
Relaxing yoga trip to Zanzibar
Imagine… waking up to the sound of the ocean, your feet in the sand, the sun slowly rising over the island. You breathe deeply, move your body to the rhythm of your breath, and you feel: this is coming home. This is the 8-day yoga trip to Zanzibar. A week where you can completely come to yourself in a beautiful place on this tropical island. How great is that?!
This is a week of daily yoga sessions, meditation and breathing exercises from your own instructor.
But also with breathing exercises, a massage option and delicious food in good company.
The outdoor yoga deck has beautiful views over the Indian Ocean.
January is a wonderful month to be in Zanzibar and enjoy the sun, the beach and the sea. The perfect time to fully recharge after all the hustle and bustle of the dark months before. You will head into spring of 2026 full of new energy.
The yoga is taught for both beginners and advanced.
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- Zanzibar Day 1- 7
- Spice tour Day 3
- Supping Day 5
- Dhow cruise Day 6
- Music night Day 7
- Zanzibar - Amsterdam Day 8 - 9
Travel schedule
Treat yourself to this yoga trip to tropical Zanzibar. In cooperation with yoga school Spirit of Yoga, we are again organizing a fully catered yoga retreat in January 2026. You enjoy yoga (kundalini, flow and yin), meditation, relaxing massages (option) and healthy food and drinks. We also include special highlights of Zanzibar: a spice tour, supping in the mangrove, yoga on a sandbank and a local music evening on the beach. There is also enough time to undertake activities yourself, for example discover the historical Stone Town or go on a canoe trip.
Zanzibar
On Thursday you will leave Schiphol in the morning with the yoga teacher and participants and you will arrive in Zanzibar in the evening. Here you will be met by our colleague, who will take you to your accommodation on the west coast of Zanzibar. An atmospheric African paradise with houses in ecological style.
At this location on the Indian Ocean you will immediately relax completely. The next day you will start with your first yoga lesson. After a joint breakfast you can use all the facilities of the lodge, such as the spa and the infinity pool. But you can also swim, lie down in the hammock or take a walk through the adjacent (fishing) village, take a look! A little later in the day there will be another yoga session.
Spice tour
After yoga and breakfast you will leave together for the authentic spice farm of the Abeids family.
The spice tour teaches you about tropical fruits, spices and rare plant species. Depending on the season, we will see and taste vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, lemongrass, cloves, ylang-ylang, cumin, garlic, ginger, coriander, pepper, tamarind, chili, oregano and many others. You will hear all about the properties and origin of each spice, and their use as medicine or in food and drink. Make sure to smell and taste everything!
Before driving back, enjoy a farm lunch, cooked by the women in the family using products from their farm.
Supping
Today you will discover the natural beauty of a mangrove forest by SUP!
This mangrove tour by SUP is an adventure for both beginners and advanced and you will do it together with a guide. In this beautiful environment you have many different types of birds, sea animals and eight types of mangrove trees. You paddle your way through tunnels of mangrove trees towards the sounds of rippling water and birdsong.
With this SUP tour you help to raise awareness in the protection and preservation of this eco-system. We work together with organizations that support the protection of mangrove forests and other environmental initiatives.
Dhow cruise
You will be taken to the place where you will board a traditional dhow (boat). From here you will sail towards one of the enchanting sandbanks off the coast of Zanzibar. On the way you will enjoy the sun, the sea and the view of the Zanzibar coastline
Zanzibar has several sandbanks that appear during low tide. These are small, paradise islands in the middle of the sea. Today your yoga session will take place on such a unique sandbank: a magical place!
Music night
Today you can choose an optional city walk in Stone Town, but you can also spend your last day quietly at the lodge. With a dinner on the beach you end this special week in style. Under the stars and with nice tunes from a local band in the background, this is a trip to never forget!
Zanzibar - Amsterdam
Today you will have your last yoga class with a view of the Indian Ocean.
This morning you will spend entirely to your liking at this wonderful accommodation where you can enjoy the beautiful location, the sea and the swimming pool.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport near Stone Town – the Abeid Amani Karumi Airport – for the flight back to Amsterdam where you will arrive the next morning.
Details of the journey
This yoga retreat with Explore Tanzania is a group tour, in cooperation with yoga school Spirit of Yoga.
All activities mentioned are offered for the entire group, but you are of course free to skip one or more parts if that suits you better.
We would like to invite you to read the travel stories of previous yoga trips.
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Treat yourself to this fully arranged and relaxing yoga week,
and enjoy the island, the sun, the beach, the sea,
healthy food and yoga.
Yoga group tour
This yoga retreat is a group trip by Explore Tanzania in collaboration with yoga school Spirit of Yoga.
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