Gillead Safaris

6 Days Zanzibar Beach Holiday

6 Days / 5 Nights

Island Time

The whole island at an easy pace. You get a night in Stone Town, a spice farm, the red colobus monkeys of Jozani Forest, and then four days on the white-sand east coast at Paje, where the tide goes out for hundreds of metres and kitesurfers fill the lagoon.

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  1. Stone Town (UNESCO)
  2. Jozani Forest
  3. Spice Plantations
  4. Paje Beach

Day by day

Day 1

Arrival – Stone Town

Airport pickup and transfer to your hotel in Stone Town, with sunset dinner at the Forodhani Gardens night market.

Dinner
Overnight at a boutique hotel in Stone Town.

Day 2

Stone Town Walking Tour – Spice Farm – Paje

Explore the old town's carved doors, Darajani Market and the Old Fort, then visit a spice plantation before driving to the east coast.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at a beach hotel in Paje.

Day 3

Jozani Forest – Paje

Morning in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, home to the endemic Zanzibar red colobus monkey, with the afternoon free on the beach.

Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at a beach hotel in Paje.

Day 4

Paje Beach

A free day. Optional kitesurfing lessons, a seaweed farm visit, or a dhow trip to snorkel the reef.

Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at a beach hotel in Paje.

Day 5

Paje Beach

Another day at leisure, with an optional trip to The Rock restaurant perched on its own rock in the lagoon.

Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at a beach hotel in Paje.

Day 6

Paje – Airport

Final morning on the beach, then transfer to the airport.

Breakfast
End of tour — no overnight.
6 Days / 5 Nights

Price

From $1,150

per person

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What's included, on every trip

Included

Park fees
Conservation fees
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
A professional driver-guide
All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
All taxes & VAT
Roundtrip airport transfers
All meals as specified in the itinerary
Drinking water on all days

Not Included

International flights
Tips for guides & staff (~US$20 pp/day guideline)
Travel & medical insurance
Personal expenses & souvenirs
Tanzania visa fees
Services not mentioned in the itinerary

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