After a pickup at your hotel, you'll start this fun day with a visit to the Nakupenda beach - Nakupenda means “I Love You”, and you will feel loved there - gentle sand spilling over your feet while walking, mellow waves caressing your body and super-friendly personnel tending your needs. Swim, sunbathe and snorkel the crystal clear waters. After a dive, you'll surely be ready for a sumptuous beach lunch, including grilled shrimps, squid, octopus, lobster, and langoustine - depending on the daily catch. Filled with energy for a new adventure wave goodbye to Nakupenda beach and board a boat for a good-half-an-hour ride to Prison Island, Also Known As Changuu Island or Quarantine Island. In 1893 the former British prime minister of Zanzibar purchased the island and built a prison complex on it, but it never served to its intended use! It was used as a quarantine station for yellow fever cases.
Today the building is a ruin, but it serves as a guesthouse for tourists. You will the giant tortoises' reserve, where you will admire, pet, and even feed these magnificent, ancient, peaceful creatures. In 1919 four Aldabra giant tortoises, a gift from the governor of Seychelles were brought here. They find Prison Island a great environment and bred freely. Today, many tortoises are welcoming you, and the first settlers are still among them! There is also a nursery for baby tortoises, where you can see baby tortoises of different ages. A great encounter for everyone, especially for kids!
Tour Duration
7 hours (Approximately)
Tour Location
Prison Island & Pange Sandbank, Stone Town, Zanzibar - Tanzania
Offered in
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Swahili
Departure details
Pick-up/Drop-off from your hotel is offered
Booking Cut-off Time
You can book up until 4 hours before the activity
Cancellation policy
Travelers may cancel up to 24 hours before the activity start time
Experienced Professional Tour guide
Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in private car
Snorkeling gear (life jacket, mask & flippers)
Comfortable Wooden Dhow
Seafood lunch features Zanzibar flavors
Mineral Water during the tour
Entrances Fees
Transport waiting charge
All taxes, fuel surcharges and service fees included
Medical Insurance if needed
Gratuities for Tour Guide/Driver
International & Domestic Flights
Visa fees
Airport/Departure Tax
Expenses of a personal Nature
Nakupenda Sand Bank Picnic + Prison Island 84$ per person including transfer, ticket, boat, seafood lunch, fruits, soft drinks
