15 Kizimkazi Tours Worth the Day

1.Sea Turtle Swim at Kizimkazi Salaam Cave Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 78 reviews · 1.5 - 4 hours · from $48Our pick

Swim with sea turtles in Zanzibar’s Salaam Cave, learn about conservation, and weigh the practical tradeoffs of this $48 private tour.

“It is a cave that actually serves as a refuge for animals. It is overcrowded and poorly organised. The staff on site do not advise visitors or provide any useful information or instructions. They simply distribute the food. The entrance to the cave is a narrow staircase that can only be accessed from one side at a time. While this is understandable and at least one way to control the number of visitors, the staff are not well organised to inform visitors and manage the situation. In addition, visitors should be warned in advance that the unsafe stone steps are certainly not suitable for everyone. There is basically only one…”

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2.One way transfer from airport to hotel around 1hour drive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $68Top rated

Review of Juma’s Zanzibar airport taxi transfer, with private pickup, bottled water, flexible touring, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“Great communication from Juma. Our pick up & drop off was easy. Juma also organised all the trips & transportation for our Zanzibar adventure.”

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3.Fullday trip to Pungume and Uzi Island for Snorkeling and more

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 42 reviews · from $189

Review of Zanzibar’s Pungume and Uzi Island tour, with dolphin spotting, snorkeling, seafood lunch, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“Ali the tour guide wasn’t friendly and he was quite impatient. He shouted at me when the mask fell off my face as if it was on purpose. Asked for help with snorkelling as it was my first time and he ignored. Even to get him to take pictures is a problem. We didn’t really get to see the dolphins”

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4.Private Sail to Pungume Sandbank with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $85

Review of Zanzibar’s private Pungume Sandbank sail, with dolphin spotting, snorkeling, seafood BBQ, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“Superbe activité, le guide était savant. Il connaissait la biodiversité, l’histoire du pays… la croisière était calme privée et surtout plaisante. Merci beaucoup à notre guide.”

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5.Half-Day Dolphin & Snorkeling Tour in Mnemba Island Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $120

Review of Zanzibar’s 3-hour Mnemba snorkeling tour, with dolphins, turtles, coral reefs, private transport, price, timing, and booking advice.

“Le snorkeling à Mnemba était incroyable, nous avons vu plusieurs poissons et les guides étaient super sympa. En revanche, sur la réservation il y avait écrit qu’on allait nager avec les dauphins alors que pas du tout, nous avons dû demaRead more”

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6.Dolphin tour at kizimkazi and Salaam cave

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 15 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Review of Zanzibar’s Kizimkazi dolphin tour and Salaam Cave, with swimming, turtles, pricing, safety advice, itinerary details, and booking tips.

“We had no life jackets, it rained and the tour guide was very inexperienced. We risked our lives and we wouldn’t recommend anyone do this. It’s dangerous and unsafe”

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7.Mnemba Dolphin Tour, Clear Kayak, Cooking Class, Horse Riding

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $220

Review of Zanzibar’s Mnemba dolphin tour, clear kayaking, spice farm cooking class, and beach horse riding, with practical booking advice.

“Abdull, was an amazing guide, he picked us up on time with his driver King Charles ( who was also amazing) Abdul started our tour with giving us a brief history of Tanzania and Zanzibar during the drive to our first destination. He timed to Read more”

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8.Dolphins tour and turtles swimming in kizimkazi

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 10 reviews · 5 hours · from $100

Swim with dolphins near Kizimkazi, then meet turtles at Salaam Cave Aquarium on a private five-hour Zanzibar tour with transfers.

“La barca che abbiamo usato era piccola e un po' arrugginita, ma col mare calmo non ha dato problemi. Inizialmente non abbiamo avuto fortuna a trovare i delfini e sulla via del ritorno ci siamo fermati a fare un bagno fra pesci colorati, stelle marine e coralli. Mentre eravamo lì la nostra guida è stata avvertita che erano stati avvistati dei delfini in un'altra zona e ci ha portati lì benché fossimo a corto di tempo, consentendoci di vedere una coppia dei delfini saltare più volte a pochi metri dalla nostra barca. Questa deviazione ha fatto sì che tornassimo a riva quando la marea era già troppo bassa per muoversi…”

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9.Dolphins,snokerlling &/or sunset cruising tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 6 reviews · 3.5 - 9 hours · from $30Best value

Review of Nungwi’s dolphin, Mnemba snorkeling, and sunset dhow tour, with honest advice on timing, value, weather, boats, and what to expect.

“The trip was great. We couldn't get onto the Mmemba island, the dolphins got scared from all the boats so we couldn't swim with them. I have had the best fruit on this tour, juicy, sweet & fresh.. Yummy! The sunset cruise was amazing, with African traditional music and drums with a spectacular sunset. Recommended all agents to provide life jackets for their customers.”

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10.Dolphin Tour, Jozani Forest, Prison Island, Island Pongwe

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $150

Review of Zanzibar’s 10-hour dolphin, Jozani Forest, Prison Island, and Pongwe tour, with practical advice on price, timing, and value.

“It was excellent and amazing And Ali the guide was grateful and amazing person We enjoyed a lot 🙏”

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11.Zanzibar Swimming with Dolphins and snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $72

Review of Zanzibar’s Kizimkazi dolphin swim and snorkeling tour, including timing, reef stops, ethics, price, transport, and practical advice.

“If you want to start your morning with some action this is for you. Dolphin swim is with wild dolphins and is more ethical than caged ones. Also the tour guides were very respectful towards them and very kind to us in general. Support Kizimkazi and get a quick morning adrenaline rush and be back at your hotel in three hours!”

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12.swimming with dolphin in kizimkazi zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 3 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $45

Swim and watch dolphins off Kizimkazi, Zanzibar, with boat transport, guide, gear, fruit, and water. See what the $45 tour is really like.

“I am disappointed, the mask they provided broke and I wasnt able to swim with any dolphine, this experience is called swimming with dolphins and I didnt get that due to their faulty equipment. I tried to explain to Mohammed, and ask if they can drive us to Salaam cave for free as a compensation. Salaam cave is a 10mins drive from where the dolphins are. We said we will pay for the entrance, just feel fair that at least they offer a free ride. However, he continued to wanna rip us off by first saying an extra 40-50 to drive to Salaam cave and wait for one hour (Salaam…”

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13.Prison Island Tour, Spice Tour with Lunch, The Island Pongwe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 hours · from $150

Explore dolphins at Kizimkazi, giant tortoises on Prison Island, Zanzibar spices, and lunch at Pongwe on a private 10-hour tour.

“Charles and Jamal were amazing. Charles is very thoughtful and extremely good at his job as he knows a lot of people on the island and is a very kind familiar face. He was on time for picks on 3 different occasions, topping up our water everytime it was low. Jamal is a very intelligent guide, there’s nothing he doesn’t know about Zanzibar. He made our experience a lesson aswell as a great activity, Both of them made our day very enjoyable and unforgettable, we cannot thank them enough. Also, as a British couple, after a long day social battery can become quite low, so the long journey back knowing…”

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14.Swimming with dolphins in kizimkazi

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $85

Review of Kizimkazi dolphin swimming in Zanzibar, including the itinerary, $85 value, guide service, pickup areas, and practical tips.

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15.Dolphin tour + snorkeling at Pungume island and sandbak BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · 8 hours · from $130

Swim with dolphins, snorkel Pungume Island, and enjoy a seafood BBQ on Zanzibar’s tide-shaped sandbank.

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