4-Day Visit Mafia Island for the Whale Shark

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival

After your arrival at Mafia Airport and clearing all the immigration procedures, the driver will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel. He will brief you about Mafia Island and all the attractions that can only be found on this amazing island. Everyone dreams to be here!

Main Destination:

Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Meremeta Lodge

• Budget lodge located at Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Chole Island

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the lodge and head to one of the historical islands. Chole Island is probably East Africa's only fruit bat sanctuary. It is also a great place to meet with the locals and the right place to discover more about the slave trade market as well as sunset sailing.

After navigating to all the important places on the island, you will head back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Meremeta Lodge

• Budget lodge located at Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Whale Shark Swimming

After breakfast, depart from the lodge for the trip to see the whale sharks! These beautiful giants are seasonally found just a few hundred meters offshore near Kilindoni Harbour. A short boat ride toward the west brings us to a feeding ground for the sharks and soon fins and dark shapes are apparent.

Up to 24 can be seen at a time; males, females, and juveniles, all beautifully marked with stripes and spots. The larger sharks are estimated at over 8m long, so they are an impressive sight next to the boat, and quite stunning under the water. The boat is able to move among them quietly and you can swim and snorkel to get a closer, underwater view of these gentle, wonderful animals. The sharks remain in a well-defined area and have a repetitive pattern.

Later, you will have lunch on the sand bank before heading back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Meremeta Lodge

• Budget lodge located at Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mafia Island - Departure

Today is the last day on Mafia Island. You will say goodbye by visiting the nearest villages and beaches such as Miewe, Mvinje, and Mchangani. Later in the afternoon, you will be dropped off at the airport for your departure.

Main Destination:

Mafia Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.