Experiences & care
Mangrove Conservation Tour
Eco experience — Michamvi
A three-hour morning in Michamvi: tidal channels, a boardwalk, and a seedling to plant if the restoration plot is open that week.
Zanzibar guests From $75 pp
The story of this trip
Mangroves hold Zanzibar’s east-coast shallows together. This is a guided visit with a local conservation team in Michamvi. You travel by boat through the channels, walk on a boardwalk where there is one, and plant a seedling if that week’s plot is receiving guests. It is not a snorkelling trip, and it is not a picnic cruise. The tour is added to a Zanzibar beach stay, and the hotels are named on that quote.
What this safari is for
- A boat trip through the mangrove channels
- A boardwalk walk with a local conservation guide
- Seedling planting when the plot is open
- A briefing on the shoreline and its nursery fish
- A half-day add-on to a Zanzibar stay
Route map
Route
From Michamvi to Michamvi.
Start: Michamvi End: Michamvi
Tanzania
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Start Michamvi (Start)
How the visit works
This is a working route. We confirm the camps and pace on your quote, within 24 hours.
A morning or afternoon led by the tide
We collect you from your hotel in Michamvi or on the east coast, named on your quote. If the tide is in, we go by boat first. If it is out, we walk the boardwalk first. We plant a seedling only if the team has a row ready, and we never stage one for a photograph. You are back before the heat or before dusk.
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off on the east coast, as quoted
- Boat and guide
- Community and conservation fee, itemised on your invoice
- Seedling when the project has stock that week
What’s not included
- International flights
- Tanzania visa
- Drinks at lodges and camps
- Hot-air balloon safari
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Travel insurance (you arrange it; we recommend it on every safari, and it is required for Kilimanjaro). We can add a medical policy to your quote on request
- Laundry
- Hotel nights
- Snorkelling, dhow trips or Mnemba (separate extras)
- Marine-park fees if you add a reef later
When to travel
All year, depending on the tide. We set the time by the tide table and not by the clock. April and May are wetter and still make a real mangrove morning.
Why this route
Three hours is enough if you already have a night in Michamvi or on the east coast. We do not sell it as a full island day.
Request a quote
From $75 pp. Season, lodge class and group size determine the final price. Or book and pay a deposit.
Not sure this is the right trip?
Tell us your dates and who is travelling and we will adjust this route or suggest a better fit. We reply within 24 hours.
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