Super Zanzi (3-IN-1): Prison, Vanishing Island & Stone Town - Zanzibar

We went on this tour as a family of four, which included two folks over the age of 65. Everyone had a great time exploring Prison and Vanishing Island as well as Stone Town. Prison Island was quite crowded, as we went during high season, but we still had a fun time - especially viewing the island’s tortoises. And while Vanishing Island also had quite a few people on it, each tour group sets up their own private space and it was comfortable for everyone. We also had a chance to snorkel at the nearby reef and saw many fish and coral. The tour of Stone Town was a perfect way to end, and we got to see a good mix of history and contemporary sites. Would highly recommend!

Taxi llega tarde a la hora de recogida,varias llamadas y mensajes durante el trayecto al puerto de salida.Nos dice guía que hemos llegado tarde a coger el barco. Habían más barcos y turistas esperando subir. Una parada en stone town para esperar otro taxista para que le dé dinero por la ventanilla sin bajarse. Llegada al puerto y taxista paga al guía ilegal para que nos haga la excursión. Guía ilegal intenta alquilarnos escarpines y mascara de buceo, cuando ya teníamos nosotros. Al llegar a isla prisión tenemos que pagar entradas cuando creemos que están incluidas. Nos enseña la isla muy rápido y dejándose cosas por ver cómo las tortugas bebés. Después de comer,intenta cambiarnos la excursión de visitar stone town varias veces,ofreciéndonos ir al zoo e ir a la ruta de las especies. Al poco de empezar la visita a stone town nos lleva tiendas que él conoce para que gastemos y nos para la comisión de protección al turista,porque nuestro guía no tiene licencia. A partir de hay policía llama por teléfono a nuestro taxista y agencia con la cual teníamos contratado el servicio. Llega taxista al lugar de los hechos da una explicación en idioma local que no nos enteramos de nada y al poco rato nos hacen subir al taxi para volver al hotel. Antes de subir tanto el taxista como el guía ilegal nos pide propina para el. De camino al hotel,el taxista intenta vendernos más excursiones y se ofrece a hacernos la excursión que ya tenemos pagada para el día siguiente. Entendemos que viven de eso, pero esto fue una vergüenza! Mucho cuidado! Nos dejaron mal sabor en nuestra luna de miel.

The best things we did in Zanzibar. Starting from stone town we left on the boat KIKOFIA and captain musta with his crew. The trip was very pleasant and the crew very friendly and made us enjoy the journey. First stop prison island, where we got a guide who εξοπλισμό everything about the island history, and saw, fed and touched the giant tortoises, which were really impressive and friendly. Next stop was the Nakupenda island, where we had the chance to swim in amazing turquoise and warm ocean waters, took fantastic pictures and then had a delicious seafood lunch prepared by the captain and crew on the spot. The only bad thing is we couldn't stay longer as the tide covers the island in the afternoon. Finally, captain musta left us at the stone town port where we met our guide Slim (one of the best guides I've ever had) . Slim took us around town for a walk that lasted nearly three hours, explained everything about the historical sites of the town, gave us plenty of information about the history of the island, the slave trade past of Zanzibar qnd finally saw us some of the best places to buy souvenirs and other stuff. Great experience which I definitely recommend to anyone visiting