Zanzibar Mkuu Tours And Travel

Free guide of tours to the exotic island of Zanzibar tailored for the educational groups, ecotourists and holiday makers wishing to experience the Swahili culture, explore the aquatic wilderness or just relax on the sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean

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Old Stone Tours.Visiting the Old Stone Town of Zanzibar to see most historical interesting places and buildings such as Place Museums, Beit-El-Ajaib (House Of Wonders), The Anglican Cathedral, Fruit Market, narrow streets, Tib Tipp House ( A house of the former slave trader) etc. and to experience the cosmopolitan nature of Zanzibar.(price:click here)

Beach Tours. Visit the East Coast for relaxation on the World class sandy beaches with stop over at Jozani Forest Reserve to colobus monkeys and ZALA Park to see land animals. Alternatively one can go to Nungwi in extreme North with stop over at spice plot at Chuini.

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Spice Tours. This involves visiting the spice growing areas to see different spices and to learn their nature, uses and taste some of them right on the spot depending on the season(price:click here)

Cultural Programme. These tours are suitable only to those who wish to experience the Swahili culture and art in their making. It involves women groups at their work be it sea weed farming, horticulture farming, mat making, hunting, fishing etc. and staying in accommodation owned and run by women and so directly supporting the community.(price:click here)

Traditional Herbalist Tours. (Madawa Tours) It involves visits to the famous spice and spice producing areas where you can see and taste them or apply some, visiting medicinal, cosmetic, ornamental plants and herbs. Most interesting items are cloves, nut meg, rambutan, lip stick, iodine plant, lemon grass, vanilla, traditional shampoo, hyna (tattoo), king’s jewel flower and so on.(price: click here)

Slave Trade Tours. This excursion puts together all elements of slave trade to form a package. The most interesting are the Anglican Cathedral built at site of former slave market, visiting various slave chambers, Mbweni, The Archives and cemetery of those died in attempt to stop slave trade etc.(price:click here)

Princess Salme Tours. Salme is a member of the Royal Family of the Sultan’s dynasty, fell in love with a German, converted her self and deserted her family altogether traveled to Humbug to live with Rudolph Heirich Reute for the rest of her life. This tour enable you visit Salme's birth place at Mtoni Palace, a place where she met Reute and so on. (price: click here)

Marine Aquatic Adventure. You can choose from diving in most wonderful site of the Indian Ocean, visit the sandy banks or trekking through the mangrove swamps. Reef walking can be arranged. Dolphin excursion at Kizimakazi are conducted in small groups.(price:click here)

Terrestrial Adventure. If you are interested in ecotouring this is it. All nature conservation areas can be visited in a way it suits you best. Most frequent visited include: the British Air Ways Global Award Winner-Chumbe Island. Others are Jozani Forest Reserve, Changuu Island, Masingini etc. In these places nature trails have been developed and it is worthily seeing the diversity of the ecosystem.(price: click here)

Educational Tours. Mkuu also organises educational tours for small groups. These involves, lectures, briefings by the executive managers, directors and qualified people. It also involves interviews with local residents and community members. They are more useful to the researchers and students in their final year of their studies. The arrangement also includes accommodation and other services. (price: click here)

Zanzibar Mkuu Tours And Travel. 406.ZANZIBAR. TANZANIA. TEL/FAX: 255 24 2235742. Sokomuhogo Street. P.O.BOX E-mail:vitendo@hotmail.com

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