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ABOUT ME
I am a highly knowledgeable, experienced and personable licensed tour guide through The Commission for Tourism and am recognized by the Zanzibar Higher Authorities. I am fluent in English and Kiswahili, and have a basic knowledge of other languages. I am personable, very friendly and happy to show you around Zanzibar and Safaris Mainland! I’d be happy to meet your tourism needs.
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We booked Yussef for the last 6 days of our honeymoon in Zanzibar!!
Do not hesitate to book w him
He was kind, informative, punctual and well organized.... read more
We loved interacting w the giant tortoises on Prison island
The sand bar island was also a highlight and the bbq lunch was incredible - we probably each got 4 lobster tails!!
November 18, 2022
super visite de Zanzibar et rencontre avec les dauphins - We spent few days in Zanzibar ; Yussuf has been our guide for 2 days ; perfect in terms ot organization ; the visit of stone town was well prepared... read more by Yussuf and we got all the information we were hoping to get and more ; I srtongly recommend you call Yusuf for your next visit to Zanzibar ; transportation were well organized in very good vehicles ; despite the warning we may not see the dolphins, we saw them and swam with them
October 20, 2022
Amazing Tour!! - Myself and my husband were in Stonetown for one night and wanted to see as much as possible in a short space of time. We found Yussuf online and decided... read more to go on his walking tour which we combined with a trip to Prison Island and a transfer service to Nungwi which was very reasonably priced compared to hotel transfers.
Yussuf arrived very promptly on the day and explained exactly what we would do. The tour itself was very detailed with lots of detail explained about the local areas we were taken to and the town itself. Perhaps most poignant was the history about the East African slave trade which if it wasn't for the tour we may have bypassed as it is a little further out of the main centre.
Overall the tour was a fantastic way to see Stonetown, we went through spice markets, winding streets, historical forts and various other locations all of which were explained really well. Our advice is start early, it gets very very hot and humid towards midday!
If you are in Stonetown then do not hesitate to use Yussuf’s services, you won’t regret it!
Thank you Yusuff for the great tour!
January 16, 2023
Excellent Beyond words - We spent 4 days out of our 14 with Yussuf, what a brilliant way to explore the Island, we wanted a local knowledgeable guide and he didn’t disappoint.
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Yussuf knew so much Zanzibar’s history and answered our many questions with ease. Yussuf couldn’t do enough for us, always on time and Mukrim was his right hand man, driving us to wherever we wanted. Yussuf helped us to plan our itinerary, making suggestions and recommendations and when we were unable to book the Rock Restaurant online or via telephone, he sorted it out for us, getting us a table at the last minute we were very lucky!
Yussuf’s communication was brilliant, he let us know if traffic was heavy and if he was going to be delayed (only due to a President visit and the Police slowing down traffic for checks).
We enjoyed some excellent trips, Prison Island, a sunset boat trip at Nungwi, a private trip to Prison Island, a private tour of one of the spice farms and an amazing walking guide through Stone Town - what a city to explore, we did a second evening visit and felt safe through every part of the tour. We cannot thank Yussuf and Mukrim enough for their friendship, chilled personalities and patience, their sense of humour was brilliant and not only did we have serious, historic conversations but a lot of laughter too- exactly what we wanted from our personal guides. Highly, highly recommended and we will be sending his details to anyone we know who may be visiting Zanzibar in the future, thank you from Carl and Donna xx
Hakuna Matata!
January 17, 2023