BBQ Boat Trips in Tanzania: 7 Priced, Timed and Ranked

1.Prison Island & Nakupenda Boat Tour with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 554 reviews · 3 - 8 hours · from $35Our pick

Join guides such as Salim or Bahama for a dhow trip from Stone Town to Changuu Island, where you’ll see giant Aldabra tortoises and old prison ruins. Then spend several hours at Nakupenda Sandbank swimming, snorkeling, and eating a fresh BBQ lunch. Groups can be private, and vegetarian or chicken meals are available if arranged ahead.

“Overall it was an enjoyable experience. The fruits were delicious. The food was enough (some traditional dishes and sea food with fries). The tour itself, I consider, it could have been more informative. The staff was very helpful.”

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2.Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ

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

Spend 7 to 8 hours visiting Prison Island, Nakupenda Sandbank, and Stone Town from one $71 tour. You will cruise by wooden boat or dhow, meet Aldabra tortoises, swim, eat a seafood barbecue, and walk Stone Town with a multilingual guide such as Muhammad, Yasser, or Suliman.

“At first felt rushed with having to get to the sandbank but on a whole the day was a amazing,we loved it especially the tortoises”

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3.Private Sail to Pungume Sandbank with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $85

From your Zanzibar hotel, drive toward Kizimkazi and board a private boat for dolphin spotting near Pungume. Then swim, snorkel, and relax on the sandbank before a seafood BBQ lunch. Guides such as Abdul and Iddi have led friendly, informative outings, but dolphin sightings and lunch location can vary.

“Superbe activité, le guide était savant. Il connaissait la biodiversité, l’histoire du pays… la croisière était calme privée et surtout plaisante. Merci beaucoup à notre guide.”

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4.Prison Island, Nakupenda, Stone Town Trip with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 25 reviews · from $41

Meet your guide in a blue Bureau De Tours shirt outside Livingstone Beach Restaurant for a full-day boat trip from Stone Town. Visit Changuu Island’s tortoises and prison ruins, snorkel and eat a seafood BBQ at Nakupenda Sandbank, then walk through Stone Town’s historic lanes. Entry fees cost extra.

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5.Full-Day Conservation Safari with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 9 reviews · 10 hours · from $100

You spend the day around Menai Bay and Kwale Island by wooden dhow, with two planned reef stops, a powdery sandbank, a tidal mangrove pool, dolphin-watching chances, fresh fruit, and a Swahili seafood barbecue. English-speaking crew members guide the snorkeling, while hotel pickup and drinks are included.

“Startzeit wurde nach hinten verschoben und Endzeit nach vorne, schlussendlich 6,5 Stunden statt 10 wie angegeben. Preis/Leistung simmt jedoch trotzdem. Schöne Inseln, viele Fische und gutes Essen 😃”

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6.Blue Safari Full Day Private Trip Zanzibar With Sea Food BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $129Top rated

Set out from Fumba on a private dhow trip through Menai Bay, with chances for dolphin watching, snorkeling, a seafood BBQ on Kwale Island, and a swim in a natural pool. Guides such as Michael and Jumo may assist with transfers and boat boarding. Pickup, drinks, water, transport, and fees are included.

“We have a great time at Blue safari I and my friends, we do snorkeling and after that we just go for the lunch which was very nice, Sea Food BBQ.”

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7.From Stone Town: Sandbank picnic with sea food BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6 reviews · 6 hours · from $151

You’ll leave Stone Town for Fumba, then sail by private wooden dhow to Kwale coral reef, a tropical sandbank, and Quail Island. Expect snorkeling, fresh octopus, lobster, grilled fish and calamari, plus a baobab walk and mangrove swim. English-speaking guides include Ahmad, with hotel pickup, gear, water, and lunch covered.

“Una bellissima giornata! Escursione stra-consigliata! Tutto perfetto: bevande, mangiare, trasporto. Se poi avete la fortuna come noi di farla con Ahmad passerete una giornata indimenticabile!”

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