Tumbatu island & swimming with turtles in Nungwi – Zanzibar star tours and safaris

Duration 6Hours Approximately

6 Hours Trip, Starts At 8:30 Am – 2:00pm Or 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Overview

This is the half day combined experiences tour: of mnemba island snorkeling trip & Swimming with turtles On the same day, you will visit both two unique places.

After pick up from your hotel, you will start this fun day Start exploring Nungwi Village by visiting Baraka Natural Aquarium in which is a home endangered sea turtles and a variety of fish. The aquarium itself is a natural formation carved out from the coral bedrock by the erosion of millions of waves crashing against the shore. The depth of the water rises and falls with the tides providing a natural environment for its inhabitants. Use the unique opportunity to swim with sea turtles. During the visit you can also feed turtles with sea weed or just spend your time in the water. Also, you can take snorkelling mask to dive and watch them in their natural environment.

Duration 1 Hour

After some time at Baraka Aquarium you will leave ahead to Tumbatu Island

Tumbatu Island Snorkeling. A half-day experience that departs from Nuguwi, head to the outer lying reef where you can’t jump right in – exploring the shallow corals and looking out for distinctive species that include Turtles, leaf Fish, Octopuses, Scorpion Fish, Moray Eels, and Nudibranchs.Whilst access to the island is under strict rule by tribal elders, you will be able to take a tour by boat – traveling along the stunning shoreline before you head back to Zanzibar – returning to the port by 2 pm.What you will expect to see in Tumbatu island are Turtles, Leaf fish, Octopuses, Scorpionfish,Moray Eels, and Nudibranchs. Tumbatu Island is dive sites Zanzibar with the nicest coral gardens in North Zanzibar island. There are three dive sites such as Shetani, Popobawa & Mwana have beautiful in dramatic and eye-catching, developing rapidly and successfully corals reefs, with a large variety of soft and hard corals, The reef starts at 3 meters and drops down to 12 meters deep. This makes Tumbatu island a beautiful place for snorkeling as well as beginner divers.

Duration 3 hours