Tanzania · PRIVATE TOURS IN ZANZIBAR
Every trip has one spare day too few. These 15 private tours in Zanzibar justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Explore Stone Town’s landmarks, markets, doors, and difficult past on a private two-hour walk with a local guide for $26.23.
“Mohammed O. was a fantastic guide! Easily the best tour guide we had on Zanzibar! He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. The walking tour was a perfect mix of history, culture, and sightseeing. Mohammed made sure to go to all of the important Read more”
Review of Zanzibar’s private three-hour Stone Town walk, covering slavery history, markets, architecture, guides, costs, and practical tips.
“Kassim was punctual, knowledgeable and and friendly. We learned so much from him specifically about Stone Town but also about Zanzibar, Tanzania and East Africa n history. We left with new information and appreciation. It was a great day.”
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”
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!”
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.”
Review of Zanzibar’s private Mnemba dolphin and snorkeling tour, with sandbank swim, hotel pickup, price, itinerary, value, and booking tips.
“I totalement recommand this activité! Perfect . Thank you for our guide Ahmed Who was so patient and kind with us. He gîtes us lots of advice.”
Review of Stone Town’s private walking tour, covering history, markets, architecture, sunset timing, guides, price, and practical tips.
“We were met promptly by Abdalla for our Stonetown tour. He graciously guided us through the town including beaches markets etc. Very good English and lots of pertinent facts. Would recommend doing this for a quick overview of Stonetown. He also arranged sunset Dow tour which was excellent as well. Thx!”
Explore Zanzibar's spice farms and Stone Town on a private tour with tropical fruit tasting, Swahili lunch, history, and hotel transfers.
“Un grand merci à Kassim pour Stone Town, sa patience, son érudition et son très bon français !”
Explore Stone Town with a private certified guide, visiting the Sultan’s Palace and Old Fort for $30 per person.
“Hamadi was THE best tour guide. He was so knowledgeable about the area, and answered all the questions we had. He was patient and super accommodating. He went above and beyond with my husband and I on our tour and even gave some amazing recommendations for restaurants in the area.”
Explore Stone Town’s history, markets, palaces, and food on a private three-hour walk for $20, with practical tips on fees and pacing.
“Rakib was personable, polite and informative in this extensive tour of Stone Town. He ensured that we were immersed comfortably in the culture of Zanzibar and felt safe and thoroughly enjoyed the tour …. Thank u Rakib :)”
Review of Dream Dhow Zanzibar’s Mnemba snorkeling trip, with dolphins, coral reefs, seafood barbecue, sandbank time, and sunset sailing.
“We enjoyed our trip to Mnemba with Dream Dhow. We were picked up on time and we did the private tour, which we were glad we did. We booked directly with dream dhow through WhatsApp which was easy and efficient. The communication was good which is always iRead more”
Review of Zanzibar’s private Mnemba Island snorkeling tour, with reef stops, hotel pickup, marine life, safety tips, and honest value advice.
“Drivers drove to fast had to ask him to slow down. No landing on a beach dumped in middle of a very rough sea for snorkelling, visibility poor and not much sea life. Sea became even rougher so we asked skipper to take us back to shore. Trip should have been cancelled or amended because of poor weather conditions it also poured with rain. No dolphins in site oversold sold under delivered thought we would land on a beach or island.”
Review of Zanzibar’s private Stone Town and spice farm tour, with local lunch, transport, history, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“We had such a wonderful time on our **Stone Town and spice farm tour** today! Yasser, our guide, was absolutely brilliant. He did an excellent job of sharing the fascinating history of Stone Town with us. What made it truly special was how incredibly patient and understaRead more”
Explore Stone Town landmarks and Zanzibar spices on a private half-day tour with hotel pickup, local guides, transport, and free cancellation.
“Machano was good guide very knowledgeable and friendly and we had amazing time with him at Zanzibar he took us to the market and buy some staff actually he is top tour guide”
Review of Zanzibar’s private Mnemba Island tour, with dolphin spotting, snorkeling, sandbank time, seafood lunch, transport, and practical tips.
“Lamentablemente muy mal. Estuvimos solos porque el guía que se presentó venía con otra familia que había cogido también guía privado y además no hablaba español. Fuimos solos en la barca a “ver” delfines. Imposible entre tantas barcRead more”
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