Take a one hour drive from Stone Town to Kizimkazi, on Zanzibar’s south coast for a day of dolphin spotting. Kizimkazi is home to large numbers of bottle-nosed and spinner dolphins, beautiful coral reefs and tropical fish. On arrival, you board a traditional Swahili ocean going dhow and set sail on the Indian Ocean in search of dolphins.

You can get as close as 10 metres away from the dolphins. Sleek and grey, they jack-knife through the water, sometimes showing off with jumps and twists. In the past, some have been lucky enough to swim and snorkel with these magical animals.

However, the dolphins aren’t tame, and can be shy and elusive. There’s superb snorkeling in the pristine coral reef and swimming in the clear, warm water of the Indian Ocean. You’ll return to the beach for lunch, where you can swim in the shallower waters and talk to the crew, who can tell you sea stories about the one that got away.