Mnemba Island Snorkeling: Zanzibar Marine Beauty

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Embark on an exhilarating group snorkeling excursion to Mnemba Island on a traditional dhow boat. This adventure is ideal for anyone eager to discover Zanzibar’s stunning marine life, savor a delightful lunch, and unwind on the sandbank (subject to tides). Be part of an unforgettable day at sea!

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Nungwi Inn Beach Cottages - 8:30 AM – Pick-Up and Departure Start your day with a convenient pick-up. 9:00 AM – Boat Ride to Mnemba Island Delight in a scenic dhow ride across clear waters, with opportunities to see dolphins. 11:15 AM – Snorkeling at Mnemba Island Arrive and snorkel for 1 hour and 25 minutes, discovering vibrant coral reefs and…

What's Included

Bottled water
Snorkeling Gear and Flippers
Lunch
Snacks

What's Not Included

Towels
Sun screen
Admission fees

Location

Nungwi Inn Beach Restaurant

Meeting Point At Nungwi Inn Restaurant

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

3.9

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Megan_l

Aug 27, 2024

Good snorkeling, pay attention to starting point - We really enjoyed this experience - the boat was cute and felt authentic (but no bathrooms), the snorkeling was good and the lunch was excellent. The only word of warning is that travelers pay close attention to the pickup location, as this tour’s starting point was at least an hour from Mnemba island, which is fine if you are staying near the pickup point but didn’t really make sense for us.

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Seaside49471539725

Oct 29, 2023

Recommending - Tour is awesome, guys are very good and experienced, great lunch they make on the boat; recommending definitely.

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Leslie_f

Aug 21, 2023

This was a fun all day... - This was a fun all day adventure on a reel Tanzanian dhow. The crew was helpful and considerate karma the sea was crystal clear and bright turquoise. We spent time snorkeling at two different spots and they made us a grilled fish, rice and vegetables for lunch right there on the ship. Then they cut up fruit and had platters of fruit to pass around for everyone for our return sailing. This was truly an original experience.

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Caitlin

Jun 22, 2024

Fab day - I would definitely recommend this trip but we went on the excursion during a windy day. I do think this should have been cancelled due to the weather conditions as the sea was very choppy. However, swimming with the sea life definitely made up for this. I would just recommend to ensure you do this trip on a calm day:)

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Andrequintal2000

Oct 5, 2022

Well worth doing - Ali and the crew looked after well. The water was clear and warm. Quite a few fish to be seen. The food which was cooked on board was much needed after the Snorkeling.

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Vojtch_e

Oct 6, 2024

quite nice trip - It was nice activity. But tourguilde came late in 20 minutes. So he didnt tell sorry for his late. Trip with ship was nice we so delphines. I had luck to jump to wather to them. Snorcheling shoes was quite old a overused, it needs some new one. And for snorcheling we had no too much time, like 45 minutes. Id like snorcheling more, maybe if that guy will come on time, I can enjoy minimum 1 hour snorcheling.

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B6858alannikak

May 23, 2023

Not recommended - Attention !!! In itself a nice advertised tour, but it was more of a dolphin hunt, which was very bad to watch. The dolphins were totally stressed by the many engines and screaming humans. They were encircled by the boats so they could not escape .. People jumped on the dolphins or swam after them in panic, That was so sad to watch, and certainly not animal-friendly !!! Much time for snorkeling and diving was not left here.. We had felt very bad supporting such a thing with our money. Please inform in advance !

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Daytrip813581

Sep 21, 2024

Scam - The information provided for the meeting point is incorrect, the restaurant in question does not exist. The planned day turned into a few hours with swimming dolphins (well they were not there that morning...) snorkeling 5 min on 1 rock... and no lunch on the beach, in short....

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Nathalie

Aug 13, 2023

Mnemba - I booked this excursion thinking of being with Boss Down, in fact I had seen a report on TV presenting an eco-responsible excursion in respect of animals and with access to the island of Mnemba In the end we stayed on the boat the whole time, we saw dolphins in a concentration of motor boats which chased the dolphins to allow tourists to see them and swim with them In short, the opposite of expectations Concerning the island we saw it from afar while I thought I could go there The only positive point is the snorkling moment but in the middle of 30 boats Brief, horrible excursion compared to my expectations

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Thomasdd5051wz

Jun 11, 2023

Scam - We've been fooled. We paid 52€ per person and it was indicated that the cruise would last 6-7h. It only lasted 4 hours (9am-1pm). It was also indicated that we would have lunch included (chapati, rice, tuna and fruit). We only had 3 unfortunate little pieces of pineapple and watermelon. Snorkelling isn't exactly exceptional either. Far too expensive for what it is and above all, the services included in the service do not match at all.

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From $55

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult