Day 1 - Nairobi - Zanzibar
Breakfast in Nairobi , and we're off on a
flight to paradise. Your hotel, either the Zanzibar
Serena or the Blue Bay Resort, waits quietly in the
sun, absorbing its rays as they reflect off the adjacent
sea. These hotels, specially selected for their exceptionality,
immerse the traveler in the romantic atmosphere of
centuries gone by. The perfumed air caresses you with
the scents of all the spices that have grown in abundance
throughout the island since time began.
Day 2 - Old Town and Spice
Plantations
The morning begins with a sumptuous breakfast
as you gaze over the Indian Ocean to the endless horizon.
A walking tour is the only way to truly experience
the town, which exists today much as it did in the
years when Zanzibar , the Isle of Spices, was a great
trading centre known the world over for spices, timber
and slaves. The marketplace is alive with vendors
who hawk their exotic wares in a multitude of languages,
as many as the intense palate of colours which mark
their fabrics, their spices, their intricately carved
wood and other goods for sale.
As you move away from the raucous market, the winding
streets grow serene and mysterious, with their whitewashed
houses and ornately carved wooden doors and balconies
studded with brass. You will visit the Zanzibar Museum
and the Old Fort. Lunch, relaxed and oh-so-luscious,
and we proceed to spend the afternoon touring the
plantations on the outskirts of town where cinnamon,
cardamon and strong, flavorful Arabic coffees are
grown. And, of course, we see the cloves, the gold
of Zanzibar , the world's finest and most desired
spice, grown here in the very centre of the Spice
Islands .
Day 3 - Jozani Forest
There is only one place in the world where
you will find the red Colobus monkey-and this morning
you travel across the island through quaint villages
and lush vegetation to this place-the enchanting Jozani
Forest. The forest is mesmerizing- you will feel yourself
absorbed into another world, a place like no other
on earth.
Day 4 - Zanzibar - Nairobi
Today brings a farewell to the island. Depending
upon your flight time, which-being in a splendidly
far flung outpost of civilization after all-can sometimes
be early, perhaps you'll make one last trip to the
marketplace for that fantastically carved teakwood
chest or supply of intensely scented clove pomanders-a
heady reminder of your sojourn in this ageless Swahili
paradise.
Per person, double occupancy; full board:
$1,050
Single supplement: $195
Airfare: Nairobi/Zanzibar, round-trip: $475
INCLUDED FEATURES
- Round trip airfare from Nairobi to Zanzibar
- 3 Nights in Tanzania Zanzibar Island
- 8 Meals - 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches or Dinners
- Park entrance fees
- All transfers
