Tanzania · SNORKELLING TRIPS IN ZANZIBAR
The 15 best snorkelling trips in Zanzibar you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Swim with wild dolphins near Mnemba Island, snorkel Mnemba Atoll, then relax on white sand. Optional lunch and hotel pickup.
“Amazing! Recommend that The tour guide and the driver and everyone were so incredibly nice”
Morning snorkeling at Mnemba Marine Conservation Area plus a chance to swim with dolphins, with pickup, small group size, and mobile tickets.
“I had the best time of my life, my tour guide was absolutely amazing and lovely I had a grand time it was amazing awesome and excellent best words I can use to describe please book with them it’s so worth it you will have the time of your life”
Zanzibar Safari Blue is a full-day dhow sailing and snorkeling trip with sandbanks, Blue Lagoon tide stops, and seafood lunch on Kwale.
“everything was amazing, tour guide very cool and easy to understand both in english and italian and also very dripped out and with cool vibes”
Snorkel at Mnemba Island from Zanzibar with boat transfers and lunch in about 6 hours. Private viewing, coral, fish, and great service.
“Abdul showed us a great time. We got good dolphin sightings and snorkeling, fish fruit and lunch were delicious.”
Private dolphin watching, Mnemba Island Reef snorkeling, and a sandbank swim from Zanzibar, with transfers, snacks, and gear included.
“Incroyable je suis tellement heureuse de cette Demi journée, le guide était parfaitement à l'heure , il m'a fais visiter la Ville pendant la route vers le port il m'a fait découvrir des musiques d'ici et d'autres pays d'Afrique, on a beaucoup discuté ça a été très agréable je me sentais a l'aise et heureuse le paysage était MAGNIFIQUE il n'y a pas de mots assez fort pour le décrire merci pour cette visite privée vous êtes incroyable”
Snorkel Mnemba Atoll’s protected waters near Zanzibar with hotel pickup, a private boat charter, seafood lunch, and turtles, rays, and lionfish.
“Great trip out snorkeling. Beautiful fish and coral. Terrific tour guide, Hassan. Delicious lunch. Definitely recommend 😊”
Full-day Safari Blue dhow trip from Zanzibar South with snorkelling, sandbanks, hidden lagoons, and a seafood barbecue lunch.
“Guide en français (comme demandé) la prochaine fois car incapable de nous dire 2 mots en français, il faut annoncé que le Blue Lagoon n'est visible que rarement selon les marées (donc pas vu!!!), avertir qu'il faut impérativement des chaussures pour marcher dans l'eau”
Snorkel Mnemba Island off Zanzibar, with a chance to swim with dolphins, a BBQ lunch onboard, sandbank time, and a sunset sail back.
“This was 100% worth it! Never have I ever seen such beautiful beaches. What I liked about this was it was private, when you're on the water you'll see other boats crammed with people. The lunch was great, 10/10!”
5-hour Mnemba Atoll snorkeling with dolphin-spotting odds, a sandbank picnic, and sea turtle lagoon time in Zanzibar for $60.
“Swimming with the sea turtles one of the turtles bit him butt and he laughed and has not stopped talking about it.”
Dolphin searching plus snorkeling, a white-sand sandbank lunch, and possible Uzi Island mangroves from Kizimkazi, Tanzania.
“The tour started hour after schedule, the snorkeling spot was disaster which I can’t understand because Mnemba Island is recommended as the best one. Probably hundreds of boats go to the same reef where there is several fishes… Thw one positive aspect that we saw dolphins.”
Half-day Mnemba Island snorkeling plus a dolphin search from Zanzibar, with boat transport, gear, fruits, and hotel pickup options.
“Amazing day overall, highly recommend. From the beginning we had a great driver, good music, good vibes. Our boat captain and his brothers were excellent, very knowledgeable and made us feel safe. The positive energy from the team was infectious. What a life they live swimming with Dolphins everyday. We saw multiple dolphin pods, got a bit of rain, got a bit of sunshine and we’ll be heading back with some iconic pictures and videos.”
Private Zanzibar day: Mnemba snorkeling with dolphins, Kuza Cave swim, Blue Lagoon starfish, Pingwe, then lunch at The Rock.
“Razoável. Paisagens excelentes, snorkel razoável. Não fomos ao banco de areia pelo horário da maré. Nao tinha nadadeiras para 2 das 5 pessoas.”
Half-day snorkeling at Mnemba Atoll: hotel pickup, private boat, clear-water reefs, dolphins, fruits, and a guide to spot wildlife.
“Great snorkeling tour. We were picked up at our hotel on time and our guide Mohamed told us all about Zanzibar as we made our way through the small villages in-route to the location of the boat. The van driver was professional and friendly Read more”
Private Mnemba Atoll snorkeling from Unguja with hotel pickup, coral and fish, a sandbank fruit snack stop, and about 4 hours on the water.
“The are no more allowed to go on mnemba so they tell us once we was on the boat " she should go there but we will go there", of course no blue water, less nice than the one they sell. We was 30 or 50 boats, it s too much to do snorkelling on a such small place. And the météo was rainy and wavy..... fruits was excellent, people nice, taxi was right on time.”
Snorkel at Mnemba Atoll, swim with wild dolphins, then relax on a sandbank and eat a seafood lunch from Muyuni Beach.
“the tour itself was very good, the guides. attentions to what we wanted was great. snorkeling, sandbay and seeing starfish was fab. meeting point was unclear, delays to get started and an additional tax to pay, which was absolutely fine however had we known we would have brought cash.”
Every kind of day out between the crater rim and the reef.
