Mnemba island Tour and Swimming With Turtles

Zanzibar

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Duration

5 hours

Tour Type

Explore Zanzibar Tours and Excursions & Wildlife Animals

Mnemba island Tour

Your private guide with a private fiber boat will take you on a half an hour ride from Matemwe beach to Mnemba Island, a jewel sitting in the sea. Its vast coral reef, measuring several kilometers in diameter, listed as a marine reserve, is the most popular snorkeling spot in Zanzibar. And with a reason - its shallow waters, from 2 to 4 meters deep, burst with life. Moorish idols, blue tang, snappers, and clownfish are easy to see in a few feet of water, above a colorful, well-preserved reef. Sadly, there are some parts of the reef that are damaged, the corals fade and die. This happens because of changing climate, water temperature rise, excessive flowering of the algae, storms, and human interference.
Corals are sensitive to substances in sunscreen lotions, so please protect yourself with clothing rather than applying the cream. Your experienced guide will bring you to the most beautiful spots, preserve them! You will feel deeply moved to be seeing all this diversity and beauty. Besides the fish and corals, look out for blue starfish, Red-knobbed starfish, or the fearsome crown-of-thorns starfish, a poisonous, coral-eating species. You will start your snorkeling experience from the boat at the reef itself, a few hundred meters from the island. Namely, the island is private and reserved for the luxurious and wealthy (a 1000 USD per person) hotel's guests. Do follow your guide's instructions, setting foot on the shore or you may be punished with a hefty fine.
While exploring 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. If the time is right, you may even see the green turtles heading to lay their eggs at the beach. After this exceptional snorkeling experience, you'll be taken to a nearby Restaurant for a relaxed delicious seafood lunch which is just 10 minutes away from the Beach.

Swimming With Turtles'

Baraka Natural Aquarium - Nungwi

Visit Baraka Natural Aquarium to watch sea Turtles. Swim and Get an up-close look at green sea turtles from the waist-deep waters of the park's turtle pool, learn about their life cycles and habitat from a knowledgeable instructor.

 

Included

  • Experienced Professional Tour
  • Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in private car
  • Mineral Water during the tour
  • Entrances Fees
  • Transport waiting charge
  • All taxes, fuel surcharges and service fees are included

Tour Amenities

Accepts Credit Cards
Restaurant

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