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Duration
5 Days
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Tour Type
City Tour
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Group Size
10 People
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Package ID
EA-P 5DA

5 Days Pemba Island Tour

This Great Holiday Package of 5 days on the virgin and green island of Pemba will let you stay in 2 different barefoot-luxury hideaways of its kind, all with beach access and views over the lagoon, coral reef and Indian Ocean, barefoot dining and all-natural spa, encourages a certain laissez-faire attitude. Every meal is served in a different setting – and you decide where you would like to enjoy these culinary experiences, lunch in your villa, barefoot dinner on the beach, or rather in the lush garden, all is up to you. Watch the friendly bates of Pemba. These are the Africa’s largest bat species, a type of fruit bat with a wing span of up to 70cm and can weigh in at around half a kilo. Visit the most popular Ngezi Rain Forest which accommodate monkeys, bush babies, fruit bats, different kinds of birds, flowers, spices and natural lakes. If interested, visit also Sacred Places in the forest of which local people use for prayers, requests and offerings to the spirits of the dead. Proceed to the longest beach in East Africa, Vumawimbi beach for leisure. Finally, we will take you to the beautiful Misali island. The island offers idyllic beaches and nature trails. Misali’s treasure is its rich ecosystem which boasts 42 types of corals, over 300 species of fish, a rare subspecies of vervet monkeys, rarely seen coconut crabs and a nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles. Snorkeling here is breath-taking!

Details

Travel Duration: 1.30 Hours
Meal Plan: Half Board
Accommodation: The Aiyana Resort
Meet and greet at Pemba Airport and drive to The Aiyana Resort. With its 30 whitewashed beach villas, all with beach access and views over the lagoon, coral reef and Indian Ocean, barefoot dining and all-natural spa, encourages a certain laissez-faire attitude. Its a barefoot-luxury hideaway of its kind. Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. At The Aiyana, every meal is served in a different setting – and you decide where you would like to enjoy these culinary experiences, Lunch in your villa? Barefoot dinner on the beach? Or rather in the lush gardens? All is up to you. Upon arrival at the Hotel, you check in, take your room and relax. Dinner and stay overnight on half board basis.
Tour Duration: Full Day
Meal Plan: Half Board
Accommodation: The Aiyana Resort
After breakfast we drive to kidike Flying Fox Forest to watch the friendly bates of Pemba – Gigantic fruit bates indigenous to Pemba Island which gives visitors a great opportunity to see these creatures up close. Gathering in mixed-sex groups of up to 850 individuals to roost, the Pemba flying fox creates quite a spectacle. These are the Africa’s largest bat species, a type of fruit bat with a wing span of up to 70cm and can weigh in at around half a kilo. From here we drive directly to Ngezi Rain Forest. The forest is covering an area of 3,600 acres, mostly comprising primary forest. Mjoho is the most common tree species of Ngezi's moist forest. Its canopy can be up to 35 meters above the ground. Another common specie in Ngezi is Mgulele, its broad crown of which can grow up to 45 meters. There are also monkeys, bush babies, fruit bats, different kinds of birds, flowers, spices and natural lakes. If you are interested, we can take some more time with you visiting the "cultural areas " these are parts of the forest which are sacred and people periodically sweep and clean to appease their ancestors. These sacred places called "MIZIMU" are used for prayers, requests and offerings to the spirits of the dead. Finally, from here we can either drive to Manta for lunch or Vumawimbi Beach for picnic lunch and leisure. Vumawimbi is the longest beach in East Africa and one of the best places to relax, soak up the sun and take a break from some busy sightseeing. In the late afternoon we drive back to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay on half board basis.
Travel Duration: 2 Hours
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Accommodation: Fundu Lagoon Resort 
After breakfast we drive to Fundu Lagoon Resort for 2 nights accommodation. Fundu Lagoon is a small privately-owned Boutique Hotel in Pemba Island offering natural barefoot luxury in a unique Tanzanian setting. The Resort is situated in a very quiet and semi secluded area. It is one of the best places and most recommended for the real relaxing holiday makers. The Hotel has its own private white sand beach overlooking the crystals clear waters of the Indian ocean. It is located in a walking distance to the village which gives Tourists a great time to explore and experience the village life in a real sense. We arrive at Fundu Lagoon Resort, we check and relax in the Hillside room. Dinner and stay overnight on all-inclusive basis.
Tour Duration: Half Day
Meal Plan: Picnic Lunch at 12h30
Accommodation: Fundu Lagoon Resort
After breakfast at around 9am we take our boat to Misali island. This island is world famous for it’s corals and nature. The island offers idyllic beaches and nature trails. Misali’s treasure is its rich ecosystem which boasts 42 types of corals, over 300 species of fish, a rare subspecies of vervet monkeys, rarely seen coconut crabs and a nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles. Snorkeling here is breath-taking! Even close to the beach it’s possible to see bigger fishes. Unlike most places in Pemba, the tides make no difference to these activities. Among the locals, Misali has religious status as they believe the prophet Hadhara used the island as his prayer mat. The strong Islamic environmental maintenance ethic is used to support management and environment education, and the island is a 'sacred gift' to the earth from the Islamic faith as part of an ecumenical Millennium celebration arranged by the World Wildlife Fund in Nepal in November 2000. After the tour we take lunch and relax on the island until the time to leave. There after we ride back to the hotel for leisure, dinner and stay overnight on all-inclusive basis.
Airport Travel Duration: 1 Hour
Meal Plan: Breakfast Only
Depending on your flight time, after breakfast you can relax on the beach, lie beside the swimming pool reading your books, take fresh air on the jetty or just walk around the village to wait for your pick-up time to Pemba Airport where you will catch your flight to Dar es salaam, Zanzibar or to any other destination. End of our service.
Destination Pemba
Included
  • All ground transfers as mentioned in the itinerary,
  • 2 nights accommodation at The Aiyana Resort based on half board,
  • 2 nights accommodation at Fundu Lagoon based on all-inclusive,
  • Misali island tour,
  • explorer north tour, guide services,
  • bottled drinking water while on tours,
  • entry fees
  • travel permit,
  • government tax and VAT

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