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Zanzibar island – Zanzibar Classic 4 Days 3 Nights honeymoon

  • 4 days · 3 nights
4 days 3 nights SWAHILI CLASSIC
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Length
4 days · 3 nights

Overview

These four days in Zanzibar, from a hotel in Stone Town, take in the island's spices, the history of its sultans and the daily life of its people.

A full day among the spices shows you how cloves, nutmeg, vanilla and many other plants grow, with stops at the Kidichi Persian Baths, the ruins of Maruhubi Palace and the slave caves at Mangapwani. A second full day takes you to two villages and a local school for a first-hand look at the everyday lives and traditions of the Zanzibari people, and ends with a sunset cruise along the Stone Town waterfront.

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Your days

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Arrival in Stone Town

    On arrival at Zanzibar Airport, you are met and transferred to Stone Town.

    Overnight in Stone Town, on a bed and breakfast basis.

  2. Day 2

    Full-day spice tour and Mangapwani

    Leave the hotel for a spice tour. Visit the spice-growing areas to see the different spices, learn about their nature and uses, and taste some of them on the spot, depending on the season.

    In the famous spice-producing area, see medicinal, cosmetic and ornamental plants and herbs.

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    Among the most interesting are cloves, nutmeg, rambutan, the lipstick plant, the iodine plant, lemongrass, vanilla, henna and the shampoo plant. You can buy these spices straight from the source.

    Visit the Kidichi Persian Baths, built in 1850 by Sultan Said bin Sultan, the first Sultan of Zanzibar, and the ruins of Maruhubi Palace, built in 1880 by Sultan Baraghash bin Said, the third Sultan of Zanzibar, especially to house 99 women of his harem.

    Enjoy a Swahili lunch at the Serena restaurant in Mangapwani, then visit the slave caves.

    Dinner is at a restaurant in town. Overnight at the hotel in Stone Town.

  3. Day 3

    Cultural tour and sunset cruise

    After breakfast, set off on a cultural tour for a first-hand glimpse of the everyday lives and enduring traditions of the Zanzibari people.

    Visit two very special villages and a local school.

    After lunch at a local restaurant, return to your hotel.

    In the evening, leave the hotel for a sunset cruise along the Stone Town waterfront, then return to the hotel. Overnight in Stone Town.

  4. Day 4

    Departure

    After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home.

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Good to know

  • Which spices you can taste on the spice tour depends on the season.

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