Snorkeling Adventure: Mnemba Island Marine Life

Enhance the opportunity to encounter some of Tanzania’s rarest marine creatures, such as swimming with bottlenose dolphins, on a snorkeling tour. This adventure takes participants to prime wildlife-watching locations around Mnemba Island, complemented by a delightful seafood BBQ lunch.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 59HH+CV Kigomani - The day’s activities commence at 9:30 AM with a motorboat departure from Mama Mia Restaurant Beach or the northern beaches of Zanzibar (Kendwa or Nungwi). Pickup begins 40 minutes prior to the boat’s departure. The journey by boat takes approximately 45 minutes from either Mama Mia Restaurant Beach or the northern beaches…
What's Included
  • Motorboat
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Local Guide
  • Lunch
  • Zanzibar Tropical Fruits
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • All Fees and Taxes
Location
Mama Mia
We meet at Mama Mia restaurant at the beach side all my clients can wait Mama mia at the stairs
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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839morenob
Feb 8, 2026
Fantastic. - Great day thanks to the team that accompanied us. They followed us carefully to safety with lifebuoys for any difficulties during snorkeling. Then they gave us the opportunity for several dives among the dolphins, moving with the boat near their passage. During the return the atmosphere was very pleasant with local songs in which we all participated together. Break with fresh fruit carefully prepared before returning. Very good.
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O4219osrogere
Jan 21, 2026
perfect day experience - absolutely a perfect day with a great captain and mate in the beautiful Indian ocean...the dolphins were out in force , the snorkeling site was full of fish and the meal cooked and prepared by the captain was a local seafood feast!!! I highly recommend this day experience and make sure to setup early so as not to miss this perfect experience
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Einark386
Nov 28, 2025
Swimming with dolphins - Great experience. We swam with dolphins and had a great fruit platter in the end. Our captain was more respectful to the dolphins then many other boats we saw in the area.
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Alejandro_s
Oct 23, 2025
Nature in its purest form - It has been a spectacular experience, swimming alongside dolphins and snorkeling in the coral areas of Nmemba is something to do er if you come to Zanzibar.
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Silviavu3877gv
Oct 13, 2025
Many dolphins spotted - We also booked transport to the pick-up point via Captain Barnaba. In the boat to the next boarding point to pick up 2 more guests. Then looking for the dolphins. Where all the boats are, so are the dolphins. You jump into the water and count. 😄. Then back in the boat and looking for more dolphins 🐬. We've seen a lot of them. Then on to a nice snorkel spot. Great! Then to a sandbar where the captain prepares a delicious fruit bowl. Bit of a shame that there are also all vendors (too touristy) but otherwise great. We had booked the whole day (6 hours) and were then dropped off on a beach for a fish lunch. Then you can relax on the beach to make time. Our driver was already there ready to take us back. Nice experience.
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Noemi
Sep 13, 2025
Really nice - It was a really really nice expérience, the staff was kind pay attention to everyone, make sure that we see the doulphin with respect for the nature. The tour guide make sure everyone enjoy and take a good video and pictures of the expérience. I would recommande this trip at 100%
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Aggytafi
Jun 4, 2025
Worthwhile - Beautiful clean sand bank Loved the sun bathing Snorkelled for the first time. Amazing underwater views The dolphins were hiding but enjoyed the chase
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Dreamer45991130602
May 26, 2025
Awesome service from the entire crew - What a beautiful experience we had, was lovely indeed. The service we received was top notch. Will definitely refer friends and family.
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Danacalizor
Jan 2, 2026
Enjoyed snorkeling but a little dissatisfied - Overall I enjoyed the trip but I am not sure I got what was promised. First, we were saying in Stonetown so the operator organized our pickup early in the morning for $50 roundtrip. The price is what was quoted by other drivers and took a little over an hour. At the restaurant we were pretty quickly hustled on to a boat after a stop in a nasty bathroom. Our guide and boat captain were great and explained what we would do that day. There were four other guests on the boat. The equipment provided was adequate - flippers and mask. Our first stop was to jump in and swim along with dolphins. On this day there were lots of boats surrounding small pods of dolphins who were quickly swimming away. So this even was not very exciting. Our guides tried several times to give us chances to jump in. I am sure on some days this could be a great experience but I was a little disappointed. Next we moved on to the snorkel site Mnemba Island area. The coral looked dead to me and the area small. We jumped off the boat and we were able to see Nemo, Dory, Grouper, Zebra fish, Cornet fish, Rainbow fish, and Trumpet fish. Snorkeling was the best part. Lunch was next and again our team had given us delicious fruit for snack and made sure we had a good lunch. My children did enjoy their time on the boat which was comfortable. I was expecting to have time on a pristine beach and a large area to snorkel off the beach so I was disappointed that this is not what happened. I guess this is when the sandbar is available. I guess it would be nice to have another beach to visit when the sandbar is not available. I really appreciate the organizers who I think did the best they could.
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From $80
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).