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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Tanzania

207 tours  ·  from $15 a head

Everything with a guide, a boat or a Land Cruiser attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth giving a whole day to, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue below them.

Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch - Stone Town’s lanes, doors, and difficult past
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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch

Materuni Waterfalls, coffee tour & Kikuletwa Hot Springs - Materuni Waterfall and the cold swim
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Materuni Waterfalls, coffee tour & Kikuletwa Hot Springs

2.Materuni Waterfalls, coffee tour & Kikuletwa Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 643 reviews · from $100Top rated

Hike to Materuni Waterfalls, make coffee with Chagga villagers, then swim at Kikuletwa Hot Springs on a private day trip from Arusha or Moshi.

“My friends & I have been doing a girls trip traveling from the US for 24 years and we have done many tours i.e, Brazil, Amsterdam, Spain etc. We agreed that this was the BEST tour experience! It combines different activities into 1 great package; each a unique treat. Our guide, Baltazary was kind, patient, & knowledgeable. Hurry & BOOK THIS!”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour - Prison Island and its giant tortoises
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Zanzibar: Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

3.Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 579 reviews · 8 hours · from $70

Spend a full day in Zanzibar visiting Prison Island, Stone Town, and a spice farm, with hotel transfers, lunch, and an English-speaking guide.

“This was an enjoyable full day trip and our tour guide was really good in explaining the history and showing us all the places of interest at Prison Island, Stone town and Spice Farm. We were treated to lunch at the spice farm. The driver was also very friendly and very careful on the roads. Thank you so much.”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island & Nakupenda Boat Tour with BBQ Lunch - Prison Island’s prison ruins and long-lived tortoises
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Zanzibar: Prison Island & Nakupenda Boat Tour with BBQ Lunch

Zanzibar; Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ - Starting in Stone Town and crossing to Prison Island
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Zanzibar; Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ

Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch - Stone Town’s lanes, doors, and difficult past
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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

6.Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 453 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $55

Review of Zanzibar’s Spice Farm, Stone Town, and Prison Island tour, with Swahili lunch, giant tortoises, boat ride, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Guide was excellent (Masi) Spice Farm was fascinating, great opportunity to support local. Lunch traditional swahili food. Prison Island and the tortoise sanctuary well worth a visit. Be aware getting on and off the boat is tricky and you will get wet as you are knee deep in the water. Stone Town fascinating, our guide was superb. Biggest criticism was there was a lot of waiting around in very hot weather and the group was too big for a Stone Town tour, couldn't hear the guide over the noise so missed half of what was said. Would be useful to know how many is in your group as this did…”

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Stone town Private walking tour - Facing the slave trade at the old market site
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Stone Town Private Walking Tour

7.Stone Town Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 371 reviews · from $26

Explore Stone Town’s maze of lanes, historic landmarks, markets, and culture with a private local guide in two focused hours.

“I was happy to be guided through the town. I learned more on a tour then if I'd just walked around. The information about the doors of Stone Town was intriguing. I also liked the slave trade information and museum. Being there brought my history books more to life albeit humbling. I liked how my guide spoke of the culture of Zanzibar, as well. I definitely recommend this tour!”

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Zanzibar: Mnemba Island Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour - Meeting your guide at Nungwi Beach
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Zanzibar: Mnemba Island Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour

8.Mnemba Island Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 352 reviews · 4.5 - 6 hours · from $40

Swim near dolphins, snorkel Mnemba Atoll, and enjoy fruit or lunch on a Zanzibar sandbank for $40, with hotel pickup available.

“Rasheed is an amazing person ! You should know him and make this activity with him. Very kind and very good person. The activity was amazing and very confortable . Very Nice car also!”

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Zanzibar: 3 Hours Private Stone Town walking Tour with Guide - The former Slave Market and the hard history of Zanzibar
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Zanzibar: 3 Hours Private Stone Town walking Tour with Guide

Zanzibar: Prison Island & Nakupenda Sandbank Tour with Lunch - Prison Island and its remarkable tortoises
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Zanzibar: Prison Island & Nakupenda Sandbank Tour with Lunch

4 Days Join Group tour Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater - Day one, elephants and baobabs in Tarangire
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4 Days Join Group tour Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater

11.4 Days Join Group tour Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 219 reviews · from $1,090

Four days of game drives through Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro, with meals, camps, guide, transport, and a small group of up to six.

“We took the 4 day Safari. The first day we visited Tarangire NP, where we saw lots of elephants and giraffes from a very short distance. Day 2 and 3 was in Serengeti and Day 4 in Ngorongoro Crater. Altogether we were able to see all the animRead more”

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Full-Day Private Stone Town Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour - St. Joseph’s Cathedral and the Old Dispensary
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Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

12.Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · from $100

Explore Zanzibar in one private day with Stone Town history, Prison Island tortoises, snorkeling, and a hands-on spice farm visit.

“Our guide Amina was very knowledgeable and informative in our tour of Spice Farm, Prison Island and Stone Town and ably supported by her driver Gigabiy and his music selection Thank you for a great day”

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Zanzibar: Jozani Forest & Sea Tortoises Sanctuary Tour - The drive to Jozani takes about an hour
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Zanzibar: Jozani Forest & Sea Tortoises Sanctuary Tour

13.Jozani Forest & Sea Tortoises Sanctuary Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 204 reviews · 5.5 - 6 hours · from $75

Review of Zanzibar’s Jozani Forest and Salaam Cave tour, with red colobus monkeys, sea turtles, transport advice, costs, and practical tips.

“Our tour was great. Our guide, Osman, was very friendly and knowledgeable. He taught us a lot about the nature, the animals and the history of Zanzibar. The trip reached our expectations and we would highly recommend this company.”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town Historical Cultural Walking Guided Tour - Starting from your hotel and reaching town
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Zanzibar: Stone Town Historical Cultural Walking Guided Tour

Zanzibar: Quad Bike Adventure Tour to a Local Village - Spice plants make the first inland stop worthwhile
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Zanzibar: Quad Bike Adventure Tour to a Local Village

15.Quad Bike Adventure Tour to a Local Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 166 reviews · 4 hours

Ride Zanzibar’s back roads by quad, visit rural villages, taste tropical fruit, see spice farms, and finish at a fishermen’s beach.

“I had the greatest day of my stay thanks to the crew of Zanzibar quads. The trip offers great value for money. very varied, you see village, spice-farm and the plains with the cows. staff really friendly. i cannot express how satisfied i am. i can only recommend.”

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