6 Days Mafia Cultural Tour

Your journey starts at Dar es Salaam domestic airport with a flight to Mafia Island. Upon arrival at Mafia Airport, you will be collected and transferred to your hotel located on the wonderful coast of Mafia. Dinner and Overnight at Resort/Lodge.

Breakfast at the resort and your guide will take you on a cultural trip to the island, The excursions around Kinasi - by foot, road, or boat - including visiting Chole Island and village (with its historic ruins and large Pteropus bats), Jibondo Island and village (an old and very interesting fishing village), Juan Island with its water pools and springs, and the nearby Utende village and farming areas. The Chole Walk is a fascinating window into the traditional life of a peaceful and industrious village community, as well as an interesting visit to nature. Mafia was formed from sediments of the Rufiji River, and it seems that Chole was blessed with more than its fair share of rich soils, so it is a lush and agriculturally productive “shamba. The Chole people have mastered many crafts such as boat building and ropemaking from coconut fiber, and visitors can see these craftsmen at work. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Resort

Early breakfast in the morning together with a briefing and then you set sail on the dhow in search of the whale sharks. When approaching the sharks, the engines are switched off. The approach is disturbance-free so as not to chase them away. Guests can then jump into the water and snorkel with them including taking photos and videos. Whale sharks are most often seen in tropical/subtropical regions. They are solitary and travel alone but aggregate in a few locations around the world, where they can be seen in larger numbers, such as in the waters of Galapagos, the Yucatan, Ningaloo, Bahrain, and a few other sites. Mafia Island is one of these special locations with one of the longest-lasting aggregations and thus one of the best places to watch these animals. After the tour back to the Lodge/Resort for lunch and relax at the beach. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Resort

Mafia Islands Marine Park has more than 400 coral species and extraordinary reefs and dives sites. You can be guaranteed exclusivity due to the very few tourists in the area. You can be offered daily double dives on either the low or high tide (according to the time) and sometimes it is possible to offer a third/night dive as well (according to the tide time). For all of our double dives, we have our surface interval on the boat with tea, coffee, and biscuits before going on to do the second dive. This means that you need to plan to be out for 4-6hours, depending on the sites that you are interested in visiting. After the tour back to the Resort for relaxing after the half-day diving. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Resort

Full-day leisure at the resort with the option of water sports like Big Game Fishing, Parasailing, Kayak, Dhow Sailing, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Kite Surfing, Water Skiing, and Jet Skiing. There are 2 diving centers on the island, but I decided to go with Big Blu, opting for a 2-day diving package: 2 afternoon dives on the first day and then 2-afternoon dives and a night dive on the second day. Meals and overnight at the Lodge/Resort

Breakfast at the lodge then transfer to Mafia Airport for flight back Dar es Salaam, arrive Dar es Salaam meet our driver and transfer to your Hotel