For a relaxing getaway, spend 4 nights at the relatively new and small Mchanga Beach Lodge, which sits on a stunning stretch of Zanzibar's east coast; then enjoy 1 night discovering the exotic sights and smells of Stone Town, based at the small and great value Zanzibar Coffee House.

This trip includes flights from and back to Dar es Salaam, but no international flights. It is designed to add onto the end of one of our Tanzania safaris to create a longer and more diverse trip with two separate parts: a bush safari and a beach break.

Days 1-4 East Coast Zanzibar, Zanzibar

After finishing your chosen safari, connect with a 20 minute domestic flight from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar Airport. Meet your driver and head straight for the east coast of the island, where you will be able to relax by the swimming pool or take a stroll along the beach in front of…

Mchanga Beach Lodge (bed & breakfast)

Enjoy a 4 night stay in this relaxing lodge – perfect for switching off and enjoying doing really not very much at all! Spend a few days here re-charging your batteries with snoozes on sun loungers, strolls along the beach and enjoying the wonderful food cooked by a local Zanzibarian chef.

Day 5 Stone Town, Zanzibar

A car will collect you for the fascinating drive back across the island to Stone Town. Pass through rural villages, banana plantations and spice farms, before arriving in the old and historical Stone Town and…

Zanzibar Coffee House (bed & breakfast)

Stay for 1 night at this excellent small hotel, which is situated in the heart of Stone Towns back streets, tucked between old mosques and local houses. It's the ideal base for you to discover the Old Town on foot.

Day 6

You rise around dawn on your last day, to transfer to Zanzibar Airport for an early flight back to Dar es Salaam. There you connect swiftly to your daytime flight to London with British Airways.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2012	29-Feb-2012	£681
1-Mar-2012	30-Jun-2012	£629
1-Jul-2012	30-Sep-2012	£681
1-Oct-2012	14-Dec-2012	£629
Notes: The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements. Please note that Mchanga is closed 3 April - 15 May 2012.

This itinerary includes:

• All transfers in Africa.
• A comprehensive pack of information covering the places that you'll be visiting.
• A complementary copy of the Bradt Travel Guide to Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia.

This itinerary excludes:

• Any international flights. See our Tanzania safaris for trips to Tanzania that include international flights.
• The cost of arranging visas - currently (Dec 2011) holders of British passports do need a visa for Tanzania, which can be obtained through the Tanzanian High Commission in London prior to travel.


• Tips and gratuities, which are optional.
• Drinks are not included at Mchanga Beach Lodge or the Zanzibar Coffee House.

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