Kipepeo — The Butterfly Shores Journey

6 Days
Fumba Village

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Itinerary

Six days that drift effortlessly from one breathtaking corner of Zanzibar to the next. The journey opens in Stone Town's winding streets, moves along the island's hidden southeastern coastline by dhow, and settles on the north coast for dolphin snorkeling, sea turtle encounters, and a full-day Safari Blue cruise through the blue lagoon. Each day is different, each one more beautiful than the last.

Day 01 :
ARRIVAL AT ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [ZNZ]

Our driver will pick you up at a Scheduled time. After arrival you will be transferred straight to the hotel at Stone town [15 km] from the airport

STONE TOWN TOUR
Later go for a stone town tour for a cultural and local experience. The tour takes around 2 hours whereby our guide will take you all around the narrow streets of stone town and to various museums such as the slave market, the historical old fort and later on our guide will escort you to the market for shopping if interested. Stone town is a world heritage site whereby the uniqueness of the town is majestic since it has been standing for hundreds of years

NB: The night will be spent at STONE TOWN (WEST COAST) SEYYIDA HOTEL/TEMBO HOTEL

Day 02 :

PRISON ISLAND
Pick up will be arranged at 10:00am to go for Prison Island and Nakupenda where you’ll start with Prison Island where we will take a boat from the beach and we will take 30 minutes to there, this Island was formerly owned by Arab merchants and was privately used as a place of keeping rebellious slaves. The prison was built in 1893 as a central prison for Zanzibar, hence the name “PRISON ISLAND”. The island is also a sanctuary of Gigantic Tortoises, Dik diks, Peacocks, Mangrove forest and holds a prison.

NAKUPENDA SANDBANK
From 12-1 pm you will move to Nakupenda Island and sandbank (30 minutes) by boat. Nakupenda is a Swahili word that means “I love you” this is an ideal place near stone town where you can relax, swim, and snorkel. At 12-1pm you will enjoy your seafood Barbeque, soft drinks, tropical fruits under the shade of built up umbrellas, and you will have to relax by swimming and snorkel until 2-3 pm.

SPICE TOUR
Our Driver guide will later pick you up to go for a Spice Farm experience after the prison island and Nakupenda experience. The tour takes around 2-3 hours. In the farms one can learn about rare tropical fruits, spices and other rare species of plants that grows in Zanzibar and tropical areas. You will have a chance to eat, smell and taste different fruits and spices; hence you will understand why Zanzibar is nicknamed the spice Island. Later you’ll get a chance to see a local guy climb up a coconut tree to the top, he’ll sing local songs to entertain, and you will have a pleasure of drinking fresh coconut water from the coconut tree, after the whole experience you’ll be given our tradition made ornaments which are made by coconut leaves such as a crown, tie, necklace and bracelets as gifts to take. The trip normally takes around 2-3 hours.
NB: The night will be spent at STONE TOWN (WEST COAST SEYYIDA HOTEL/TEMBO HOTEL

Day 03 :

LOCAL SAILING + HIDDEN PARADISE
Early in the morning, our driver guide will pick you up at 09:00 am for a full day special package covering the south east of Unguja Island whereby the trips exploration starts at the east coast for local sailing activity which is advantageous to experience the east coast of Zanzibar where you’ll do snorkeling, local fishing , watch colourful star fish and even see locals doing sea weed farming then a drive to mtende beach at makunduchi, mtende is an outstanding natural beach which is a great place to swim and watch out God’s creation. After spending some time at mtende we will transfer you to the rock restaurant at michamvi OPTIONAL if interested we will drive to kae funky michamvi for a sunset view and acrobatic entertainment. Kae is a great place for entertainment and connecting with people and it is a perfect spot to take pictures as memories. The trip ends after sunset and then transfer to the hotel begins.


HIDDEN PARADISE CONSISTS
-Mtende Village
-Mtende Beach
-Shanga Restaurant
-The Rock Restaurant

NB: The night will be spent at MATEMWE (NORTH COAST) SUNSHINE BAY RESORT/THE MORA HOTEL

Day 04 :

MNEMBA ATOLL
Early morning at 08:00 am we will pick you up to Matemwe beach for Mnemba Island Dolphin tour. It’s a double snorkeling experience where You will have a chance to do snorkeling with Pods of Dolphins, Later on go for Mnemba island for snorkeling at a beautiful coral for colorful aquatic and sunbathing, the picnic involves tropical fruits before sailing back to the shores. The driver will be waiting at the parking lot for a drive to the sea turtles aquarium at around 12 pm

SWIMMING WITH SEA TURTLES
At 12-1 pm we will have reached at the Sea Turtles aquarium where you’ll get a chance to swim with these beautiful creatures where by the aquarium holds a variety of different sea turtles and other marine species, you will have an opportunity to feed and swim with them. The activity will take around 2hrs later drive to Kendwa which is the best in Zanzibar where you can choose optional water sports such as clear kayaking, jetski and other ones before 4 pm to go for Sunset Cruise.

SUNSET CRUISE
Later on at 4 pm we will drive to Kendwa beach for sunset cruising around the coast line on a dhow. This is another relaxing and sometimes romantic for honeymoon couples. Drinks, fruits and Zanzibar tasty snacks are offered on board, the cruise can be accompanied by Zanzibar taarab music or Africa ngoma dance. The trip normally takes around 2 hours, from 04:00 pm to dusk.

NB: The night will be spent at MATEMWE (NORTH COAST) SUNSHINE BAY RESORT/THE MORA HOTEL

Day 05 :

SAFARI BLUE
After breakfast we will pick you up at 09:00 am for the Safari Blue where we will drive to Fumba village where our sailing boat will be awaiting to take you to Kwale Island for BLUE WATER SAFARI. We will sail in a beautiful traditional wooden dhow, snorkel over the reefs of Menai Bay conservation area, feast on a Swahili influenced seafood buffet that include Fish on coconut source, Rice, French Fries, Calamari, Lobster, Prawns, tropical fruits etc. We will visit a Baobab tree believed to be more than 600years old then sail to the back of the island then go through to a place called blue lagoon where the place is full of natural diversity because it’s surrounded by mangroves & coral rocks and the water is crystal clear and warm, the trip ends at 04:00pm and we will drive to north coast for a sleep over.

NB: The night will be spent at MATEMWE (NORTH COAST) SUNSHINE BAY RESORT/THE MORA HOTEL

Day 06 :

Free day for relaxation to enjoy the beach and the hotel

Day 07 :
SAFE TRIP SEE YOU SOON

At a scheduled time we will drive you to the Airport.

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