Unguja & Pemba, Tanzania

Where the
Indian Ocean
turns turquoise.

We build trips around the island's two currents — the spice-scented lanes of Stone Town and the reef-lit water off Nungwi and Paje. Local guides, small groups, no rush.

See our tours Explore the island
14
years guiding Zanzibar
36
local guides & boat captains
9
signature tour routes
4.9
average traveller rating
A narrow coral-stone lane in Stone Town, Zanzibar Spices laid out at a Zanzibar spice farm

About the company

Run by islanders,
not a booking engine.

Zanzibar Tourism Company started in 2011 as three guides working out of a Stone Town courtyard. We still keep every route small enough that our guides know your names by lunch — and we still turn down itineraries that rush the island.

Every driver, dhow captain and spice-farm host on our team lives on Unguja or Pemba. That's not a marketing line; it's why we can get you off the tourist road and into a kitchen, a boatyard or a forest trail that isn't on the map.

  • Licensed Zanzibar Commission for Tourism operator
  • Small groups capped at 8 travellers per guide
  • Fair pay direct to guides, captains and farm hosts

Around the island

Six places we send
almost every traveller.

Stone Town rooftops at dusk

Stone Town

A UNESCO maze of carved doors, coral-stone houses and rooftop calls to prayer. Best walked slowly, ideally hungry.

Nungwi beach with dhow boats

Nungwi

Northern-tip beach, boatbuilders on the sand and sunsets that stop conversation.

Kitesurfers off Paje beach

Paje

East-coast tides, kite schools and the widest low-tide sandbars on Unguja.

A red colobus monkey in Jozani forest

Jozani Forest

The island's last natural forest, home to the red colobus monkey found nowhere else on earth.

Aerial view of Mnemba Atoll's reef

Mnemba Atoll

A ring of reef off the northeast coast — the island's best snorkelling and diving, reached by boat before the day boats arrive.

Book a route

Nine routes.
Pick a pace, not a package.

Full day

Spice Farm & Kitchen Tour

Walk a working spice farm outside Stone Town, then cook lunch with the family that runs it.

  • Farm walk with tastings
  • Hands-on cooking session
  • Lunch included
From$45 / person
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Half day

Safari Blue Sailing

Dhow sailing, snorkelling on the sandbank reef and a seafood lunch grilled on a deserted island.

  • Traditional dhow sailing
  • Snorkel gear provided
  • Grilled seafood lunch
From$70 / person
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2–3 hours

Stone Town Heritage Walk

Carved doors, the old slave market memorial and the fish market at closing time, with a resident historian.

  • Local historian guide
  • Old Fort & House of Wonders
  • Ends at sunset over Forodhani
From$30 / person
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Why travel with us

Three things we won't compromise on.

01

Guides who live here

Every guide grew up on the island and works with us year-round — not a rotating pool of freelancers.

02

Groups capped at eight

Small enough to change plan on the day if the tide, the weather or your energy asks for it.

03

Money that stays local

We pay captains, farm hosts and drivers directly, and keep our office and boats Zanzibari-owned.

Traveller stories

What people say after they leave.

“Our guide rerouted the whole spice tour because it started raining — we ended up drinking coffee with his uncle instead. Best two hours of the trip.”

Amara O. — Lagos, Nigeria

“Safari Blue with this crew felt nothing like the packed boats we saw leaving Fumba. Eight of us, one dhow, no rush back.”

Jonas & Pihla — Helsinki, Finland

“The Stone Town walk was worth doing on day one and day seven — we noticed twice as much the second time.”

Ritu S. — Mumbai, India

Get in touch

Tell us your dates.
We'll build the route.

Send a few lines about who's travelling and when — a real person on the island will reply, usually within a day.

  • Office Gizenga Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
  • Phone / WhatsApp +255 777 123 456
  • Email hello@zanzibartourismco.com
  • Office hours Saturday – Thursday, 8:00 – 18:00 (EAT)