Mnemba Snorkeling, Kuza Cave, Salaam Cave, The Rock Restaurant
Zanzibar City, Tanzania
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
If you don't have long in Zanzibar, this full-day tour makes the most of your time—and leaves the navigation and logistics to someone else. Following hotel pickup, embark on a snorkeling excursion to Mnemba Island, known for clear waters filled with marine life. Next, visit Kuza Caves to swim and learn about Swahili history and music. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, and then visit Salam Cave Aquarium.
- Ideal for time-strapped Zanzibar travelers
- See many of the island’s attractions in one day with insights from your guide
- Roundtrip transportation, snorkel gear, and lunch are included
- Experience more personal attention from your private guide
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Fees and Taxes
- WiFi on board
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Lunch at The Rock Restaurant is not included.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
We organize free and complimentary private pickup and drop off to all our guests in Zanzibar Beach Hotels and Private Villas at reception lounge; seaport, or airport.
Operating hours.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Mnemba Island
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
2
Kuza Cave
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
The Rock Restaurant Zanzibar
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Salaam Cave Aquarium
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
mike_w
We had an excellent tour with Haroub as our guide and Ally as our driver. The Dolphin swimming was packed with about 50 other boats, but we expected that ahead of time. Kate was able to get within 5 feet of a dolphin. The reef swimming had a lot of colorful fish.
Salaam cave with the turtle swimming was amazing.
The Kazu cave was also a good experience.
We had a good meal at the rock restaurant.
We would recommend this tour
Reviews
4.0
based on 47 reviews
Jennifer_K, Mar 2026
We had a really great time at each stop. The tour felt somewhat rushed since we were coming from Jambiani and had a lot to fit in and a lot of driving in between. This isn't the tour operators fault, but I do think giving the tourists booking a heads up would be a good idea. The map doesn't make it look far, but the roads make it far. Micky was wonderful and took my phone and took amazing pictures for us during each stop. Charles was a wonderful driver and we had great conversations and some reggae jam out sessions in the car.
allysoncrocombe, Mar 2026
Our tour guide Abdul was great and made our day very special.
The boat trip to Mnemba was very good, we saw dolphins, but be aware there are a lot of boats around chasing the dolphins we requested to move on. We had a great time in the shallow water around Mnemba spotting starfish and other marine life. We then headed to deeper water to snorkel, amazing.
We the went to Salam caves and swam with turtles and fed them, a great experience. From here we went to Kuza cave, very busy but was able to get in the water.
We opted to miss the beach stop and headed straight to The Rock restaurant where we had pre booked a table as advised by the tour operator several weeks prior.
The food at The Rock was very good.
Our whole experience on this tour was perfect from start to finish.
Sue_B, Jan 2026
Operator did not communicate and turned up 1.5 hours late. As a result our trip was significantly changed and we didn’t get to see the dolphins in mbemba. We only went to kuza and salaam. Do not trust these guys.
themba_m, Jan 2026
Great experience. Mickey is great and friendly guide. I recommend him. Asante sana. We really enjoyed the experience
Tanja_S, Dec 2025
On the plus side:
- nice tour guide
- comfortable car
- lunch at The Rock (highly recommended)
On the minus side:
- spent 80% of the excursion in a car
- nightmare scenario when our boat was one of about 35-40 boats, roaring and emitting exhaust gas while chasing down a swarm of dolphines
- underwater world in the proximity of Mnemba is to a large extent destroyed. Snorkeling was not worth it
mike_w, Oct 2025
We had an excellent tour with Haroub as our guide and Ally as our driver. The Dolphin swimming was packed with about 50 other boats, but we expected that ahead of time. Kate was able to get within 5 feet of a dolphin. The reef swimming had a lot of colorful fish.
Salaam cave with the turtle swimming was amazing.
The Kazu cave was also a good experience.
We had a good meal at the rock restaurant.
We would recommend this tour
LoriAnn_P, Sep 2025
Well worth it. Best dolphin watching I have ever done.The Rock restaurante is amazing. Best seafood we have ever had & reasonably priced. Would recommend everyone to try it.
Collette_S, Jul 2025
Our guide was fantastic they do whatever they can to make sure you get good time with the dolphins i got to swim with about 6 different pods they get you as close as possible and do whatever they can to give you the best experience possible throughout the excursion even in the car he was very informative and very kind HIGHLY recommend!!
Elizabeth_D, Jun 2025
Great experience! Really enjoyed it. Mtemba, Starfish and The Rock Restaurant was worth it! Tourguide Muhammed kept well to the time and was great! TJ was a great driver!!
Berkley_J, Oct 2024
It was an excellent trip the tour was very attentive they made sure we were safe and enjoyed our experience
Jefferson_P, Oct 2024
The tour was incredible! Mohammed and the driver were really good and easy going! We had a full busy day making the most of everything without anyone rushing us and telling us the time! The places were stunning and definitely my highlight of Zanzibar. Thank you very much. I would highly recommend it
dmcfarland55, Oct 2024
Jumping out the boat to swim with dolphins. Looking for starfish and the kuza cave history. The rock restaurant was ok
Lindsay_S, Sep 2024
What an action packed day with so many points of interest! The swimming with the dolphins was a bit chaotic with all of the other boats but our guide Juma did his best to get us opportunities to see them. Lunch at the Rock was delicious and the snorkeling after was nice. It’s a long full day of activities and a great way to celebrate my birthday!
Pr_H, Mar 2023
Great tour! Everything was perfect. Abdullah was a great tour guide and explainde lot of things for us. He had answer to all of our questions. It was ramadan and we had a lot of questions anort that. We really enjoyed ourselfs. First to see the dolphins, then snorkling. After that we hade a nice ’picknick’ with different fresh fruites and water. Overall a great tour that we highly recommened.
Kamila_H, Dec 2022
This trip is for those who want to spend 6 hours in car, 1 hour in restaurant and 3 hours in the small boat.
Kirsti_W, Feb 2025
Generell muss man sagen, dass die Ausflüge total unprofessionell durchgeführt werden. Wir haben 3 Ausflüge gemacht und es war immer so.
Während des Ausflugs gibt es keine Informationen darüber, was als Nächstes passiert, wie lange man Zeit hat, welche Sachen man aus dem Auto mitnehmen sollte, man wird immer nur überall hingebracht, aber nie begleitet und ist immer auf sich allein gestellt.
Beim Schnorcheln wird man allein ins offene Meer gelassen, es wird nichts über Strömungen gesagt. Es gab keinen Rettungsring oder Schwimmwesten für die wilde Fahrt übers Meer. Der Reiseleiter hat während der langen Autofahrt nichts erzählt die Gegend, Land oder Leute.
Schlimm, so schlecht habe ich Ausflüge bisher in keinem Land erlebt.
Es werden auch keine Gesundheitsfragen oder so gestellt. Mein Mann mit seinem kaputten Rücken, hätte gern vorher erfahren, wie hart die Bootsfahrt übers Meer wird.
Von der Jagd auf Delphine mit 40-50 Booten will ich garnicht sprechen und dann werden die Gäste noch animiert, inmitten der rasenden Boote ins Meer zu springen.
Ohne Worte…
Katharina_W, Nov 2024
Leider hat die Tour unseren Erwartungen bzw. der Beschreibung nicht entsprochen. Es fängt damit an, dass es eine Tour mit viel Schnorchelaktivität ist, das benötigte Equipment jedoch nicht zur Verfügung gestellt wird und leider auch kein Hinweis dazu, dass dieses mitzubringen ist, obwohl wir extra vorab nachgefragt hatten.
Die Mnemba Insel wird mit Entspannung auf flacher Sandbank und der Möglichkeit zu romantischen Spatziergängen beschrieben. Tatsächlich gibt es keinen Stopp auf einer Insel. Das Festland, von wo aus die Boote starten würde sich auch nicht annähernd für diese Stimmung eignen, da es voll von Personen ist, die einem etwas verkaufen wollen. Alles in allem eher trubelig, voll anstatt romantisch, entspannt.
Der Seestern Strand wurde gar nicht gezeigt, auch auf meine Nachfrage nicht. Es hieß, den Spot hätten wir in der Blauen Lagune bereits gesehen. Dies ist aber laut Beschreibung ein extra Punkt. Flaches Wasser und für Kinder geeignet trifft definitiv nicht zu an diesem Punkt. Für mich sehr enttäuschend, da das der Grund war, warum ich diese Tour gebucht habe.
Warum Sekt am The Rock erwähnt wird, ist mir schleierhaft, uns wurde die ganze Tour über nicht mal Wasser angeboten, was angeblich auch inkludiert war.
An der Höhle gab es keine geschichtlichen Erklärungen vom Guide, keine Artefakte.
Florence_G, Sep 2024
Très diversifié. Bonne journée. Les accompagnateur au Top. Trajet en voiture un peu long mais tout à fait normal vu la distance de notre hôtel des points d'activité.
Davide_G, Aug 2024
Esperienza positiva, bello vedere i delfini anche se le barche sono troppe e gli tagliano la strada. La guida parlava bene inglese e discretamente italiano. La grotta di Kuza memorabile, la laguna blu notevole, ma lo snorkeling si riduceva a stare in un punto sopra una roccia in cui tiravano del pane per attirare i pesci.
Dieter_L, Aug 2024
Ausgezeichnete Tour. Unsere Guides Abdullah & Said sowie unsere Fahrer Sadik & Shazil sind auf all unsere Wünsche eingegangen und zeigten eine großartige Flexibilität (insbesondere als uns der Regen überraschte und wir vor der Weiterfahrt einen Stopp im Hotel einlegten). Ohne Einschränkung zu empfehlen! Danke!
Patricia_K, Aug 2024
Razoável. Paisagens excelentes, snorkel razoável. Não fomos ao banco de areia pelo horário da maré. Nao tinha nadadeiras para 2 das 5 pessoas.
Silvia_B, Aug 2024
En general bien. Algo cara pero es privada (coche para ti, barco para ti,
Guía para ti). El coral está deteriorado pero sí que ves peces muy bonitos. El momento de ver los delfines no nos gustó (es una persecución poco respetuosa, a la caza del delfín entre todos los barcos. Una pena). El baño en la cueva de Kuza nos encantó. Y la amabilidad del guía, que permitió modificar los tiempos de cada parte de la excursión según nuestra necesidad o apetencia,'dejándonos margen incluso para compras en una tienda preciosa en la playa del restaurante The Rock. Si quieren comer allí, reserven con tiempo (recibirán correo de la empresa local una vez comprado,
Indicando la
Hora a la que deben reservar en la web del restaurante). Nosotros comimos unas tapa en la playa Paje, en un local precioso, con música, y en unas mesas pegadas a la playa con unas vistas increíbles (Shanga). El guía, Saleh (Sonda), muy atento. Y el conductor, muy bueno y amable Kahlid). Pararon en ruta para comprar fruta local
Y nos ofrecieron. Muy amables. Saleh hablaba español muy bien! Fue un buen día!
Claude_R, Jun 2024
Très bonne organisation. Très belle île de Mnemba ; dommage qu’on n’aie pas vu les dauphins. Snorkellîg au lagon bleu très joli et bien mis en valeur par le guide. Restaurant the Rock incontournable. . Seule la grotte de Kuza est évitable : nous aurions préféré un autre spot de snorkellîng. Le guide parlait très bien français et était très intéressant. Chauffeur professionnel.
Oliver_G, Jun 2024
Super organisiert, super Fahrer, top Guide „Matthias „ Pünktlich!!! Und wurde alles ausführlich über Land, Leute und Geschichte beschrieben.
Amagoia_S, Dec 2023
Excursión muy completa, se ven muchas cosas y se realizan muchas actividades, aunque es cierto que se hacen unos cuantos kms en bus. El guía Nasser muy atento
Wiebke_F, Sep 2023
Abholung pünktlich, aber keine Erklärungen zum Ablauf und auch sonst keine Erklärungen zu Land und Leuten während der vielen Zeit im Auto. Stattdessen Stille im Auto. Der erste Schnorchel-Spot war nicht, wie es die Überschrift und die Bilder der Tour suggerieren, auf Mnemba Island, sondern weit im Meer neben der Insel. Die ist nämlich im Privatbesitz und darf nicht angesteuert werden. Zuvor gab es noch eine echte Treibjagd auf Delfine. Von Motorbooten ständig verfolgt und umkreist und von Schnorchlern im Wasser verfolgt, war dieser Teil des Ausflugs mehr ein Schock, als ein Erlebnis. Vor allem, wenn man sieht, wie das Ganze respektvoll auf den Azoren gemacht wird.
In den nassen Klamotten ging es dann weiter, weil hier am Mnemba Beach kein Umkleidemöglichkeit war. Also mit den Badesachen und Badeschuhen ab in die Kuzahöhle. Da gab es dann auch Wasser also waren die nassen Klamotten nicht umsonst. Aber auch hier kaum Erklärungen, sondern ein Austobenlassen der Touries. Weiter ging es zum Starfish-Beach. Der war aber kein Beach sondern eine ca. 0,7m tiefe Stelle im Meer, wo es die Tiere gibt. Also mit Schnorchel und Brille, oder gar nicht.
Danach kamen wir am nahegelegenen Strand zum berühmten Restaurant The Rock. Wir waren 30 Minuten zu früh und glaubten uns noch umziehen zu können am nahe geparkten Auto, aber Fehlanzeige. Mit nasser Badehose und Wasserschuhen durften wir ins Restaurant und fühlten uns ganz elend. Schöne Location aber für gemeinsame Erinnerungs-Fotos nicht das richtige Outfit.
Zum Restaurant sei noch gesagt, dass wir als Vegetarier das eine Menu auf der Karte genommen haben und zu den Fischgerichten nichts sagen können. Aber für eine Portion Reis und drei Stück traditionelles Brot sowie eine kleine Portion sehr mildes Gemüsecurry dann 23$ zu verlangen, ist schon happig.
Wer also vorher schon über Land und Leute Bescheid weiß und nur noch die besagten Orte besuchen möchte und wen es nicht stört im Badeanzug im Restaurant zu sitzen, dem sei die Tour empfohlen. Allen anderen raten wir vielleicht eine ähnliche Tour zu machen, aber nicht diese.
Pickup on time, but no explanations about the procedure and also otherwise no explanations about the country and people during the many time in the car. Instead, silence in the car. The first snorkeling spot was not, as the headline and the pictures of the tour suggest, on Mnemba Island, but far in the sea next to the island. The island is privately owned and may not be approached. Before that there was a real hunt for dolphins. Constantly pursued and circled by motorboats and followed by snorkelers in the water, this part of the excursion was more of a shock than an experience. Especially when knowing how the whole thing is respectfully done on the Azores.
In wet clothes we went on, because at Mnemba Beach there is no changing room. So with bathing suits and bathing shoes off to Kuza cave. There again was same water so the wet clothes were not in vain. But also here hardly explanations about the location, but letting the. guests have a swim and off we go. Next stop was Starfish Beach. But it was not a beach but a 0.7m deep place in the sea where the animals are. So with snorkel and goggles, or not at all.
After that we came to the famous restaurant The Rock at the nearby beach. We were 30 minutes early and thought we could still change clothes at the nearby parked car, but no go.
With wet swimming trunks and water shoes we were allowed into the restaurant and felt quite miserable. Beautiful location but for memory photos not the right outfit.
About the restaurant it should be said that as vegetarians we took the one menu available and can not say anything about the fish dishes. But for a portion of rice and three pieces of traditional bread and a small portion of very mild vegetable curry $ 23 is a rip-off.
So if you know about the country and the people beforehand and only want to visit the places mentioned and if you don't mind sitting in a bathing suit in a restaurant, this tour is recommended. To all others we advise perhaps to make a similar tour, but not this one.
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