Top Tanzania Half-day Tours

Tour Zanzibar's UNESCO-listed historic district and premiere natural attraction on this tour to Stone Town and Prison Island. Learn about the current culture and history in Stone Town as you walk past its attractions, including a Portuguese fort, the Sultan Palace, and the birthplace of Freddie Mercury, before continuing your tour to Prison Island, famous for its population of giant tortoises.

See the giant land tortoises of Prison Island, or Changuu Island, on a half-day trip from Zanzibar, with time to swim, snorkel, and sunbathe. Just a 30-minute boat ride from Stone Town, Prison Island has a beautiful beach, clean water, and fascinating history as a yellow fever quarantine station. Both morning and afternoon departures to Prison Island are available, and the trip includes hotel transfers and all entrance fees.

TThis is a private tour that includes two of the most recommended activities in Zanzibar; The Stone Town and Spice Tour. We will start with the city tour where you will be able to explore the History and Culture of the oldest city in East Africa "Stone Town", learn about the Slave Trade, and much more. After the Stone Town city tour, we will go visit the Spice Farm where you will be able to explore and learn about different types of Spices and plantations that are available in Zanzibar.

Get the chance to spot Zanzibar's endemic red colobus monkeys in their natural habitat with a visit to Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park. You'll walk through the park, where you'll likely see all sorts of marine and land animals as well as colorful birds. This private tour includes round-trip transportation from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.

There are many parks to go on safari in Africa, but none quite like Ngorongoro Crater, which combines highlands with the crater space. This Ngorongoro Crater Day Trip from Arusha lets you get the most out of the area with a guide who takes you all around to see the wildlife, including zebras, lions, and wildebeest.

Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s biggest intact caldera and home to 30,000 wild animals, including leopard, elephant, lion and rare black rhinos. Grab the chance for a game drive without any worries about transportation from Arusha on this small-group excursion. Board a 4x4 to see flamingo-filled lakes and spot animals roaming the plains, all the while gaining insight into Ngorongoro’s wildlife and geology from your driver-guide. A picnic by a hippo pool and round-trip transfers from Arusha are included.

With one day in Arusha you can cover key sites, but coordinating transport and activities takes up valuable sightseeing time. Choose a private tour to see and do more in the city, from browsing shops at the Arusha Central Market to checking out tribal traditions in the Cultural Heritage Centre. Door-to-door service means you won’t need to fight Arusha traffic, leaving you free to focus on exploring.

Be immersed in Tanzania’s great outdoors on this full-day tour to Materuni and Kikuletwa–ideal for culture vultures and active travelers in the region. Start off on a hike to Materuni Waterfalls and enjoy a refreshing dip. Next, head to a local farm to learn more about Tanzania’s coffee industry before finally unwinding in the Kikuletwa Hot Springs. This comprehensive tour also includes round-trip transportation from your Arusha hotel, plus lunch.

Kilimanjaro is located a short distance from Arusha or Moshi town. This tour provides a special opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture of Kilimanjaro while visiting Materuni village. Nestled on the slopes of the famous mountain, exploring the village means discovering a world of tradition, history and cuisine. Enjoy a hike to spectacular local waterfalls before indulging in a traditional lunch including local banana wine.

Embark on a journey through the Joani Forest in the southern part of Zanzibar Island with this tour that takes just a few hours. Discover unique species, such as the rare Zanzibar red colobus monkey, as you wander through the forest. On the mangrove boardwalk, watch Indian Ocean tropical fish gracefully swimming amongst the mangrove roots and observe agile crabs scuttling across the mud, guided by the ebb and flow of the tide.

Learn about Dar es Salaam past and present with this guided tour of the Tanzanian capital. You'll get the chance to explore the treasures at the National Museum, learn about a uniquely Tanzanian style of painting at the Tingatinga Arts Cooperative Society, and learn about the country's tribal diversity at the Village Museum, all with your own private driver-guide to take care of the transportation.

Learn about life in Zanzibar with this private tour to a local village. You'll visit a women's handicraft collective, learn about seaweed harvesting, and visit a local school and a hospital. You'll also learn how to make rope from coconut husk fibers and visit a traditional healer who is versed in natural medicine, all with a private guide.

Take refuge from the norm for experience of Swimming with horses in Nungwi beach for gate experience which you will never forget in your life. We do this bareback with natural halters. Swimming can be done by any level of rider including in experience. However, you must be able to swim. A couple of photos will be taken by our guides at the end of swim. Also, you will have chance to visit Baraka Natural Aquarium Come to Zanzibar's Best Turtles Aquarium and enjoy the chance to see, feed and swim with these beautiful native animals Our turtles are brought to us after they have been caught in fisherman's net and have been injured and once they reach a certain size we release them back into the Ocean.

Get both culture and nature in this private tour that takes you to both Stone Town and Prison Island, hassle-free, with all the logistics organized for you. You’ll see the site of the old slave market, the old fort, Freddy Mercury’s house, and much more in Stone Town. When you get out to Prison Island, check out giant tortoises and snorkel in the clear water.

Try out a variety of Zanzibar's culinary treats with this evening food tour, which includes hotel pick-up. You'll visit Stone Town’s Forodhani Garden, where you'll find vendors hawking all sorts of treats, from sugar cane juice with ginger to pizza, grilled seafood to gyros. Your guide will help you figure out what to try and will be on hand to answer any questions.

Watch for red colobus monkeys as you walk through the Jozani Forest Reserve, where you’ll join a park ranger for a guided nature tour of the sanctuary. Learn how Zanzibar’s wildlife evolved in isolation from the mainland, follow a boardwalk through a mangrove swamp, and walk between towering eucalyptus and mahogany trees that provide essential habitat for native birds. Both morning and afternoon departures are available for this Jozani Forest Reserve tour, with pickup and drop-off at Zanzibar hotels.

Zanzibar is often called the spice island, but this may not be apparent to you if you just stick around the beaches. Instead, immerse yourself in all things spices with a tour of a spice farm. Learn about (and smell) spices right where they are produced while you increase your knowledge of both spices and of Zanzibari farming methods.

Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater are two of Tanzania’s most popular wildlife-watching destinations. With this overnight tour, visit both parks, enjoy guided game drives, and spend a night at a safari lodge. Incredible wildlife sightings are to be expected, and you might spot elephants, lions, wildebeests, leopards, zebra, buffalo, and many more animals.

Make the most of your time at Serengeti National Park by adding a sunrise hot air balloon ride to your vacation, which lets you view the plains and wildlife from a perspective many never experience. Pre-book to save time and secure a flight in advance. Then, on the day, take a pre-dawn transfer to the launch site, absorb the aerial views as dawn breaks, and enjoy a post-flight glass of bubbly and scrumptious breakfast under an acacia in the plains.

For those who are in Arusha but are limited on time, this half-day safari to Arusha National Park is the perfect way to see Tanzanian wildlife. Alongside a private guide, take a 4x4 to the park where you enjoy a game drive. Animals you may spot on your drive include giraffes, zebras, flamingos, elephants, lions, and a few monkey and bird species.

This is going to be a very unique experience because of the depth of local and historical knowledge that will be offered along the way. You will learn about the various listed attractions and you will learn about the city center's surrounding rich history of the center. Our fluency in the communications language, will offer a chance to engage more with the guides and understand more.

Experience the magic of Tarangire National Park in one day on this tour. Encounter the ‘Big Four’, lions, leopards, elephants and buffalo, and marvel at the plentiful baobab trees - the quintessential symbol of this part of Africa. With return transport to and from Arusha City included and a guide who speaks English, French and Spanish, this is a stress-free way to see the best of Tanzanian wildlife.

Today you’ll spend a half day relaxing in the clear waters of Chemka hot springs, after being collected in a comfy private vehicle from Moshi. Spend time at this oasis with geothermal warm bubbles surrounding you. The pond is crystal clear, making for a relaxing, gorgeous experience. You’ll also be given a packed lunch that you can enjoy on the side of the pools as you like.