Excellent Tour Guide in Zanzibar - Due to many comments and advice not to book Zanzibar tours through the hotel or even beach vendors, we decided to book a tour guide in advance. Yussuf has his... read more own web site zanzibarfreelanceguide.com, which already provides a lot of information. Questions via email and WA were answered very fast and so we decided to have Yussuf as our private tour guide.

Finally we booked the transport from the airport to the hotel at Nungwi, two day tours (Prison Island + Stone-Town and Jozani Forest), and a 2-day safari in Mikumi.

Upon our (2h delayed) arrival at the airport, he was waiting for us and took us in an air-conditioned van to our hotel in Nungwi, far in the north of the island, about 1.5 hour drive from the airport.
On the way to the hotel he explained us the plan for the coming days.

Yussuf is a great and friendly guide, and arranged everything perfectly. He planned the tours to our schedules. He was always available via WA and all tours started on time.
He is the right person to organize an unforgettable vacation in Zanzibar.
We were lucky to have him as our tour guide during our vacation in Zanzibar.

Here are some personal impressions of our tours:
-- Prison Island - Nice but overcrowded
-- Snorkeling - Book only at low tide
-- Stone Town - Great!
-- Mikumi Safari - Really great if you book incl. domestic flights (2 x 40 minutes), going by car takes too long.
-- Jozani Forest - Yussuf waits in the taxi, you will get a special Jozani tour guide
-- Swimming with turtles (Baraka Natural Aquarium) - Overcrowded and absolutely no recommendation, better save your money.

  Excellent 5 star Zanzibar Tour Guide - Visiting Zanzibar was one of the places on my bucket list but because the stay was so short, I wanted an awesome tour guide so that I could squeeze in... read more as much as possible in 3 days. Yussuf did not disappoint! Yussuf arranged for an early morning pickup at the airport. He was very patient while we checked into the hotel. Since the room wasn’t available yet, we started the Stone Town walking tour straight away. Yussuf was very knowledgeable, thorough, professional, and spoke very good English. We were undecided about what we wanted to do on the second day but Yussuf was very flexible and arranged a trip to Prison Island and Nakupenda Sand Bank on very short notice. On the third day we wanted a free day to shop for souvenirs and go to a late lunch at The Rock restaurant. I mentioned our plans to Yussuf and he volunteered to make arrangements for our transportation to and from the restaurant. He sent photos of the car that would be picking us up and the driver’s name. Ramadan, the driver, was also very knowledgeable, pointing out interesting things along the way. Yussuf checked in with us to make sure all was going well. To top it off, not only did he arrange for transport back to the airport the next morning, but came with the driver to ensure all went well. I can’t recommend Yussuf enough. You will not be disappointed. It’s great that Zanzibar Freelance Tour Guide has more info on his web site to help with your planning.

  Honeymoon holiday in Zanzibar - We found Yussaf on Trip advisor as we we wanted a hassle free experience on our honeymoon . His reviews were excellent and he did not disappoint us at all.... read more />
Out flight into stone town was delayed , yet Yussaf still managed to move around our planned walking tour to capture everything we needed to see before some museums closed . He even booked us into a lovely roof top restaurant for dinner.

We booked 4 trips with Yussaf , and as well as being a very informative and organised guide, it was a pleasure to spend time with him just chatting about life in Zanzibar.

If you are looking for someone to enhance your experience Yussaf is your man . He is professional , flexible to your needs , will create bespoke experiences and above all he is a lovely person to spend time with.

Once again thank you very much my friend and we will stay in touch

Simon and Claire

  Reliable and informative Guide for Zanzibar - Yussuf was great. He was very flexible when we had to change the time of our tour. He was informative and did a great job of explaining the history behind... read more the island. We would highly recommend him for tours of Stonetown and Zanzibar in general.