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5-Hour Snorkeling, Swimming with Dolphins and Sea Turtles
4.2
47 Ratings
Nungwi
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Zanzibar with our 5-hour snorkeling and swimming experience. Get up close and personal with dolphins and sea turtles while exploring the local community.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Zanzibar with our 5-hour snorkeling and swimming experience. Get up close and personal with dolphins and sea turtles while exploring the local community.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Mnemba Island - Mnemba Snorkeling & Swimming with Dolphins & Swimming with Sea turtles on Natural Aquarium.
The most famous place for snorkeling in Zanzibar is beautiful Mnemba Atoll Marine Reserve. The area as well known for its fish life and you can expect to see different kind of reef fishes like :- zebra fish, spotted box fish ,spotted puffer…
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Mnemba Island - Mnemba Snorkeling & Swimming with Dolphins & Swimming with Sea turtles on Natural Aquarium.
The most famous place for snorkeling in Zanzibar is beautiful Mnemba Atoll Marine Reserve. The area as well known for its fish life and you can expect to see different kind of reef fishes like :- zebra fish, spotted box fish ,spotted puffer fish, clown fish, Dorry, power blue surgeon fish, Emperor angelfish, Picasso trigger fish, Moorish idol, stingray, lion fish, porcupines fish and turtles swimming around shallow . Also it offers 85% of seeing dolphins.
Than final we will stop you at Sandbank for short picnic, relaxing, bay watch, sunbath and enjoying, mixed fruits and soft drinks. We will start from 8am pick up and boat leave 8:30am and enjoying underwater world for about 4 hours.
Than final on the way back will stop at the Sea turtles Sanctuary and enjoying swimming with sea turtles on Natural logon.
What's Included
- Variety of mixed fruits
- Assortment of soft drinks and snacks
- Snorkeling equipment provided
- Inclusive of all fees and taxes
- Variety of mixed fruits
- Assortment of soft drinks and snacks
- Snorkeling equipment provided
- Inclusive of all fees and taxes
What's Not Included
- Taxi or Transfers but we can help you organize it.
- Taxi or Transfers but we can help you organize it.
Additional Information
For those of you with a passion for exploring who are coming to our stunning Island… we offer the quintessential Zanzibar journey: We assist you in connecting intimately with the local residents and we love to impart our traditions & experiences to you. If you’re eager to understand more about the indigenous lifestyle, it’s a must to embark on an…
For those of you with a passion for exploring who are coming to our stunning Island… we offer the quintessential Zanzibar journey: We assist you in connecting intimately with the local residents and we love to impart our traditions & experiences to you. If you’re eager to understand more about the indigenous lifestyle, it’s a must to embark on an escapade with us. We’ll ensure your wellbeing during our expeditions: > Reserve your unique Zanzibar journey immediately and accompany us on a unique expedition!
Location
Nungwi Mnarani Aquarium
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(47 Ratings)
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Ini_682
Jan 25, 2025
Highlight on Zanzibar - The tour is such a great experience! It’s well organised and the whole team goes out of their way to make you feel comfortable. They also make sure you are safe at all times - which is something we saw lacking on other tour boats.
Our highlights were the starfish and the turtles although it is so hard to pick from so many great moments made on this tour.
If you get a chance go take an adventure on the Dory! You won’t be disappointed.
Thanks again to Suleiman the whole Nungwi Aquarium Adventures team!
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Patryk_k
Jan 20, 2025
Very nice tour - I really loved the snorkeling and visiting the turtle aquarium. I think our guides did a good job. I can certainly recommend this experience to everyone!
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Kudzaishe
Oct 5, 2024
5-hour snorkeling, swimming with dolphins and sea turtles aquarium - We had an amazing experience on the 5-hour tour! Swimming with dolphins was such a fun highlight, and snorkeling around Mnemba Beach was absolutely breathtaking. Feeding the hawksbill and olive ridley turtles was an unforgettable moment.
Our tour guides were incredibly friendly and helpful, ensuring we had all the necessary protective gear, which made us feel safe throughout the entire experience.
Overall, this tour was definitely worth it! Highly recommend for anyone looking to explore the beauty of the ocean.
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Offero
Mar 24, 2025
A must-do experience for all who visit Zanzibar - Hotel pick-up and drop-off were on time, operator was very friendly who handed me over to 2 more friendly boat tour guides. Scenery was beautiful. Unfortunately I didn’t see any dolphins but the snorkeling was still a lot of fun. The turtle tour guide was very friendly and helpful as well. The turtle tour and kayaking was a lot of fun!
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Åsa
Jan 26, 2025
A lovely tour on the sea - A lovely day at sea, nice snorkeling again at Memba Island and very nice guide. The fruit tray was the best experience, no dolphins today because of a lot of wind. The turtles in the “aquarium” we could have done without, prefer to see them out in the high seas.
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Sebastian_f
Oct 4, 2024
Great experience- just manage your expectations - Overall, I had a great time and I would recommend. I had read plenty of reviews before this, so was well equipped for the things that other people are complaining about (constantly chasing dolphins the main thing). We also lucked out with fantastic weather. The experience with dolphins is great, but you have to be a pretty good swimmer to get close to them. If you’re after an authentic experience with wild dolphins, you’ll love it. If you just want an up close and personal experience with dolphins - go to a zoo. The only thing I would say the operator can improve upon is the start, we weren’t really given any form of a briefing or what would happen or any safety considerations (the boat was equipped with life jackets though and you can wear them at your discretion). The turtles were cool as well and a must I’d say. Given how long you’re out at sea, make sure to go the bathroom right before you leave!
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Flyer04705020091
Mar 25, 2025
Questionable ethics, with ups and down - Be prepared for the reality of overly touristy nature.
The corals were nearly all dead, there were some fish, but nowhere near the variety one expects from corals, it was also a very small reef.
You got very close to the dolphins, but so does the other 40 tourists snorkeling around, it felt a bit like animal cruelty, with the boats all chasing them from sun up to sun down.
The seaturtle aquarium was impressive, their claims of being a conversation project is doubtful, but otherwise they seemed to know enough that it felt like they did care for the animals. It was fascinating and they space out visits so the small lake doesn't get crowded. (note that I visited in the low season)
We skipped the starfish snorkeling due to bad weather, but you can always find loads of them along the beach when the tide is low
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Daydream66659786064
Oct 11, 2024
Far too many boats, hunting dolphins, everything else great! - The boat trip itself was great, the two guides, the stop at the sandbar and the fresh fruit + enough water on the boat too, as well as the visit to the sea turtles.
The hunting of the many boats for the dolphins was not a nice experience. And on the snorkeling trip we were almost rammed by the other boats.
The number of boats would absolutely have to be limited.
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Chaudhry
Oct 7, 2024
Must do but be aware... - Actually it was really awesome to see dolphins, exotic fish and turtles so close. But, the amount of ships and visitors was really annoying. To many people that were also diving deep were distributing the fish. Also, it looked like the dolphins were disturbed by all the boats and swimmers and were fleeing from the crowd and bad exhausts from the boats.
Also be aware that the turtles bite!
The time for snorkeling was to less (20 min). The most of the time you are on the boat driving from one place to the other.
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Catharinac2025
Jan 19, 2025
Don’t do it! - Don’t do it!! It’s a terrible hunt with way too many people and boats, super stressful! INSTANT REGRET. I felt bad for the animals.
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