9 Days Zanzibar Holiday Tour
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Overview
The 9 Days Zanzibar Holiday Tour provides extended time to explore Zanzibar’s beaches, cultural heritage, and marine environments at a relaxed pace. With over a week on the island, travelers can fully experience both coastal regions and historical landmarks without rushing between destinations.
Zanzibar is known for its cultural diversity shaped by African, Arab, Persian, Indian, and European influences. This heritage is visible in Stone Town’s architecture, local markets, cuisine, and traditions. The island’s coastline offers white sand beaches, warm Indian Ocean waters, and coral reef ecosystems.
During a nine-day stay, visitors can divide time between northern beaches such as Nungwi and Kendwa, and eastern coastal areas including Paje and Jambiani. Each region offers distinct scenery and atmosphere, allowing for both swimming-friendly beaches and tidal landscapes.
The tour allows flexibility to include guided excursions such as Stone Town exploration, spice plantation visits, marine excursions, and optional snorkeling or diving trips. With more time available, travelers can combine structured tours with extended beach relaxation.
Professional local guides are available for cultural and nature-based excursions, ensuring informative and well-organized experiences.
Duration: 9 Days
Location: Zanzibar Island
Start and End Point: Zanzibar International Airport
Style: Beach, culture, and marine combination
Key Experiences During 9 Days
• Exploration of Stone Town and historical landmarks
• Visits to spice plantations and local communities
• Northern and eastern beach stays
• Snorkeling and optional diving excursions
• Dhow cruises and marine activities
• Time for relaxation and independent exploration
Nine days allows travelers to experience Zanzibar at a slower pace, balancing activity and leisure.
Accommodation Category | Price Per Person (USD)
| Accommodation Category | Price Per Person (USD) |
|---|---|
| Budget Hotels | 2,150 |
| Mid-Range Hotels | 3,080 |
| Luxury Hotels | 4,980 |
Prices are per person sharing and subject to seasonal variation and hotel availability at the time of booking.
Included/Exclude
- Airport transfers
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Meals as specified
- Listed tours and excursions
- Entrance fees for included activities
- Local transport during tours
- English-speaking guide
- Government taxes and service charges
- International and domestic flights
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Meals not specified
- Optional activities
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Any new government-imposed taxes
Tour Plan
Meeting and greeting with Macpace tours & Safaris driver guides at Zanzibar Airport and transfer to your arranged hotel in stone town city of Zanzibar Island for overnight while waiting for upcoming excursions.
Stone town city tour begins soon after breakfast at 9:00 AM, here expect the pickup from your hotel by your driver guides. After exporing stone town city, you will get lunch and proceed to Prison Island excursions in the mid- day. You will enjoy the beach, in the evening you will head to your hotel in stone town for sleep and preparation for the rest excursions of our 9 days Zanzibar island excursions.
Here the wonders of 9 days Zanzibar island excursions t continues, the today’s program will start immediately after breakfast at 8:30AM. It involves the coverage of two important destinations both Jozani forest and Mnemba Island Zanzibar excursions. You will back to your hotel late in the evening.
You will be picked from your hotel at 08:30 am for Safari Blue Boat excursion then you will get to fumba for beautiful Traditional handcrafted boats which will bring you to the destinations of Kwale Island and other lovely islands in the Menai Bay conservation area. After excursions , you be dropped off at your hotel for overnight.
You will leave your hotel for spice tour then to ras Michamvi beach resort for overnight, there is no going back to stone town. At this point, half of 9 Days Zanzibar Island Excursions is said to be covered
Soon after breakfast in the morning you will leave your hotel for the best beaches in Zanzibar both Kendwa beach and Nungwi beach. Hope this day you will have an amazing experience of the 9 days Zanzibar island excursions.
Upon reaching sandbank beach today, you will enjoy water sports like scuba diving, live board diving, snorkeling, water surfing and skiing then leave sandbank beach for dolphin tour. You will back to your hotel for in the evening for overnight.
The today’s program/activity will commence at your hotel immediately after breakfast. You will go for sunset dhow fishing, water skiing and sailing on traditional local dhows. After the whole day excursions, you will return to your hotel in the evening for overnight.
This is your last day in Zanzibar, you can go for shopping or city tour while preparing for international flights.
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