ZANZIBAR KAYAK EXPEDITION 

TIMING 11 DAYS

East Africa Spice Islands – the Zanzibar Archipelago

Day 1                            Arrive Zanzibar airport – plane transfer to Chake Chake, Pemba Island. Explore this intriguing small town and surrounds. Stay at the Old Mission

Day 2                            Road transfer to the northern tip of Pemba Island. This is a fascinating 1 ½ hour safari through progressively more and more rural landscape and villages. Should you arrive during the clove picking season it is a sensory overload!

Introduction to Kayaking – half day paddle. Stay at the 5 star Reef Hotel 

Days 3 and 4                 Kayak/Dhow journey down the unspoiled and isolate West Coast of Pemba, exploring and passing several islands along the way. There is one night camping on a remote and spectacular section of coast, and another at a small and intimate local guest house. 

Day 5                            Kayak/Dhow journey continuing down the West Coast. The destination is the Southern tip of Pemba and its 5 star resort ‘Fundu Lagoon’. 

Day 6                            Dhow sail across the 40 km straights that separate Pemba an Unguja (Zanibar). Our destination is the stunning 5 star resort of La Gemma Dell’Est.  

Days 7 and 8                 Kayak/Dhow journey down the west coast of Ununja, staying at a small Italian run resort at Mangwapani and  Salome’s Garden at night. Mangwapani is the site for the fascinating Coral Cavern and Slave Caves .The coral cavern is a large natural cave with a small entrance and a pool of fresh water at the bottom. It is reputed to have been discovered in the early 19th century by a boy working on the estate of Hamed bin Salim el Harthy, a wealthy Arab plantation owner. The boy found the entrance whilst searching for a goat which had fallen into the cavern. As a source of fresh water, the discovery was a blessing and from that day Hamed’s slaves regularly collected water from the pool for use on the estate.

Day 9                            Kayak/Dhow to arrive Zanzibar Old Stone Town. Stay at the idyllic hotel Emerson & Green Hotel in the heart of Zanzibar and its narrow and twisting alleyways.  

Day 10                          Day to relax and explore Old Stone Town. 

Day 11                          Kayak/Dhow from Old Stone town to arrive at Chumbe Island. The reefs around Chumbe were gazetted as a Marine National Park in 1994 and the island itself is a Forest Reserve.  There is truly excellent snorkelling and a small eco-lodge, which has won numerous awards for its eco friendly design.  The island is home to the rare giant coconut crab, able to climb palm trees and eat young coconuts. 

Price:               US$ 4,750 [EURO € 3,960/GBP £ 2,750] (min 4 persons) 

NOTES : Quoted prices include:  All accommodations, all transfers, equipment, three dives, meals, and guides. Quoted prices do not include:  Airport taxes, alcoholic beverages, personal items, additional activities not on itinerary.

SUGGESTED PERSONAL ITEMS

·          Wide brimmed hat & Sunscreen!

·          Shorts & 2 T-Shirts

·          Lightweight long-sleeved shirt and trousers

·          Swimmers

·          Sport Sandals

·          Sunglasses

·          Compact Toiletries

·          Sleeping Bag

·          Pack-towel or sarong

·          Insect Repellent

·          Camera

·          Mask/Snorkel/Fins (or we can provide if you prefer)