Tanzania Beyond Safari
Stone Town & Beach
The island without a safari
Two nights in Stone Town, then two beach nights. Hotels are named on your quote, and a spice tour and snorkelling are optional.
Beach travellers From $185 pp / night From $740 pp (4 nights)
The story of this trip
Not every Zanzibar week has to follow a game drive. Stone Town offers carved doors, a harbour and a first evening on foot. Then you move to the east or north coast to do nothing at all. We match the hotel class to any safari you have done before, or to a mid-range island stay if this is your whole trip. The hotels are named on your written quote.
What this safari is for
- Time to walk around Stone Town
- A beach hotel in the same class as any safari camps
- An optional spice tour
- Optional snorkelling or a dhow trip
- Airport transfers as quoted
Route map
Route
From Zanzibar to Zanzibar.
Start: Zanzibar End: Zanzibar
Tanzania
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Start Zanzibar (Start)
Day by day
This is a working route. We confirm the camps and pace on your quote, within 24 hours.
Arrive in Stone Town
We meet you at ZNZ and transfer you to a Stone Town hotel named on your quote. There is no safari vehicle on this trip. If you have the energy after your flight, go for a walk.
Stone Town
A local guide costs extra and is worth it if this is your first visit to the island. Please take photographs in the market only with permission. You can spend the afternoon at the hotel or on the waterfront.
To the coast
On the east coast the tide takes the sea far out. We choose the coast based on how you like to swim, not on what makes the best postcard.
Beach day
Mnemba and diving are extras, and they depend on the weather. We will not promise a reef day during the monsoon.
Depart Zanzibar
ZNZ has good connections. A safari can come before this week. See Safari to Zanzibar if you want both.
What’s included
- Stone Town hotel as quoted
- Beach hotel and breakfast (half-board on request)
- Airport and hotel transfers on the island
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
- International and domestic flights unless quoted
- Spice tour, Stone Town guide, diving and snorkelling at Mnemba
When to travel
June to October and January to February for drier beach days. April and May are cheaper and wetter. The east coast is tidal, and we tell you so when we choose your hotel class.
Why this route
Five days is the shortest island stay that still gives Stone Town two nights and the beach a proper rest. You arrange your own flights into ZNZ, or we add them to your quote.
Request a quote
From $185 pp / night. 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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