Tumbatu Island is a dagger wedge shaped and the third-largest island 14sq km lying North west of Unguja Island together making up Zanzibar, part of Tanzania in east Africa. It is about 30 minutes by boat from Mkokotoni and 1 hour from Nungwi. There are two common villages namely, Jongowe and Kichangani, both have an estimated 20,000 number of peoples living in and is surrounded reef rocks and corals that making it somewhat isolated from the rest of Zanzibar, even though its southern shore is only two kilometers (1.2 miles) from Mkokotoni on Unguja. Tumbatus are famed for their pride and safe guarding the Swahili traditions of which they strictly conserve. Historically who belong to the Shiraz ethnic group claim descent from Persian royalty which reputedly arrived in the ninth century, and there are important ruins at Makutani in the southeast of the island which were once one of Zanzibar's main settlements.
While exploring the beauty of this island you will have the opportunity to visit and discover tradition and cultural activities of the peoples experience, such as Voodoo a local horoscope search that peoples use on their problems solving, business wise, good luck disease and other superstitions believes, tools used on this searching is a smoothly piece of wood with sands and little sharp pointed stick, after you will have a chance to visit a Baobab trees about 900 year of age. Take a short break of your leisure before sailing back to your hotel for over night.
"The price of this Tour does not include Tips / Gratuities for the poters guides, as in the rest of the world tips are given only when the Clients are satisfied with service they have been given. It is customary however to tip ones guides and porters, guidelines will be given."
The island Bawe just off the coast of Stone Town, is our go-to reef. There are 3 dive sites around the island. One is on the North side and is a continuous coral wall teeming with life. Cuttle-fish, moray eels and seahorses hide between the many blue sponges, while rainbow runners and longfin batfish cruise by in the blue ..
Fundu Gap is a solid coral drop off that starts at 3-6 m and drops down until it disappears into the big blue. A current called “the Fundo Express” transports you past huge waterfalls of corals such as broad leaved coral, brain coral, sponges and soft coral and plentiful fish life often hiding in the caverns. Kingfish, jacks, barracuda ..
An area surfaced by water during the high tide however their possibility to adventure the area when the water is gone (low tide). You will have an opportunity to explore local fisherman using a small canoe for his fishing with a special fish box (Dema) to catch fish of the day. Several types of seasonal star fish can also be your ..
Misali island was set up as part of a Conservation area in 1998. There is a non-extraction zone on the north and western parts of the island and only a limited number of fishermen are allowed to camp here for short periods of time. As a result the marine life and the quality of corals are excellent: there is more than twice the number of ..
Study more about marine and rich in spectacular natural attractions, has a lots of its wonderful white sandy beach, untouchable diving sites and a place of comfort. Mnemba Atoll is easily reached from Matemwe and Kiwengwa, the reef of this small atoll is probably the most popular diving area in the whole of ..
In history this area stands at the northern part of Tumbatu where the first group of peoples (Sailors) from far northern circuit arrived on that area, one among those people was a young lady with pregnancy .they stopped their journey and create a new shelters for couple years. Mwana is a swahili name that means a ..
Situated just northwest of Njao Island, this is an interesting and dramatic dive site featuring lovely coral garden slopes from 5 to 18 m before dropping away into the deep blue of the wall. Currents can be strong. Best enjoyed when drift-dived, allowing the north bound current to sweep you through the gap into the lagoon ..
The island Bawe just off the coast of Stone Town, is our go-to reef. There are 3 dive sites around the island. One is on the North side and is a continuous coral wall teeming with life. Cuttle-fish, moray eels and seahorses hide between the many blue sponges, while rainbow runners and longfin batfish cruise by in the blue ..
A small private island used by fisherman and local farmers for cultivating crops and fruits in season. It called Popo Island because of a large number of bats (Popo) are used to live there. It is very strange that there are none of four feet animal living there, the people experienced and tried many times to cross ..
The endless part of the island on the North situated in between the Island of Mwana wa Mwana and the main Tumbatu Island where the area becomes dry during the low tide. There possibility to walk across from one side to another side (both parties). Ras Kinunduni has a white beautifully beach for relax however there is no ..
Ras Kiwakani Coral Site is another fantastic coral site in Zanzibar and it is available at Tumbatu Island, where you can spend a day out with your partner or family and make everyone happy. An area of magic, beautiful corals, big pond with rocky fish moving around, Fisherman used the area for a special Dema fishing ..
Uvinje gap southern wall - This is a fun site to dive with large overhangs, swim-throughs and brilliant coral forming the sheer fall. There is a good variety of large and small fish including kingfish, jacks, barracuda, napoleons, humphead parrotfish, moray eels and stonefish. Visibility ranges from 40 - 50 m making it ..