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!!

  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.

  Amazing local guide - Yusuf,

Without you we would have enjoy Zanzibar for sure because this island is amazing. But we would have only discover 5% of it, while loosing so much of... read more our time.

But THANKS TO YOU, our holidays became AMAZINGLY AMAZING!!!!

You adapted the plan because one of our kids was sick one day.
You took care of everything (transportation, entry tickets, timings)
You always were on time.
You always replied to our whatsapp
You are highly knowledgeable about Zanzibar (Prison Island, Stone Town etc) and Tanzania.
You and the driver are doing a really nice pair.
You are very friendly and definitely someone we can trust

We stayed 7 days in Zanzibar, and thanks to you, the 7 of us (73 years old, 70, 41x2, 13 and 9x2) had memorable holidays.

Thank you so much!!!

  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.