⚠️ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.
Car hire: only useful in Dar es Salaam
Neither Pemba nor Mafia has real car rental agencies: lodges arrange transfers, and you get around with a driver, by boda-boda, dala-dala, bajaji or bicycle. The comparator below is only useful if you extend your trip on the mainland from Dar es Salaam.
See deals on DiscoverCars.com →Partner link: if you book through this link, Dem-Tukki earns a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Major Tanzanian ferry company serving Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Pemba and Tanga, with online and WhatsApp booking.
Official websiteazammarine.com→Fast ferries linking Zanzibar and Tanga with Mkoani port in southern Pemba, in about two hours from Zanzibar.
Official websitezanfastferries.co.tz→Local agency handling airport pick-ups and drop-offs, plus cycling tours and accommodation bookings across the island.
Official websitepembaecotour.com→Arranges transfers between Mafia airport, hotels and Zanzibar airport, handy when planning a whale shark excursion.
Official websiteafrowhalesharksafari.com→