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Welcome to the Official page of Zanzibar's leading DMC - ZanTours! To be Different means History

ZanTours began in 1997 as a transfer company.

ZanTours is a Zanzibar based tour operator providing luxury to budget travel for both Independent Travellers and Group Trips of all sizes. ZanTours has been the premiere tour operator of Zanzibar since 1997. Why Choose ZanTours

ZanTours will show you the best of Zanzibar. With over 15 years in operation, we will exceed your expectations and deliver the travel experience of a lifetime. In short, you may only visit Zanzibar once in your lifetime – travel with ZanTours to make sure you do it right. We offer uncommon tours providing you a fresh perspective and the chance to learn about the history and culture of the islands. The ZanTour team is creative and will customize your options to best suit you. Our connections to the local community ensure you get the best possible experience from those who know the island best. You may only visit Zanzibar once in your lifetime – travel with ZanTours to make sure you do it right. Expertise

At ZanTours, we prioritize hiring locally and offer regular training opportunities to our staff. Our Zanzibar Travel Specialists know the region better than any outsider ever could and are passionate about sharing Zanzibar with our visitors. In the past 16 years, we have learned and grown into the largest tour operator on the island. Reputation and Quality

We are known for our local expertise, smooth service, and personalized attention. We are proud to say that over 75% of our business is repeat or referral, demonstrating our credibility and quality service. Partners

We are supported by a strong network of partners throughout the region. Our sister company, ZanAir, connects Zanzibar to several special destinations in East Africa. Support and Security

ZanTours offers 24-hour roadside assistance and a dedicated Travel Specialist to ensure you have everything you need throughout your stay. You always have phone and email access to us. Have peace of mind knowing that if something goes wrong with your arrangements, well-being or health, we’re on it immediately.

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21/12/2025

Mount Rwenzori — Mountains of the Moon

In western Uganda, where clouds cling to jagged peaks and valleys drip with moss and mist, rise the legendary Rwenzori Mountains — known for centuries as the “Mountains of the Moon.”

Ancient Greek geographers believed these peaks were the mystical source of the Nile, a distant land wrapped in snow and mystery.
Today, the Rwenzoris are just as enchanting.

This range is one of Africa’s most unique mountain ecosystems:
❄️ glacier-capped summits
🌿 lush afro-alpine forests
💧 giant lobelias and exotic plant species found almost nowhere else
🌙 and landscapes that feel otherworldly

Hiking here is not about height — it’s about atmosphere. Unlike the solitary volcanic giants of Africa, the Rwenzoris are a sculpted labyrinth of ridges, waterfalls, bogs, and wild, dreamlike scenery.

Standing on the trails, you understand why people once thought the Nile’s source must begin in a place touched by the moon.

🌙 Some mountains you climb for the view. The Rwenzoris, you climb for the feeling.

18/12/2025

Where the Nile Begins

In the quiet town of Jinja, something extraordinary begins.
At the point where Lake Victoria narrows into a gentle outflow, the water gathers strength, finds direction, and becomes the River Nile — the longest river in the world.

There’s no drama here, no roaring waterfall or grand canyon. Just stillness.
A place where fishermen glide across the water, birds skim the surface, and the river takes its very first breath on a journey that will cross 4,000 miles and 11 countries before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.

Standing here, you feel the meaning of origin — how something so great can rise from a place so calm, so peaceful, so unassuming.

💧 Even the longest journeys begin with a quiet moment.

16/12/2025

The Pearl of Africa

When Winston Churchill travelled through East Africa in 1907, he described Uganda as “The Pearl of Africa.”

More than a century later, the name still feels true — not because of one landmark, but because of the layers of beauty this country holds.

From the mirror-still waters of Lake Bunyonyi, to the lush mountains of the southwest, to forests so dense they breathe with mist — Uganda is a place that shines quietly. It’s not loud or dramatic; it’s gentle, green, and full of life.

Here, landscapes shift softly, wildlife roams freely, and the warmth of the people stays with you long after you leave.

Uganda doesn’t try to impress — it simply does.

🌿 Some places sparkle. Uganda glows.

14/12/2025

Serengeti — Endless Plains

The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word “Siringet,” meaning “the place where the land runs on forever.”

It’s one of the most poetic descriptions ever given to a landscape — and also one of the most accurate.

Stand anywhere in the Serengeti and the horizon stretches endlessly, a sweeping canvas of golden grasslands, acacia trees, and open skies. It’s a place where distances feel different, where space becomes a kind of silence, and where you finally understand what the Maasai meant: this land truly has no end.

The Serengeti’s power isn’t only in its wildlife — it’s in its vastness, its stillness, and the way it makes you feel both small and deeply connected to the Earth.

A place so iconic, its very name has become a symbol of Africa’s untouched wild beauty.

🌾 “Siringet” — a word born from the land itself, carried through generations, and known across the world.

11/12/2025

Ngorongoro — The Crater Kingdom

Where a giant volcano once stood, nature carved a masterpiece: the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera, its walls plunging more than 600 meters down into a thriving world below.
This is Ngorongoro — a natural sanctuary that feels almost mythical.

From the rim, the view is unforgettable: a perfect circle of steep cliffs enclosing forests, golden grasslands, lakes shimmering with flamingos, and over 25,000 large animals living in harmony. Lions patrol the plains, elephants wander silently, and even the elusive black rhino finds refuge in this protected basin.

For the Maasai who graze their cattle along its edge, Ngorongoro is sacred land. For travelers, it’s a rare glimpse of an ecosystem so complete it feels like time never touched it.

🦁 A 600-meter descent into a world nature kept for itself — a kingdom shaped by the Earth, protected by its walls.

09/12/2025

The Roof of Africa — Mount Kilimanjaro

At 5,895 meters, Mount Kilimanjaro isn’t just Africa’s highest peak — it’s a symbol of ambition, endurance, and awe.
What makes it extraordinary is that anyone can walk to the top. No ropes. No technical climbing. Just determination, steady steps, and the will to rise above the clouds.

Along the way, climbers pass through what feels like a journey across the planet — rainforest, moorland, alpine desert, and finally a world of ice and silence at Uhuru Peak.
Kilimanjaro isn’t just climbed — it’s felt. In the lungs, in the legs, and most of all, in the heart.

🌄 Some mountains challenge your body. This one changes your perspective.

07/12/2025

A City That Borders the Wild — Nairobi National Park

Nowhere else on Earth does this happen: lions, giraffes, and rhinos grazing with skyscrapers in the background.

Just minutes from downtown, Nairobi National Park is the only wildlife reserve in the world that borders a capital city — a sanctuary where the rhythms of urban life and the wilderness meet at the edge of the same horizon.

Established in 1946, it was Kenya’s first national park — and still one of its most symbolic. Morning commuters often drive past zebras on their way to the office, while planes take off above herds that have roamed these plains for generations.

It’s a rare coexistence — a quiet reminder that progress doesn’t have to mean separation from nature.

🦒 In Nairobi, the wild doesn’t end where the city begins.

04/12/2025

Where Humanity Began — Turkana Basin

Long before cities, kingdoms, and borders — there was Turkana. In Kenya’s remote northwest lies the Turkana Basin, one of the most significant archaeological regions on Earth. It was here that scientists unearthed fossils of our earliest ancestors — including the famous Turkana Boy, a remarkably preserved skeleton of Homo erectus estimated to be 1.6 million years old.

The landscape feels ancient still — a desert of wind, salt, and silence. To stand on its shores is to look back through time, to imagine a world before language, when humanity was just beginning to take its first steps.

🧬 In Turkana, you don’t just visit history — you stand where humanity began.

02/12/2025

Snow on the Equator — Mount Kenya

It sounds impossible — but on the equator, snow does exist. Rising 5,199 meters (17,057 ft) above sea level, Mount Kenya is Africa’s second-highest peak, its jagged summits often wrapped in cloud and crowned with ice. For centuries, the Kikuyu people who live around its base have called it “Kirinyaga,” the Mountain of Brightness, believing it to be the home of God.

Climbers who venture here pass through five ecosystems in a single ascent — from bamboo forests and moorlands to alpine meadows and ancient glaciers. Few places on Earth compress so much beauty, contrast, and symbolism into one climb.

🌄 On the equator, you can stand in sunlight — and still touch the snow.

30/11/2025

Faith in the Sea Breeze

In Zanzibar, faith moves with the rhythm of the tides.

As the call to prayer drifts across the water, it mingles with the rustle of palm leaves and the sound of waves on coral stone. Around 99% of Zanzibaris are Muslim — a legacy of centuries of connection with Arabia and the wider Indian Ocean world.

Here, Islam isn’t a symbol; it’s a gentle presence woven into everyday life. You’ll see fishermen pausing to pray by their dhows, children hurrying home from madrasa, and women in colorful kanga greeting each other with warm smiles. It’s a culture of serenity and respect, where community and faith live side by side.

🕌 In Zanzibar, belief doesn’t divide — it harmonizes, like the sea and the shore.

27/11/2025

Not Just One Island — Archipelago

Most travelers picture Zanzibar as a single island — but in truth, it’s an archipelago, a cluster of islands scattered like jewels in the Indian Ocean. The two main ones are Unguja (often called “Zanzibar Island”) and Pemba, its lush, quieter sister. Around them, a constellation of smaller islets stretches out into turquoise waters — places of mangroves, coral gardens, and fishing villages where time seems to pause.

Yet one famous island doesn’t belong to this group: Mafia Island.
Though often mentioned in the same breath, Mafia lies further south on Tanzania’s coast — part of a different archipelago altogether, with its own marine park and rhythm of life.

So when we speak of “Zanzibar,” we speak of Unguja, Pemba, and their smaller neighbors — a world defined not by borders, but by the tide and the scent of cloves in the wind.

🌴 Zanzibar isn’t one island. It’s a story told across many shores.

25/11/2025

Words carry journeys.

The name “Zanzibar” is said to come from the Arabic phrase “Zinj el Barr”, meaning “Land of the Blacks.” Ancient sailors and traders along the Indian Ocean coast used it to describe the rich, dark soil and the African people they met here — a name that became a map, then a legend.

For centuries, this island chain stood at the crossroads of Africa, Arabia, India, and Persia — a meeting point where languages blended, spices changed hands, and cultures intertwined.

Every breeze that drifts through Stone Town still carries those stories: trade winds that shaped not just routes, but identities.

🌊 Zanzibar isn’t just a place — it’s a conversation between continents.

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Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00
Saturday	08:30 - 14:00
Sunday	08:30 - 14:00

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