Nyange Sandbank tour Zanzibar: Private boat, lunch & snorkel

Spend a full day on your own sandbank with a boat, a guide and everything you need to swim and eat.

The Romantic Nyange Sandbank tour is an eight-hour private boat excursion from Zanzibar to an isolated sandbank where you swim, snorkel and lunch on the sand. The tour includes hotel pickup, a professional guide fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language, private boat transport, snorkelling equipment, lunch and bottled water. Suitable for all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Relax and explore Nyange Sandbank

• Travel to Nyange Sandbank
• Relax on pristine white sand
• Swim in crystal-clear waters
• Enjoy panoramic tropical views

The experience

Eight hours gives you the full arc of a sandbank day: the boat ride out, time to settle on the sand, a swim and snorkel in the shallows, lunch while you're still there, and the return before evening. The sandbank itself is a strip of white sand that appears and disappears with the tide, so the timing matters. Your guide knows when the water and light are best. You get a private boat, which means the schedule is yours alone and the group stays as small as you book it.

What you do is straightforward. You swim in water shallow enough to stand in, snorkel over the reef nearby if you want to, and eat lunch on the sand. The boat carries snorkelling equipment, so you don't pack it yourself. Bottled water and soda come with you. Your guide is a professional who speaks your language (English, Spanish, Italian, French or one of the others), and knows the sandbank's moods and the reefs around it. Hotel pickup is included, so the day starts at your accommodation and ends there too.

The eight hours cover the full journey: the ride out to the sandbank, time on the sand and in the water, lunch, and the ride back. This leaves the rest of your day in Zanzibar open if you want it, or you can book it as your main event and rest after. Service animals are welcome on the boat.

What’s included

• Private boat transport to and from the sandbank.
• snorkelling equipment.
• lunch on the sand.
• bottled water and soda.
• a professional guide fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language.
• hotel pickup and return.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 10:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (7 and older) · Under 7: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?The eight-hour commitment is what lets you spend real time on the sandbank: enough to swim, snorkel, eat and simply sit without rushing back. If your day in Zanzibar is shorter or you want to fit other stops around it, a half-day option would serve better, but this tour is built for a full immersion in one place.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Nyange Sandbank like when I get there?

Nyange Sandbank is a strip of white sand in shallow turquoise water. You can lounge on the sand, swim in the shallows, and snorkel over nearby reefs. The sandbank shifts with the tide, so the exact shape changes, but the sand and water are the draw.

Is snorkelling equipment provided, or do I need to bring my own?

Snorkelling equipment is included with the tour, so you do not need to bring it. The boat carries what you need to snorkel the reefs around the sandbank.

Does the tour price include lunch and drinks?

Lunch and bottled water are included in the tour. Soda and pop are also provided, so you do not need to bring your own refreshments.

Will I be picked up from my hotel?

Hotel pickup is included with the tour. The boat departs from your accommodation and returns you there at the end of the eight hours.