seafood lunch, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Fatal el guía vino 2 horas tarde con la excusa que no nos encontraba Tuvimos problemas con todo por que nos obligó a pagar propinas cuando no nos dio el cambio de unos dólares Horrible”

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