Swahili Coast Exploration: Discover the Beauty, History, and Cultural Heritage of Tanzania & Zanzibar

This trip aims at imparting knowledge and know-how about the Swahili Coast, its cultural history, and contemporary socio-cultural practices as well as exploring Tanzania's richest resources in its diversity. In this tenure, trip mates will have a scope of exploring meticulously the Dar es Salaam commercial city, visiting its cultural resources including museums, historic places, and commemoration environs. On the other side, we will be visiting the nearby Bagamoyo (some 40km on the northwestern side of Dar es Salaam) to experience the historical, and archaeological sites and beaches. Nevertheless, we will be visiting the Kilwa area yielding the World Heritage Sites of Songo Mnara and Kilwa Kisiwani in the Lindi region (some 300km) south of Dar es Salaam which then we'll be traveling to the Zanzibar archipelago. Throughout the period, we will be staying in hotels with private rooms and their costs are covered in the trip do not worry about this aspect. This trip is marvelous and of its kind, it is cheap, guided by a trip leader who is a native at the same time an expert in cultural heritage and tourism management. About me and the trip expectations: I am Denis Bahati Francis, a young Tanzanian who is well-trained and experienced in the travel and tourism industries. My keen interests are directed towards managing and conserving cultural heritage for sustainability while creating unforgettable experiences regarding the abundant heritage resources across Tanzania and its periphery. With this regard, trip mates will get exposure to various aspects related to learning new cultures and languages while at the same time expanding their sphere of enjoyment and excitement. It is therefore expected to learn from each other in terms of experience sharing but also I anticipate my trip mates to learn and experience tremendously from my existence. In this regard; I would like to welcome trip mates who have keen interests in leisure and tourism, archaeology, cultural heritage, anthropology, geology, paleontology, museum studies, history, linguistics, and many others who wish to take an adventure in Tanzania mainland and the Zanzibar archipelago. What is included in the price? - Accommodation (hotels & lodges- private rooms) - Transportation (car transfer from the airport and return, car rental, ferry, and plane) - Meals (breakfasts, lunch, dinner, water, and soft drinks) - Activities fees (entrance fees etc) What not covered - VISA application - Go and return flights I am looking forward to traveling with you and seeing you in Tanzania. Got any questions? Ask away in the Q&A section! Once you book, we can chat and make sure we're a good fit and that this trip is everything you're looking for. Excited to hear from you! 🙌🏻