Zanzibar diving holidays, with the Tanzania experts.
Zanzibar is an ideal destination for a luxury scuba diving holiday, combining world-class underwater experiences with exceptional comfort and style.
The Zanzibar season at a glance
The best months to dive Zanzibar are highlighted below, based on our own dives here.
Why you'll love diving in Zanzibar!
Diving Holidays In Zanzibar
The Diving Off Zanzibar's North
The Diving Off Zanzibar's South East
Speak to a Tanzania expert
We've dived Zanzibar ourselves and stayed in the hotels we sell in Tanzania. Send us your dates and your certification, and we'll say if it's the best fit.
Skill level match
How Zanzibar suits divers at each level, new or experienced.
Learn To Dive 100%
Qualified diver with daily dives 90%
Dive, plus everything else you'd hate to miss
Diving in Zanzibar combined with somewhere new on the same trip, each tour planned around your dates and budget.
Mount Meru Climb + 3 night Safari
From £5,900 ppStart with the drama of a Mount Meru climb, trekking through dense forest and open moorland to reach the summit at sunrise, with vast views stretching across northern Tanzania towards Mount Kilimanjaro. It’s a real adventure — wild, rewarding and far less crowded — offering a true sense of achievement at the start of your journey. From there, fly into the heart of the Serengeti National Park for a three-night luxury safari. Stay in an intimate tented camp or boutique lodge, where expert guides, beautifully prepared food and elegant surroundings combine with world-class wildlife viewing. Early morning and late afternoon game drives bring you close to lion, elephant and, depending on the season, the Great Migration, while afternoons are for relaxing with sweeping plains stretching endlessly before you.Then finish by the ocean, either in Zanzibar or along the Kenyan coast or islands, where the focus shifts entirely to your chosen ocean sport. Whether that’s kitesurfing, diving, snorkelling or wingfoiling, this final chapter is all about warm water, steady wind or clear reefs — pure, active beach living to round off an extraordinary summit-to-savannah-to-sea journey.
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7 nights Tanzania Safari + Zanzibar
From £6,900 ppThis privately guided Tanzania safari is a perfectly paced journey through the country’s most iconic wildlife regions, from the elephant-filled landscapes of Tarangire and the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands to the predator-rich heart of the Serengeti and the remote northern plains near the Mara River. Outstanding game viewing, dramatic scenery and an authentic safari feel, with intimate tented camps and expert guiding throughout. It combines seamlessly with a week in Zanzibar, creating the ideal bush-and-beach experience. After the excitement of daily game drives, Zanzibar offers a complete change of pace with white-sand beaches, warm Indian Ocean waters, excellent snorkelling, diving, Wingfoiling or Kitesurfing. The contrast between wild safari adventure and effortless beach downtime makes this a beautifully balanced and memorable holiday.
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Tarangire and Serengeti Luxury Experience
From £5,900 ppA fusion of sublime safari lodges and explorer-style tented safari camps creating the ultimate circuit through northern Tanzania. Embark on a safari that's truly out of the ordinary — one where refined comfort meets a strong conservation ethos, and where unscripted adventure is complemented by an unhurried pace and completely bespoke service. It provides the very best that northern Tanzania has to offer. With access to large tracts of unspoiled wilderness, a dedicated vehicle and a private guide, you have complete freedom to follow where nature leads and curate your experience to your own preferences. Prepare for an inspired journey that's purely personal and utterly unequalled. True. Wild. Free.
Discover this tour →Recommended hotels in Zanzibar
We've stayed in these hotels and checked the diving that goes with them. They're the ones we'd book in Zanzibar.
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From £476/night · half board
White Sands Luxury Villas
- The most luxurious hotel on this part of Zanzibar
- On the best spot for kitesurfing with a school just next door
- Perfect for luxury family diving or kitesurfing holidays
From £289/night · half board
Gold Zanzibar Beach Resort
- Set on the on the Northwestern coast on the tropical beach of Kendwa
- Close to the Zanzibar watersports centre
- Incredible spa and wellness centre at the hotel
From £171/night · half board
Kisiwa on the Beach, Paje
- Fantastic beach resort in a beautiful area of Zanzibar
- Calm shallow waters with an idyllic sandy beach
- Well-appointed private villas with stunning ocean views
From £119/night · half board
Dhow Inn
- Barefoot luxury hotel with its own kitesurf centre
- Situated less than 1 hour from Stone Town
- Incredible on-site restaurant
From £141/night · bed & breakfast
Kiwengwa Boutique
- Charming small hotel away from the busy area
- One site Wingfoil, Kitesurf and Scuba Diving school
- Great value for money small property
From £127/night · half board
Nungwi Resort
- Set on the most northern tip of Zanzibar in the traditional fishing village of Nungwi
- Situated directly on the beach offering water sports, pool bar and sun beds
- Amenities include a fitness center, pool, massage treatments, two restaurants and a pool bar
From £187/night · bed & breakfast
Mr Kahawa The Lofts
- The coolest place to stay in Paje!
- Amazing food and coffee
- Directly on the best kitesurf beach
From £170/night · half board
Breezes Beach Club and Spa, Dongwe
- Incredible on-site watersports centre
- Situated along a pristine and untouched beach
- Loads of extra activities available at the hotel
We lose sleep so you don’t.
We take every booking personally. Here's what happens after you book a dive trip with us, before you fly and while you're away.
Your money stays in trust
Your payments go into a trust account, not our bank, and stay there until after your trip. If we ever stopped trading, the money would come back to you.
Your diving booked before you fly
Your dives with the centre or the boat, the flights, the transfers and the room you chose are all confirmed before you leave home. The driver who meets you will be there and will speak English.
A call before you go
Documents, visas, your certification card and insurance that covers your diving. We go through it on the phone, and you can ask anything else while we're talking.
On WhatsApp the whole trip
Wherever you are and whatever the time, there's one number to message or call. Flight delayed, room not right, a problem at the dive centre: the person who answers already knows your booking.
Plan your trip with people who dive.
Tell us when you can travel, your certification level and what you'd like to see underwater. We'll send a shortlist of resorts or liveaboards, usually within one working day.
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