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Yacht types available in Zanzibar

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Most affordable boats for rent in zanzibar list of boats sorted by the price per week. starting with the most affordable boats from ₽398,070 per week (like lagoon 450 fly - 2016) going to more premium yachts available in zanzibar from ₽1,080,000 per week..

Lagoon 450 Fly (2016)

Lagoon 450 F - 4 + 2 cab. (2016)

Helia 44 Evolution (2018)

Helia 44 - 4 + 2 cab. (2018)

Leopard 48 (2016)

Leopard 48 (2017)

Leopard 45 (2024)

Techima82 (2002)

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The prices for yacht charters in Zanzibar are closely tied to the weather and sailing conditions throughout the year. They tend to be at their lowest in May, corresponding to the low season, and reach their peak in December when demand is high and sailing conditions are optimal.

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ZANZIBAR CATAMARANS YACHT DAY CHARTERS & EXCURSIONS

Zanzibar Yacht Day Charters

Day yacht charter & excursions.

We offer Zanzibar Catamaran Yacht Day Charters and Excursions to explore the islands around Zanzibar. Spend the day on a catamaran yacht. Islands, Beaches, Snorkeling, Fishing, Cocktails, Music, Sunshine & Sand...what more could you want!

Our Zanzibar day charter yachts are fully crewed with professional English speaking skippers.  

They are well equipped with a range of water sports toys  

Fully registered with all the required safety gear.  

​Spending time on our yachts is a real adventure.  

Have a party, play music, dance, snorkel, swim, kayak, try your hand at  Stand Up Paddleboarding, or even try to catch a fish.  

Or just sit back, relax, sunbathe, read a book or let the gentle rocking of the yacht lull you to sleep.

Spice Island Yacht Exursions

Zanzibar Yacht Day Charters  &  Excursions

MENAI BAY CONSERVATION AREA

Full day charter to Menai Bay Conservation Area with half a dozen islands to explore.

TUMBATU ISLAND CHARTERS

Half day charter to Tumbatu Island off the coast of NW Zanzibar and the village of Nungwi.

OVERNIGHT - MNEMBA ISLAND 

Full day and overnight charter to Mnemba Island Atoll.

BAWE & PRISON ISLAND

A full or half day cruise exploring the islands of Bawe, Prison and Pange in Zanzibar off Stone Town.

ZANZIBAR SUNSET CRUISES

A 3 hour sunset cruise along the beautiful coastlines of Zanzibar.  Yachts depart from Nungwi and Stone Town.

OVERNIGHT - MENAI BAY YACHT 

Full day and overnight charter to Menai Bay Conservation Area

MNEMBA ISLAND ATOLL

Full day charter to Mnemba Island Atoll off te NE coast of Zanzibar. 

SUNSET & DINNER CRUISE

4 hour sunset cruise followed by a delicious dinner server on the yacht. Yachts depart from Nungwi and Stone Town.

FISHING CHARTERS

Half Day, Full Day and Overnight Fishing Charters.

  Zanzibar  Spice Islands

Day Yacht Cruises

Zanzibar Yacht Charter

Sailing Holidays & Vacations in Zanzibar on a Zanzibar C atam ara n

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ZANZIBAR CHARTER YACHT CATAMARAN 50FT CATAMARAN

ZANZIBAR YACHT CHARTERS

Private Whole Yacht Charter Fee. USD 2500 per yacht per night   

Length : 50 FT

Beam : 24 FT 

Draft : 4 FT

Engines : 2 x 56 HP Inboard

Overnight Guest s: Max 8 in 4 double cabins 

Bathrooms : 4 

Crew : 2 or 3

Activities : Snorkelling, Fishing, Kayaks, Fishing, Scuba Diving

This Zanzibar charter yacht is a Voyage 500 catamaran and was designed for the charter market and is typical of crewed vessels. Her shallow draft enables beaching and access to secluded anchorages.  A beam of 8.3 meters and length of 15m offers outstanding stability, and space for stowing leisure items leaving the deck uncluttered.  Four en-suite queen-sized guest cabins, well ventilated, offer privacy from the deck through tinted hatches. All portholes offer clear views.

The galley on the upper level shares panoramic views with the large saloon and bar. Microwave oven, two freezers, fridge, icemaker,  TV & VCR and CD players in the saloon, and all cabins are built in to optimize living space. Double sliding doors open fully to integrate the shaded cockpit area with the saloon, creating a large entertainment area.

OUTSIDE DECK

The stern platform offers a great amount of space for fishing

The rear sugar scoops make for large swim platforms

The Foredeck and trampoline area offer a huge amount of space for relaxation

The rear cockpit is fitted with seating and a table for alfresco dinning. 

There is also an outside gas BBQ / Braai,   

ZANZIBAR CHARTER YACHT PRICES

Valid until 31 Dec 2022

Private Whole Yacht Charter Fee.

USD 2500 per yacht per night 

Max 8 guests

Includes  

The 50FT CATAMARAN yacht

All meals - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Coffees and Teas

Fruits and snacks

Soft Drinks and Mineral Waters

Local beers and SA wines

Snorkeling Gear - Fin (shoe) sizes to be provided by guests

Kayaks & SUPS (Upon request)

Trolling equipment (Fishing Rods & Reels by Shimano)

A selection of artificial lures

Natural “Dead Baits” subject to availability

Terminal Tackle

Deckhand & Chef

Marine Park Fees

Zanzibar Airport/Hotel transfers to and from the yacht for any Live Aboard Charter Bookings.  

Fishing Gear.

We have a good range of gear and tackle on board, however we encourage guests who are serious about fishing to also bring their own favourite rods and reels and tackle for the fishing they are interested in!

Charter Excludes

Scuba Diving is for qualified divers only. All Flights, transfers, visas, travel and medical insurance, all items of a personal nature, optional land based and other activities and fees, extra alcohol and specially requested Premium Imported drinks and all items not specified as included. EOE

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Private Yacht Charter

Are you looking for Zanzibar Private Yacht Charters for two? Or perhaps maybe an Intimate Family Day out on the yacht? How about one of our fantastic Extended Live Aboard Yacht Charters with your fishing mates or dive buddy’s? Here at Zanzibar Yacht Charter we are more than happy to help out regarding any particular requirements you might have.

A Romantic Private Yacht Charter for two!

Family Fun out on the water!

Picture yourself on a beautiful sailing catamaran cruising these spectacular Indian Ocean Islands! Get in touch with us now and let us know your thoughts. We will do our utmost to accommodate you and your group in every way possible!

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ENJOY OUR ZANZIBAR PRIVATE YACHT CHARTERS!

Perfect for Groups, Friends and Family!

WHAT IS OUR IDEA OF PERFECT ZANZIBAR PRIVATE YACHT CHARTERS?

To begin with it is evenings on deck spent under a starlit sky. At the same time it is the smell of fresh coffee from the galley as you take your morning swim. It is the exhilaration of sailing as you feel the wind in your face and the tug of the yachts helm. It is those pearly pink dawns, sunlit afternoons and quiet evening breezes. Lastly it is the powdery white beaches, remote tropical islands and exotic destinations ashore. So come and join us onboard one of our beautiful yachts today! Lets sail out into the warm Indian Ocean waters that surround Zanzibar and The Spice Islands!

Maximum Enjoyment!

Enjoy with your Dive Buddies!

Finally we will handle all the details for your own Zanzibar Private Yacht Charters Experience with the utmost professionalism and discretion to ensure your maximum enjoyment onboard.

Contact us today if you have any Special Arrangements that you would like us to take care of.

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Yacht Charter in Zanzibar

Zanzibar yacht charter

Fifteen miles away from the coast of Tanzania lies Zanzibar. An island with a strong heritage, cultural contrast, and buzzing atmosphere, Zanzibar is an East African treasure that will surely satisfy your adventurous soul. An escape to the African Spice Islands is a fascinating experience and a promise to the world's best-kept secret. Yacht chartering in Zanzibar is the best way to navigate the archipelago's blue waters with a world-class itinerary, specially tailored for you.

Why charter a yacht in Zanzibar?

An exotic haven for the tireless adventurers, chartering a yacht, is a blissful experience in Zanzibar. Cocooned in the tropical climate, you will be pleasantly surprised by the pristine waters, vibrant marine life, and coral gardens. Zanzibar is mostly a world underwater, primarily populated by sea creatures, including nudibranch, leaf fish, crocodile fish, sea horse, mantis shrimp. Anchoring your yacht on the long line shores of Zanzibar is a unique opportunity to get a closer look at Mother Nature's wonderful gift.

Chartering a yacht and overseeing the blue sea for yourself, sail to the magnificent archipelago of Mafia island and dive into the dutifully protected marine park to admire the gigantic whale sharks. The Mnemba Atoll prides itself on having the most impressive dive site, unknown by many but an intimate and exclusive to the sea adventurers of the world. In the southern island, Kizimkazi, offers a stunning performance dancing dolphins that you could enjoy from your private chambers.

What are yacht charter prices in Zanzibar?

A private motor yacht experience ranges from $650 to $900 per day with the luxury of sharing a private moment with four to six of your most precious friends and family. A ride on board a motor yacht is ideal to comfortably and safely sail to Zanzibar's dive sites and stunning coral reefs. Catamaran yachts are the most comfortable, well-equipped, and most favored choice amongst the yacht charterers.

With a range of different fleets, sizes, and facilities, the catamaran charter in Zanzibar starts from $2,500 a day. Anchoring your yacht along the Mnemba Atoll's coastline, you will observe the sunset at the perfectly engineered deck. An excursion on a speed boat is equally a magical moment in Zanzibar and an instance to trust the professional hand of your captain to maneuver the ship to out of the world arenas. Unearthing the mystery of Zanzibar could start from $50 to $120 per hour and per person.

When is the yachting season in Zanzibar?

From March until May, Zanzibar's yacht charters remain largely onto the port as the rain may suddenly fall onto the island. Only adventurous souls may test their luck during this, particularly humid season. November and December welcome more visitors, but the weather uncertainty motivates many to abandon the ship.

The best yacht charter season in Zanzibar falls during a dry season from June to October. Light showers may surprise guests at times, but the sun will catch up sooner or later. January and February are the preferred months for skippers to anchor away and bless visitors with delightful diving sessions and snorkeling escapades.

Zanzibar yacht charter for a day

Zanzibar yacht charter for a day, night, or a week can be uniquely designed to suit your preference. Sailing amid the turquoise water in the Indian Ocean on a chartered yacht is a promising adventure. Admire the tropical island scenery under the gentle wave offered by the Southern monsoon season. On an eight hours yacht journey, you will set sail navigation to the Mnemba Atoll.

Secluded and far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the Mnemba Island wins the favor of sea wanderers, yacht charterers, or only vacationers. A horizon of white sand and crystal clear water is the Mnemba island's most robust capital, where you could easily unwind on the beachfront. Swimming and snorkeling are inevitable activities in the Atoll, a wholesome experience to enjoy the gentle tide. Dolphins are occasional visitors you will have the pleasure to meet privately. End the day beautifully with a sunset dinner onboard or at the shoreline.

Zanzibar yacht charter overnight

Yacht chartering overnight is the occasion to enjoy Zanzibar's sea pleasure. On schedule, a wholesome blue safari to the picturesque Menay Bay, Prison, and Pemba Island, or the Mnemba island. Navigate to the Pemba Island where you could dive around the majestic coral reefs or take a walk to the hills and green valleys, along with a visit to the clove, coconut and mango plantations.

The Mafia Archipelago Marine Park is the occasion to discover the inner sea creatures, among which reefs, mangrove creeks, and deep water channels. The diversity of the Mafia island makes it an attractive destination for your holiday to quickly go from a beach holiday to an African savannah. Monkeys, small antelopes, wild pigs, lemurs, and dwarf hippos are the usual habitats you may encounter.

Zanzibar yacht charter for a week

Chartering a yacht for a week is the ultimate East African escapade with the possibility to visit private islands, including Fanjove island, Thanda private island, and Mnemba. An island-hop on hop off is the ultimate Zanzabian life event. A week chartering journey is the most exclusive way to enjoy Zanzibar. Off Zanzibar enchanting scent is the Pemba island, trade your yacht comfort for a private hotel.

Wedding yacht charter in Zanzibar

A wedding yacht charter in Zanzibar is described in one word: magical. Paired with Zanzibar's multicultural heritage and the exclusive experience of a yacht charter, a wedding in Zanzibar is truly the best way to start your life as a family of two. The tropical weather allows you to get married at sunrise or sunset. With your better half, succumb to the secluded bays' charm, take a walk hand in hand on the beautiful seafront or enjoy a candlelight dinner attended by the most attentive staff. Cradled by the blue sea and away from bustling civilization, chartering a yacht on the Zanzibar water is a once-in-a-lifetime experience no matter what special occasion or an event you are holding.

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CRUISE ITINERARYS

Zanzibar Sailing - Zanzibar Yacht Cruise Itinerary

Zanzibar Sailing cruise itinerary. 3, 5 and 7 night yacht charter cruises. Charter the best yachts in Zanzibar.

Zanzibar Sailing Cruise | 7 nights / 8 Days

Zanzibar Sailing Adventures

The mere mention of the word Zanzibar evokes a sense of mystery and excitement, of pristine white beaches and colourful markets redolent with the heady aroma of spices that made these islands famous.

Whilst being a popular beach resort destination Zanzibar also offers some wonderful sailing holidays and yacht charters. Beautiful beaches, gin clear water with an average temperature in the high twenties, year round reliable trade winds all tied together by the incredibly warm Swahili culture makes this a must see destination.

Our Zanzibar Sailing cruise, stopping off at beautiful anchorages makes for an unforgettable adventure that allows you to delve back into the mists of time. A Zanzibar Sailing holiday is a journey of cultural and historical discovery.

The following is a guideline itinerary on what to expect on a Zanzibar sailing holiday. We prefer to keep things flexible to match our guest’s interests and requirements, the mood on the day and optimizing weather and conditions to create the best experience we can.

Longer charters are available to combine other areas such as Mafia and Pemba Island Archipelago.

Stone Town 

Bawe, Prison, Chapwani and Changu Islands

Mangwapani / Tambatu Island

Kendwa and Ras Nungwi

Mnemba Island

Detailed Itinerary

Zanzibar sailing cruise | 7 nights / 8 days.

Day 1: Stone Town to Menai Bay We start with the guests boarding the vessel in Stone Town, a world heritage site recognised as the oldest Arabian city still functioning today. Depending on your arrival time. We may overnight on the yacht anchored off Stone Town beach or we head south to Menai Bay and Fumba Peninsular.

This southern region is famous for its resident dolphins on the southern point at Kisimkazi, where if you are lucky you will be able to swim with dolphins. Because you are living on a yacht we can go to places others can’t and can be with the dolphins long before or after other boats have to depart.

The Menai Bay region also has 10 different islands, islet’s and sand banks we can explore including, Murogo island, Pange Island, Chumbe Island, Ukombe Island, Tete Island, Kwale Island, Pamunda Island, Miwi Island, Niamembe Island, Pungume Island, as well a number of small unnamed islands, sand backs and atolls.

We will spend a couple days hear, exploring, fishing, snorkelling and relaxing with nights spent anchored off totally deserted beaches.

If you go onto google earth and explore the Menai Bay region you will get a good sense of the area.

Day 2 & 3: Menai Bay Conservation Area

Day 4: Mangwapani / Tambatu Island Mangwapani was a favourite hideaway for old time slavers trying to avoid the British anti-slavery fleet.

Today the site boasts two hotels and a pristine beach.

A short walk away is the cave that once housed those poor souls who were unfortunate enough to have been captured as slaves.

Tambatu Island, one of th few islands in the world where Voodoo is still practiced.

Just south of Tambatu is a wonderful sheltered bay that often has a pod of dolphins cavorting around it. It’s also a great place to explore on Kayaks.

Day 5: Kendwa and Ras Nungwi Kendwa is one of the world’s top beaches.  Kendwa also hosts the monthly full moon party, and if you like to party then this is one you don’t want to miss.

A short walk from Kendwa is Ras Nungwi, the northern most tip of Zanzibar. Here one can witness traditional dhows being built in a manner that has been unchanged for nearly a thousand years.  There is also a turtle sanctuary. Visitors can interact directly with these ancient creatures, as well as coming into close contact with a number of other interesting inhabitants of the island.

There is a good vibe here in the evenings with good beach front restaurants and beach bars with live music, so if you feel like heading a shore and enjoying the night life, you can.

Day 6: Mnemba Island A 2 hour sail away is Mnemba Island Coral Atoll, a spectacular coral atoll and private island situated a couple of miles off the north east point of the main island.

Mnemba offers world class diving and snorkelling and provides a secure anchorage for the night. The island itself is private with a luxury lodge so you can’t go ashore but the yacht can anchor here for the night.

It’s a piece of heaven and with the snorkelling reefs directly under the yacht, so you can literally just flop over the side of the yacht to see the fish.

Day 7:  Mnemba Island

We will spend the day at Mnemba Island atoll and depart mid-afternoon to return to Nungwi for your last night.  Go ashore have drinks at one or two beach bars, or perhaps dinner at a beach front restaurant, or just relax on board for the last night.

Or we will spend a 2nd night at Mnemba and leave early the next morning.

Day 8: Nungwi - End of Charter

Disembark in the morning at Nungwi Beach.

Transfer to the airport or your next destination.

When is the best time to go sailing in Zanzibar?

Mid Dec to End Feb -  Best charter areas N Zanzibar and Pemba Archipelago west coast and south.

March April calm with flat seas and hot. Cruising everywhere is fantastic

May calm seas but usually some rain about. Still not a bad time to be cruising as cool with calm seas.

June through to end Sept -  Best charter areas Pemba North and West Coast.

Oct through to mid Dec. Fantastic time, calm seas, good fishing, hot and cruising all areas is fantastic

How to get to there?

There are International Flight direct to Stone Town (Zanzibar Island) or Via Nairobi or Dar es Salaam.

We meet you at Zanzibar airport

Road Transfer to your hotel or resort if you have pre-charter nights booked, or directly to Nungwi or to Stone Town beach front to meet crew and transfer by dingy to yacht.

This is a guide itinerary only. There is no set cruise time frame or route we take, as it all depends on the conditions at the time and the wishes of the guests.

Yachts Available for this Cruise

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Zanzibar Charter Itineraries

Below are samples of luxury yacht charter itineraries for private crewed yachts which cover Zanzibar. These itineraries are here to offer inspiration and give you a feel for the area and some of the best things to do whilst sailing there.

A good yacht charter broker will be able to create a bespoke yacht vacation charter ideas for you and your party, based on your own requirements as well as the type of yacht and time of year you wish to travel.

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