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Changuu / Prison Island Day Tour

Tour Highlights;

• Discover Prison Island and meet the tortoises that live there
• Enjoy the water taxi ride to the island by traditional dhow
• Snorkel in the crystal-clear water off the island’ coastline

Full description;

The tour starts with a pick up from your Hotel at 09:00hrs. It is 1-hour and 20-minute drive to stone-town where you will embark on boat to the Island. This Island is just 3.5 miles (6km) from Stone Town, and was the site of a prison complex built in the late 1800s during British colonial rule.

Changuu is named after the Swahili name of a fish which is common in the seas around it. Take off on a day trip to the picturesque secluded Changuu/Prison Island on a private 3-hour tour, and discover the rich history and beautiful natural surroundings of this location.

Meet your guide in Zanzibar, then enjoy the ride to the island on a traditional dhow or modern engine speed boat. Learn how this small island gained its name and explore the place that is now home to more than 50 tortoises, some over 100 years old.

Feed the tortoises and take up-close pictures with them, as you keep a look out for the peacocks and antelope that also live there. After discovering the island and its history, take the opportunity to snorkel in the clear waters off the coast amongst tropical fish and colorful coral.

At the end of your tour, return to Zanzibar, where you’ll be dropped off in the city center, or to the Hotel of your stay.