Top 15 Dolphin Tours in Nungwi and Kendwa

1.Mnemba Boat Trip and Dolphin Snorkel Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,043 reviews · 4 hours · from $50Our pick

Review of the $50 Mnemba boat trip from Kendwa, with dolphin watching, reef snorkeling, a sandbank stop, tips, value, and practical advice.

“the trip was great, we saw at least over 50 dolphins on our way out. We got to swim with the dolphins and snorkel. Seeing the fish around Mnemba and snorkeling was great. Our guide was very knolwedgeable and pointed out fish to us and helped us. Finally we went to a nice sandbank where we had some fresh fruit. On our boat, there was some inexperienced swimmers and special care was taken with them and they got to swim with life vests and see all the animals. 10/10, would go again!”

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2.Mnemba Island Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour

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

Review of Zanzibar’s Mnemba dolphin and snorkeling tour, with practical tips on boats, reefs, costs, guides, timing, and dolphin ethics.

“Firstly, what a great experience. Rasheed was amazing and lived up to the hype haha. Incredibly respectful, positive and made the whole tour worth while. Made sure we were satisfied, the dolphins were so majestic and we captured some unbelievable shots. We saw plenty of beautiful fishes during snorkelling and enjoyed fresh fruits. Defo a must do!”

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3.Mnemba Island Dolphin & Snorkeling Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 152 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $35

Review of Matemwe’s $35 Mnemba Island boat trip, with dolphin watching, snorkeling, fruit, practical tips, and honest advice on value.

“Absolutely amazing value for money and a must do activity! Driver arrived on time and as we were staying in Jambiani, we had to go to the other side of the island- about an hour and a half. However, the drive was very comfortable and pleasant- air con available and the driver was very nice, telling us about the things we were passing on our way like the local schools, rice plantations and spice farms. As we arrived, we were given snorkelling equipment to fit our needs and we quickly went on the boat. It was only a small group of about 14 people. We had cold water available at…”

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4.MNEMBA SNORKELING AND DOLPHIN TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 49 reviews · 6 minutes - 6 hours · from $45

Review the Nungwi Mnemba snorkeling and dolphin tour, with coral reefs, fruit, sandbanks, boat tips, pricing, and practical advice.

“The boat driver did a great job tracking the dolphins and we got three jumps out of the boat to swim next to them”

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5.Mnemba Boat Trip and Dolphin Snorkel Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $50

Review of Nungwi’s Mnemba boat trip, dolphin swim, snorkeling, sandbank stop, timing, safety, value, and practical tips.

“Experiencia nefasta. No la contraten. La excursión comenzó una hora después de lo previsto (a las 9 hs). El transporte en el que se realizó es un bote muy precario, sin medidas de Seguridad mínima. No nos permitieron bajar a nadar con los delfines, solo avistarlos 5 minutos. Los guías no hablaban español, siendo que la actividad era en español. Las bebidas incluidas eran botellas de agua.”

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6.Mnemba Island&Dolphin Swim With Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 39 reviews · 3.5 - 6 hours · from $18

Review of Zanzibar’s Mnemba Island dolphin swim and snorkeling tour, with honest advice on coral reefs, ethics, lunch, price, guides, and logistics.

“The tour was really bad. We had requested an English-speaking guide, but the two guides with us did not speak English at all and only talked to each other in Swahili, so nothing was explained to us. We did not swim with dolphins; we only saw one briefly, and there was no effort to get closer or look for them. Later, we stopped near an island, but since there was no communication in English, we didn’t know how long the stop would be, so everyone stayed near the boat, afraid to explore. During the snorkeling stop, the equipment was very old and in poor condition; the snorkel tubes were loose…”

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7.Snorkel Mnemba’s Reefs & Swim with Dolphins Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 36 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $40

Review Mnemba Island’s $40 snorkeling and dolphin tour, with reef conditions, transport tips, crowds, safety, value, and honest advice.

“Très bonne prise en charge du taxi, guide sympa. En revanche, énormément de bateaux sur le site de snorkeling, les coraux sont morts et les poissons sont tristement nourris aux bouts de pain. Nous n’avons pas pu voir de dauphins car il y avait trop de vent et de vagues. Finalement, une concentration beaucoup trop importante de touristes sur des zones très restreintes gâche l’expérience globale, sans compter le désastre écologique.”

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8.Mnemba Dolphin and Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 31 reviews · 6 hours · from $15Best value

Swim near wild dolphins and snorkel Mnemba Atoll from Nungwi on a budget-friendly six-hour Zanzibar boat tour.

“It was not good experience. Staff was not taking care of people's safety, only care about money and not the wellbeing of people. There was a pregnant woman being sick and a child very afraid as they were going to quickly with high waves. In addition, there was a serious issue with the motor adding to the lack of safety (they changed engine starter pieces in the middle of the ocean, it didnt work well afterwards but they didnt care). When we ask to come back because of motor issue, people freaking out / sick and bad weather (high waves), he asked "have you paid already ?" showing that for…”

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9.Swim with dolphin + Snorkel mnemba coral Reef

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 25 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $24

Review of Zanzibar’s Mnemba snorkeling and dolphin trip, with timing, price, reef conditions, boat details, ethical concerns, and booking advice.

“Activité à faire si vous visitez zanzibar ! Attention nous avions demandé un guide français mais ça n’a pas été le cas. L’activité aux dauphins était moyenne car oui on en voit mais nous sommes 20 bateaux autour d’eux en train de les encercler ce qui fait un peu mal au cœur. Autrement, Mnemba island et le snorkelling ont été au top et les guides vous accompagnent dans l’eau pour vous montrer les récifs à voir absolument, le plateau de fruits était excellent.”

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10.Mnemba Island Dolphin Watching and Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 14 reviews · 4 hours · from $60

Review of Mnemba Island dolphin watching and snorkeling from Nungwi, with boat details, beach time, value, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“We got picked up by a TukTuk driver, so not the guide like the itinerary says. We get dropped off at a location and asked what size our feet were even though ‘someone’ the day before messaged me with the same question, to which i replied. They didn’t ask for the QR code. It wasn’t scanned at all. We hop on the boat. There are 2 guides. They don’t introduce themselves. We don’t know their names. They have no credentials whatsoever, but proceed to speed out into the ocean at a fast rate. There was no briefing, no comms, no instructions about life jackets. The sunshade cover is torn and…”

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11.Mnemba Atoll Dolphins Tour with Snacks | Half-day

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $57

Swim with dolphins, snorkel Mnemba Atoll, and visit a disappearing sandbank on a 4 to 5 hour boat tour from Nungwi.

“The tour itself was very good, we had a great time with a nice group, however at the end the manager rejected to bring us back to the pick up point even tough it was included in the booking. There are several provider and we choose this one to have transport included which was done in the morning but not in the afternoon.”

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12.From Kendwa/Nungwi: Mnemba Dolphins with Snorkel Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $56Top rated

Swim with dolphins, snorkel Mnemba Atoll, and visit its shifting sandbank on a four-hour boat tour from Kendwa or Nungwi.

“Es increíble el trato y la experiencia en sí, se nada con delfines, buceo para ver estrellas de mar y paras en la playa de Menemba con un aperitivo de fruta. Lo único, te dan gafas y tubo pero si tú tienes propios recomiendo que los lleves.”

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13.Mnemba snorkelling and Dolphin tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $45

Review of the $45 Mnemba snorkelling and dolphin tour from Kendwa, with boat times, beach stops, inclusions, value, and practical booking advice.

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14.Half-day Dolphin Swim & Snorkeling Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 4 - 4.5 hours · from $48

Swim near wild dolphins, snorkel coral reefs, and visit a sandbank on Zanzibar’s four-hour Mnemba Island boat trip.

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15.Snorkeling With Dolphin At Mnemba Island, Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · 1 day · from $165

Spend a full day snorkeling near Mnemba, eating a seafood BBQ, swimming with turtles, and watching sunset at Kendwa Beach.

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