Prison island offers you and your loved one a touch of finesse. For environmental enthusiasts like me, the giant tortoises in the island were soothing and refreshing. I liked how the tortoises were being treated and had a blast feeding them. However, I wish Prison island was bigger enough to accommodate the numerous tortoises cramped up in the small space. Much appreciation to Babli (+255756983368) for his exceptional services and for guiding us throughout the entire expedition.

We took the 20 minute sail from Stone Town to Prison Island. A prison was built on this island but never actually used. It currently has a colony of giant tortoises the oldest being 197 years old. A nice short outing when in the Stone Town area.

Nice trip to see the Aldabra tortoise.we enjoyed the trip very much with our guide Suleiman.the beach is very beautiful . The boat ride was only 20 mins ride and the beach was very calm with no waves . The giant tortoise is said to be a gift from the island of Seychelles.it was a very short tour 2hrs only but our guide was very informative with the history and we paid only 22$ per person in a group of 6 people .Suleiman whatsaap +255756983368 Instagram @starzanzibartours Visit the prison early enough to avoid the crowd

Small tour, not really much to see, the old hospital is just a ruin and not a museum...but we had a cold beer at the small bar there...quite an experience. And the tortoises are so cute, it was very relaxing to spend a moment feeding them!

We enjoyed the tour very much beautiful turquoise water.prison island is short boat rude away from Stone town .the main attraction are the giant tortoise.the tortoise are very friendly and loves to be massaged.the oldest tortoise was 195 years old and our guide Suleiman +255756983368 helped us search for it. Most tortoise have numbers on their back to show their age.we enjoyed alot feeding them and massaging them. In the shelter you can see many tiny tortoise.this is a great experience interracting with the Aldabra giant tortoise .

A short trip to the turtles without booking a whole island tour: I managed to negotiate a return boat trip for 20.000 tsh. On the island you will pay entrance fee and some taxes which all costs 16.000 tsh. Then a guide will walk you to the entrance to turtles and you can spend about 1 h with them, you can feed them, pet them and get a lot of interesting information about them. It’s a very cool feeling walking between those giant turtles, the oldest one may be 150 years older than you 😉. The boat driver waited for us at the exit and took us back to Stone Town.

Awesome place to visit,I was picked from my hotel in nungwi smiles hotel by Othman in a private taxi to stone town where I met my guide Suleiman and took the boat together to the island.my driver Othman was very friendly and played very beautiful local music on our way and explained me the meaning of the songs in English. The boat trip was only 20mins from stone town. My guide Suleiman was a really good man with great knowledge with all history of the island. It was a great experience feeding and massaging the beautiful tortoise.the island has many tortoise both small and big ones aged up to 195years old. Make sure you go with a guide and learn the history of the island.thank you Suleiman for the memory .we recommend him for all tours while in Zanzibar you can wassap him +255756983368

worth visiting if you are an animal lover.we had a great time with my husband and my 3 years son.the boat ride was 20mins and very safe with ommi.the tortoise are very many both old and young ones.my baby was very happy feeding the tortoise. ONE ADVICE to the management please clean this place every morning to make the tortoise be in aclean and beutiful enviroment,dont put the tips in your pockets. thanks suleiman for the prison island and city tour.highly recommend suleiman while you are in zanzibar for tours his whatsaap +255756983368

Visited Prison Island expecting to find a historic monument only to find the Island is a disgrace. The giant turtles are treated like circus animals being constantly fed with cabbage leaves by tourists in terrible conditions. The very young turtles are crammed in a cage 'for their own protection ' The Prison itself is pretty much a derelict building with very little history or information boards. Save your money and enjoy a nice meal in pleasant surroundings instead of wasting your money going here.

I'm a tour guide based in zanzibar Unguja, also known as Zanzibar Island, is the main island in the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar. Stone Town, part of Zanzibar City, is an old trade center, with mosques and winding lanes. The 1883 House of Wonders is a former sultan’s palace with a clock tower. The Old Fort now houses a cultural center and a stone amphitheater. Underground aqueducts fed hot water to the late-19th-century Hamamni Persian Bath