Holidays in Zanzibar 2021 - prices for hotels, food, excursions, tickets

Consider a vacation in Zanzibar, prices for the trip. We will find out the cost of excursions, food, food in a cafe, prices for air tickets from Moscow, St. Petersburg and cities of the Russian Federation, we will find the best offers from airlines. Let's touch on other aspects of rest on the island from the financial point of view.

For a long time, we knew about Zanzibar only from the poems of Korney Chukovsky. In the fairy tale "Aibolit" the name of this island seems mysterious, distant and completely inaccessible. To get to the shores of an African island, the hero of the fairy tale had to ride on wolves, sail on a whale, and fly on an eagle.

Now everything is much easier, you can get to Zanzibar by a comfortable plane. Recently, tickets have become more affordable. The island began to actively develop as a tourist destination. Both regular flights and charters fly here. A tour to Zanzibar can be purchased at any travel agency.

Still, rest on this paradise island is considered expensive and partly elite. Yes, it is not cheap to rent a hotel room. The cost of living in three stars can be more expensive than in a good Turkish or Egyptian five stars.

Although budget tourists will also be able to afford a vacation in Zanzibar, the main thing is to collect funds for an air ticket, and you can find inexpensive accommodation.

The flight to the island is quite expensive and takes up most of the budget of the entire trip. In terms of food, it is quite inexpensive, prices for exotic fruits will delight especially during the harvest season. For just a few dollars, you can buy a backpack full of pineapples, mangoes and passionfruit.

The cost of food in a cafe in Zanzibar for one adult tourist will be approximately $ 22 when ordering one large dish and fresh juice. Menu prices in restaurants are not very high, the average dinner check is from $ 30.

Excursion prices may vary. Buying from a tour operator is always more expensive, from local scourge-battles it is half cheaper, and traveling around the island on your own is generally a penny, sailing by boat to the desired island is not difficult here, all the local population by the sea is engaged in taxiing and fishing.

Remember, everywhere you need to bargain, prices are half-way, this applies to taxis, excursions, and goods on the market.

The main income of Zanzibari people is tourists, so prices are inflated several times, and suddenly you will get a good jackpot from “mzungu” (translated from Swahili - white, as they call fair-skinned tourists). And do not be offended by them, this is an opportunity to earn money and feed your family, if you think that this or that product is quite expensive, just bargain.

Below you will find a detailed overview of prices on the island of Zanzibar, this will help you navigate and determine the cost of your trip. It will also help you not to fall for the bait of the locals, who at the first opportunity try to "breed" an inexperienced tourist.

By the way, a separate page will help you with the choice of a resort area for youth and family recreation - where to relax in Zanzibar.

Holidays in Zanzibar, hotel prices

The cost of living in hotels in Zanzibar bites a little. Mid-range five-star hotels are not cheap. And luxury hotels can be very expensive.

In some complexes, the price per day for accommodation starts from 58,000-60,000 rubles. Such establishments are considered the best on the island.

The Residence hotel is one of the best places to relax by the sea according to the right and reviews of tourists. Prices and detailed information on available rooms can be found on the hotel page.

But be alarmed, there are options even for very budget tourists. You can find out about popular hotels among tourists in resort areas in a detailed selection.

Near luxury hotels, you can see small guesthouses, in which conditions resemble run-down houses on the Sea of ​​Azov.

You can stay in them for 2000-2500 rubles per day from a double room. If you bargain with the owner on the spot, you can stay cheaper. Of course, there are no restaurants at such guest houses, but you will be provided with a kitchen for self-cooking, which will be a good plus when booking a room for relaxing in Zanzibar with children.

There are also small campgrounds. They look quite original - in the palm grove there are tents covered with dry palm leaves and fenced off with a tiny wooden fence.

The view from the tents opens onto the sea surface and the snow-white beach, which is a stone's throw from such a dwelling. In comfort, the tent is certainly inferior to the hotel, but in the views of the ocean it is superior.

Such a dwelling will cost quite inexpensively - 700-900 rubles per day, in Sochi it is even more expensive.

Would you like to stay in comfort but at an affordable price? Three-star and four-star hotels will suit you. When choosing through the sites for booking, carefully read the reviews and see the photos. Despite the declared stardom, such establishments are of different levels.

The average price ranges from 3,500 to 10,000 rubles. For 3500-5000 rubles, you can rent a pretty decent room in a good hotel.

It is better to book hotels in Zanzibar on verified sites.

• Search engine RoomGuru will help you choose a hotel at the best prices on the Internet.
• If you decide to relax on your own, then private accommodation can be booked through Booking.com.

Food in Zanzibar, prices

Consider the issue of food and nutrition prices in Zanzibar. Do not be disappointed, food in Zanzibar is quite affordable, in many places it is not more expensive than in our cafes. Dishes with seafood are several times cheaper than in restaurants in the homeland.

Prices in shops and in the market

For fruit lovers, Zanzibar is paradise. Here you can buy pineapples, mangoes, jackfruit, maracuja, rambutans and many more with a strange name at a very low price.

In village markets or bazaars along the roads, you can safely buy exotic fruits. Of course, as elsewhere in Zanzibar, bargaining is a must.

Remember the rule: the further into the village you go, the cheaper you buy.

Where there are a lot of tourists, prices are much higher and sellers are not so willing to bargain. But in the outback, where only an accidentally lost tourist gets to, the prices are as for the locals and overestimate them quite a bit.

Fruit prices on the market:

• pineapple - 23-45 rubles;
• mango - 1 large -15 rubles, a bunch of small ones of 7-9 pcs. - 40 rubles. ;
• passion fruit - 50-60 rubles per 1 kg.;
• coconut - 21 rubles;
• rambutans - 20-25 rubles ligament;
• feijoa - 20-25 rubles. 1 piece;
• papaya - 40 rubles 1 piece.

Surprisingly, the prices for bananas are the same as ours.

Cost of groceries in the store:

• rice - 25 rubles. 1 kg.;
• potatoes - 25 rubles 1 kg;
• cucumbers - 40 rubles 1 kg.;
• bread - 40-50 rubles;
• eggs - 80 rubles.

In village shops, the assortment is not very large, in the city there is more choice.

As for the purchase of fresh seafood and meat, it is recommended to visit the so-called auctions, they are held in fishing villages early in the morning, there is nothing for lunch here, mostly the catch is bought by hotels.

In cafes and restaurants along the coast, prices are higher than in similar establishments on the second line.

Cooking on the island is quite simple, but delicious. Almost all seafood delicacies are grilled; they are always served with potatoes or rice of your choice, plus a portion of salad. The dishes are large and hearty, one can be quite full.

In good restaurants, you can have a hearty dinner with a drink for 450-650 rubles. The cafe is simpler, one portion of the dish with meat will cost 200-300 rubles, the local Kilimanjaro beer will cost about 50-65 rubles.

Flights to Zanzibar, prices

A ticket from Moscow to Dar es Salaam (a city in Tanzania) costs about 25,000-30,000 rubles. In this case, you need to make a transfer at the airport in Dubai. Further from Dar es Salaam the plane goes to Zanzibar, the flight lasts only about 10 minutes.

A round-trip flight ticket in March cost me 31,097 rubles. The best deals were found through Aviasales. We look at the current prices from our city on our own.

A flight from St. Petersburg will cost a little more, the cost with two transfers will average 38 thousand rubles in March. In July, for the vacation period, ticket prices are slightly higher, from 45 thousand round-trip.

Flights Moscow-Zanzibar-Moscow are better to buy from Etihad airways and Qatar, airlines offer the cheapest flights, but not every day, therefore, we are considering all available options for the selected dates.

If you bought a ticket only to Dar es Salaam, then you will have to buy a ticket to the island separately. The flight costs about $ 40, it can be a regular flight or a small air taxi.

Direct flights from Moscow to Zanzibar are performed only by charters. Traveling on your own will not be able to purchase such a ticket.

Excursions in Zanzibar, prices

We will consider the cost of recreation with entertainment and prices for excursions in a separate paragraph. The excursion program in Zanzibar is quite interesting, you won't be able to see everything in one week, but it is quite possible to visit the most basic things.

The entire list of all kinds of tours will be offered to you by the meeting party, if you are traveling from a tour operator. The operators' prices are, of course, the highest, but many are willing to overpay for a higher level of security. A significant plus of such excursions is a Russian-speaking guide, insurance, service and an interesting program.

The hotel also offers a list of all kinds of excursions. At a cost, they are slightly lower than that of a tour operator.

On the beach, you will not know where to go from offers to go on one of the tours, or all at once. Active scourge battles will not let you pass just like that. Surprisingly, they remember almost every tourist in person, remember which country he is from and which hotel he lives in.

Beachboys offer tours cheaper than anything, many are afraid to buy from them, but judging by the reviews, there is nothing wrong with that. Buying tours from locals will save you several tens of dollars.

The only disadvantage of such excursions is the lack of Russian-speaking guides. Although if you know English well, this will not be a problem. Almost all Zanzibari people speak English quite well.

Well, now rest in Tanzania, Zanzibar - comparison of prices for excursions.

Visit to the historic center of Stone Town. The price for such a tour from the operator is 40-50 dollars, from the locals you can buy for 20 dollars. You can visit the city on your own. Buses from almost any village go to the city every day, the fare is $ 1.

To see the interesting places of the old city, you need to prepare yourself in advance - buy a map and find out where the sights are.

Prison Island. A trip to the island with swimming and snorkeling, which lasts half a day, costs about $ 100-150, on the beach - $ 40-80. You can get to the island with huge turtles on your own. There are boats on the beach of the city, which is opposite the island.

You will be offered one of them for rent at any time. You can bargain so that for 10 dollars you will be taken to the island, waited there for 2 hours and back to the city.

Spice plantation. A visit to a spice plantation with a tour operator costs about $ 80-90. Often this package includes an excursion to the Jozani forest.

You can get to the spice plantation yourself. A taxi from Stone Town will take you where you need to go. Guides meet near the plantation, they are all local and speak decent English. There are guides who know several languages, including Russian. The tour costs about $ 10.

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