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From Zanzibar: Half-Day Prison Island Tour
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From Zanzibar: Half-Day Prison Island Tour

By Zanzibar Local Experience
8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $67 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Discover Prison Island and meet the tortoises that live there
  • Enjoy the water taxi ride to the island by traditional dhow
  • Snorkel in the crystal clear water off the island’ coastline

Activity location

    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania | In front of the Old Fort in Stone Town, Mizingani Road, Zanzibar.
    • Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

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Private Tour with Meeting Point
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Choose this option to enjoy a private prison island tour for just you and your group. This option includes a private boat ride and private guide.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$67.00 x 1 Adult$67.00
Total
Price is $67.00
Until Mon, Jun 23
Private Tour with Hotel Pickup
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

This option includes round-trip transfers from any beach hotel around Zanzibar.

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
$167.00 x 1 Adult$167.00
Total
Price is $167.00
Until Mon, Jun 23

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's includedBoat transfer
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fee
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedSnorkeling equipment
  • What's includedWhat's includedDrinking water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off (unless option selected)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with back problems, People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

Visit Prison Island on a private 3-hour tour, and discover the rich history and beautiful natural surroundings of this location. Meet your guide in Zanzibar, or select the option including hotel pickup, then enjoy the ride to the island on a traditional dhow. Learn how this small island gained its name and explore the place that is now home to more than 50 tortoises, some over 100 years old.

Feed the tortoises and take up-close pictures with them, as you keep a look out for the peacocks and antelope that also live there. After discovering the island and its history, take the opportunity to snorkel in the clear waters off the coast amongst tropical fish and colorful coral. At the end of your tour, return to Zanzibar, where you’ll be dropped off in the city center, or at your hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania | In front of the Old Fort in Stone Town, Mizingani Road, Zanzibar.
    • Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania