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PETE DELTA DISCOVERY📍Full Day ▶️ $95
46 km
Pete Kusini Unguja South Region
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We designed this signature tour to take you on a true Robinson Crusoe adventure, away from crowded beaches, to beautiful areas that are rarely seen by tourists! This tour is immensely dependent on tide and wind conditions! Leaving the beach in front of Mama Root we head north along the coral rock formated South Coast to our first stop at the deserted beach of Uzi Island where we venture with you through a long-forgotten coconut palm tree plantation into the mangroves where we might spot shy Red Colobus Monkeys that will be surprised about our visit. We won’t follow them for pictures, but will simply enjoy their presents in silence! Uzi Island is still quite untouched and most of the Uzis are fishermen and peasants. We don’t aim to interfere and stay away from the village. The island can only be reached by boat or at low tide when the only road to the island surfaces.
We continue slowly to the Pete Delta Plateau can we only cross with the help of small wooden “Mtumbwi” canoes that take us to the outskirts of the Pete village, where we invite you to enjoy a typical Swahili lunch on a small permaculture farm. After laying hands on the farm’s well, explaining how clay huts are built and how different plants grow in harmony we head back through the Delta to the boat taking us to a coral rock formation that reminds us of ancient ruins.
We take a relaxing swim and snorkel (if wished) before we head to our last stop, the Pungume sandbank. On a choppy boat ride back to Kizimkazi we let the day sink down, knowing a bit more about Zanzibar’s beauty without leaving food steps behind.
The starting time depends on the tide! Including private wooden motorboat with shade throughout the day, private guide, “Mtumbwi” wooden canoe crossing into the Pete Delta, typical Swahili lunch, drinking water, Zanzibari delights, fruits and 12% VAT.
