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COMPANY OVERVIEW

Explore Tanzania Destinations with Zanzibar Treasure Tours & Safaris!

Zanzibar Treasure Tours & Safaris is a Tour Operator located in Zanzibar, it’s a company which you can relied on offering a selection of quality holiday and tours we are designated to carry out all ground operation. With the collective experience of our team for over 4 years in the tourism industry, we are capable of delivering services to our clients, promising utmost satisfaction. We believe in keeping the customer happy and proving them with the best quality service. Our product are characterized by our attention to details and personal touch ensuring that the time you spent with Zanzibar Treasure Tours & Safaris is both comfortable and enjoyable.

Our Vision

Become the 1st leading Tour Operator in the Zanzibar and our clients’ best partner, always providing the best possible product, with the highest quality of services, and demonstrating faithfully our commitment towards social and environmental responsibility

Our Mission

To provide luxurious and memorable holidays in Zanzibar and Tanzania at affordable prices with satisfying the needs of our clients and always exceeding their expectation. Operate our travel business in an environmentally responsible, ethical and sustainable way.

Our Story

We had great attention to detail and a personal touch to our clients and that has been the case for over 4 years since we started delivering tourism services to different tourists. 

WHAT MAKES US BE THE BEST!

Why We Are Chosen

Being based in Tanzania, gives us many advantages over a foreign based company. We understand Tanzania, and are familiar with each of the places our customers go. We are able to frequently go out and inspect the quality of each places, site, hotel, and restaurant, which allows us to ensure that all of our tours are unsurpassed in quality.

We have an innovative and dynamic team of travel experts at your service. Our local suppliers throughout the country are carefully selected. On top of that, we keep a close eye on the quality of every single service they deliver. Our knowledge and experience enables us to identify the most suitable tours and activities for you, allowing you to make the most of your time away.

We have always said our strength is in our guides. We choose them very carefully, not only for the knowledge they bring, but also for their ability to share it with you. They are congenial, efficient and will make sure that you have a great time while making sure you get the insider’s view. All guides have earned the tour guide’s certificate from the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism.

We understand the sheer volume of information online is bamboozling. Working out how to get from A to B, reading pages and pages of conflicting hotel reviews and even trying to find decent food near your hotel; it’s frustrating and tiring. We’re here to take the stress away. Zanzibar Treasure Tours & Safaris can look after everything, you won’t have to lift a finger.

Zanzibar Treasure Tours & Safaris Company guarantee you’ll return home with new friends, and not just your fellow travelers! We look forward to introducing you to the colorful local characters and to our friends! We’ll experience things like Diving & Snorkeling in the Zanzibar’s biggest dive center, offers daily diving and snorkeling to Mnemba Atoll.

Our clients’ satisfaction is our priority. That is why we work only with the qualified tour-guides, hotels and restaurants. Wherever you need us, we are always there for you. You can easily contact us on e-mail or by phone, subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook and other social media platforms. We are happy to have you as a part of our community.

ZANZIBAR

A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IN AFRICA

Tanzania

Zanzibar has lured traders, adventurers, plunderers and explorers to its shores for centuries. The Assyrians, Sumerians, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Indians, Chinese, Persians, Portuguese, Omani Arabs, Dutch and English have all been here at one time or another. Some, particularly the Shirazi Persians and Omani Arabs, stayed to settle and rule. With this influence, Zanzibar has become predominantly Islamic (97%) – the remaining 3% is made up of Christians, Hindus and Sikhs. The earliest visitors to Zanzibar were Arab traders who are said to have arrived in the 8th century. The earliest building that remains on Zanzibar is the mosque at Kizimkazi, which dates from 1107, and is a present-day tourist attraction.

 

For centuries the Arabs sailed with the monsoon winds from Oman to trade primarily in ivory, slaves and spices. The two main islands, Unguja (normally known as Zanzibar Island) and Pemba, provided an ideal base for the Omani Arabs, being relatively small, and therefore fairly easy to defend. Indeed, in 1832, Sultan Seyyid Said, of the Busaid dynasty that had emerged in Oman, moved his Sultanate from Muscat to Zanzibar, perhaps making it easier to protect, where he and his descendants ruled for over 130 years. Most of the wealth lay in the hands of the Arab community, who were the main landowners at that time. They kept themselves to themselves, and generally did not intermarry with the Africans.

This was not true of the Shirazi Persians who came from the Middle East to settle on the East African coast. The story goes that in AD 975, Abi Ben Sultan Hasan of Shiraz in Persia (now Iran) had a terrible nightmare in which a rat devoured the foundations of his house. He took this as an omen that his community was to be devastated. Others in the Shirazi court ridiculed the notion, but Sultan Hasan, his family and some followers obviously took it very seriously and they decided to migrate. They set out in seven dhows into the Indian Ocean but were caught in a huge storm and separated. Thus, landfalls were made at seven different places along the East African coast, one of which was Zanzibar, and settlements began.

Widespread intermarriage between Shirazis and Africans gave rise to a coastal community with distinctive features, and a language derived in part from Arabic, which became known as Swahili. The name Swahili comes from the Arab word sawahil, which means ‘coast’. The Zanzibar descendants of this group were not greatly involved in the lucrative slave, spice and ivory trades. Instead, they immersed themselves mainly in agriculture and fishing. Those Shirazi that did not intermarry retained their identity as a separate group. Two smaller communities were also established. Indian traders arrived in connection with the spice and ivory trade, and quickly settled as shopkeepers, traders, skilled artisans and professionals. The British became involved in missionary and trading activities in East Africa, and attempting to suppress the slave trade centred in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar was once one of Africa’s most prosperous countries. The spices that it grew, so desired by the rest of the world, made it so. The wealth derived from the spice trade was augmented by the slave trade, indeed the spices and the slaves went hand-in-hand as Zanzibar’s spice plantations depended on slave labor, and there are still sad relics of this trade in human flesh to be found on the island. Furthermore, Zanzibar was one of the most important ports in Africa.
Goods from Britain docked here before they moved on to other parts of Africa. No longer very prosperous in the fiscal sense, the island has a wealth of historical monuments to visit which commemorate the African, British and particularly Arab influences- sultan’s palaces, cathedrals, mosques, fortresses and old colonial houses. “Spice Tours” are the ideal way to see the island’s historic sites and spice plantations. There is also a sanctuary for the rare Zanzibar duiker and the red colobus monkey in the protected Jozani Forest, just twenty-five kilometers from the town.

USEFUL INFORMATION
BEFORE GOING TO TANZANIA!

Before Getting To Tanzania

To enter in Tanzania a valid passport for at least 6 months from the date of entry is required. Kindly ensure that you have at least 3 blank pages for the entry and exist stamps. A valid return ticket is also required. Visitor from the following Nationalities do not require visas; British, Danish, Irish, Finnish, Icelandic, Kenyan; Norwegian, Singaporean, South Africa, Swedish and Zimbabwean. For the other countries please consult with your nearest Tanzania consulate about visa requirements.

Travelling within Zanzibar is mainly facilitated by the initiations of the private sector small enterprises. Several companies operate shuttled transfers to and from the entry points. It is important to note that in self driving services you have to fulfill certain requirements including possession of a valid international driving license. Currently most of the roads are tarmac and are passable throughout the year. Zanzibar uses the left hand driving model.

All travelers to Zanzibar are advised to have their vaccination at least 36 hours before their journey in the countries of their residence. In the circumstances or any reason that a traveler could not have yellow fever vaccination in his/her county of origin can be obtained at the major entry point in Tanzania. It is wise to be up to date on tetanus, polio and diphtheria, and hepatitis A. Immunisations against meningococcus and rabies may also be recommended.

Tanzania uses shillings (Tanzania shillings) as its National Currency, which is both, notes and coins. Foreign currencies can be exchanged at the Bureaus, Banks and some Hotels. Credit cards including Traveler’s cheques are widely accepted in Zanzibar, most common Master Cards, Visa and America Express.

Being situated near the equator Zanzibar is generally warm and humid throughout the year and as such it is advisable to wear light and decent clothes. In winter time along the beach, the condition may be relatively cooler and sometime windy. Sun glasses are recommended especially to the first time visitor.

As an Island Zanzibar can only be reached either by air or water. It is connected to international World by several airlines directly or otherwise, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Air, Fly Dubai, Oman Air and Kenya Airways connected to the rest of the world. Zanzibar is also served by scheduled charter companies.