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Safari Blue trip & Mnemba Island
What you need to know
One of the most popular sea adventures in Zanzibar is snorkeling or diving at sites such as Mnemba Atoll or the Menai Bay Conservation Area. Here, you can swim among colorful fish, sea turtles, and even dolphins in crystal-clear waters. For more experienced divers, there are also opportunities to explore sunken shipwrecks and deep walls teeming with marine life.
Sailing on a traditional dhow is another must-do sea adventure in Zanzibar. These wooden sailing vessels have been used by local fishermen for centuries and offer a unique way to explore the island's coastline. You can opt for a short sunset cruise or a longer sailing excursion to secluded islands like Chumbe or Prison Island.
For those looking for a more adrenaline-fueled adventure, there are options for kite surfing and windsurfing in Zanzibar. The island's consistent wind conditions make it an ideal spot for these water sports, and there are several places where you can take lessons or rent equipment.
You will take a half hour boat ride and head offshore from Nungwi or Matemwe beach. This will land you you to one of the most beautiful places for snorkeling on the continent and that is Mnemba Island. The coral reef promises amazing sealife encounters, you will interact with the corals and all the millions of all kinds of colorful fish.
Along the trip you may amazingly spot the dolphins as they visit the blue crystal-clear waters of the ocean. They will be thrilled and eager to share a swim with you making you land one of the best experiences for water-life lovers.
You will cruise with your guide on a half an hour boat ride from Matemwe beach to Mnemba island a jewel sitting in the sea. Its vast coral reef, measuring several kilometres in diameter, listed as a marine reserve, is the most popular snorkeling spot in Zanzibar. The shallow waters, of 2 to 4 metres deep, burst with life. Moorish idols, blue tang, snappers, and clownfish are easy to see in a few feet of water making snookering a beautiful game of the day, as well as spotting a colourful, well-preserved reef. However, due to change in climate, there are some reefs which fade and die. Others also die due to water temperature rise, excessive flowering of the algae, storms, and human interference.
You can as well spot the fish and corals, look out for blue starfish, Red-knobbed starfish, or the fearsome crown-of-thorns starfish, a poisonous, coral-eating species.
As you explore the reef, you have a great chance to meet a dolphin at a very close range, they like the waters of the reef and often swim with divers. You may even see the green turtles heading to lay their eggs at the beach if you happen to be lucky.
After this exceptional snorkeling experience, you'll be taken to a nearby sandbank for a relaxed delicious seafood lunch.
You will continue with a variety of activities in the afternoon like swimming, Sailing with traditional Dhow, visiting in natural Zanzibar lagoon, Kwale Island and relaxation on the Sand Bank, have time for Zanzibar Sea foods, octopus, lobster, barracuda, shrimps, Tuna fish, Calamari, prawns, shell fish before retiring for an evening
