8 Luxury Safaris in Zanzibar That Repay the Whole Day Out

1.12 days Luxury Tanzania Honeymoon Safari and Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $7,265Our pick

Spend 12 days combining Tanzania’s best-known safari parks with a relaxed Zanzibar finish. You travel privately with a personal guide, visiting Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater before flying to Stone Town and Nungwi. Guides including Gilbert, Mwita and Fredy Elias have earned especially strong praise for their care, patience and wildlife knowledge.

“We had the most amazing experience on our Safari with Lion King adventures! We customized one of their itineraries slightly, and Jovita and Rose in their office were very helpful in answering any questions we had during the planning phasRead more”

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2.Luxury Spice Tour With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · from $45Best value

Tour Jambo Spice Farm with a professional guide, seeing cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, black pepper, and other plants where they grow. You can touch and taste spices, sample tropical fruit, watch local food preparation, and enjoy lunch with drinks. Pickup and drop-off are included for Stone Town hotels.

“The tour guide was knowledgeable with a great personality. The farm had more to offer than I expected. Choose this tour!”

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3.Luxury Swimming with Dolphins IN Mnemba and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $130

You’ll leave your Zanzibar hotel for Matemwe Muyuni, then ride a motorized water taxi to search for dolphins and snorkel near Mnemba. Afterward, relax on a sandbank with tropical fruit before lunch on the beach. Pickup, equipment, transport, and parking are included, but confirm the menu.

“decevant, il etait noté sur l'annonce de l'activité dejeuner, fruits de mer, nous n'avons eu que fruits jus et eau (abu nous a dit que le gouvernement n'autorisé plus cela mais dans ce cas supprimez le de l'annonce c'est mensonger), il etait noté eRead more”

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4.Luxury Tour to Dolphins, Kuza Cave and THE Rock Restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $165

You’ll be picked up at your Zanzibar hotel for a 4-hour-20-minute outing to see and swim with dolphins, snorkel from a motorized boat, swim in Kuza Cave, and photograph The Rock Restaurant. Fruit, soda, mineral water, guide service, and stated entrance fees are included. Lunch costs extra and depends on availability.

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5.Luxury Nakupenda Sandbank and Spice Farm Tour ( Lunch included )

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $165

Start with a 45-minute guided walk through Jambo Spice Farm, where you see cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, and vanilla, then watch a coconut palm climb. Continue to Stone Town for a 25 to 30-minute boat ride to Nakupenda Sandbank, with snorkeling, seafood or vegetarian lunch, tropical fruit, drinks, and private transport.

“My family and I had a great time on this tour. The visit to the spice farm was interesting and we enjoyed walking around the beautiful farm to see the variety of spices. The sandbank was the highlight of the tour. The water was calm, shallow aRead more”

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6.Luxury Zanzibar Private Taxi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews

Book a private Zanzibar taxi for up to four people, with pickup anywhere on the island based on your plans. Your driver, including Abu when available, provides a clean vehicle, WiFi, bottled water or soda, and local stories along the way.

“Funny drive and professional driver. We had good time with our driver Abu. He did drive all place on island. We will come back again”

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7.2-Day Private Luxury Safari from Zanzibar with Flights

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 5 reviews · 2 days · from $1,600

Fly from Zanzibar to Arusha for private game drives in Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. You’ll look for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, and black rhinos with a professional guide, stay at Ngorongoro Marera Lodge, eat warm safari meals, and fly back to Zanzibar the next day. Languages include English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swahili, and German.

“Ngorongoro park was spectacular. Game amazing. However the amount of time spent driving between airports, parks and lodges could have been made clearer. Only 8 hours in the lodge so no time to enjoy :-(”

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8.Luxury Tax from airport to hotel or hotel to airport.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

Book a private Zanzibar transfer between Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, hotels, the seaport, or another agreed address. Abdi Suleiman provides air conditioning, Wi-Fi, water, music, local history, and a cheerful Jambo Jambo Bwana song along the way. The service costs $55 per group of up to six and takes about an hour.

“The drivers were punctual and spoke English they knew where the address was I had communicated via WhatsApp. Communication was efficient via WhatsApp”

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