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• A very helpful service

  Todd S,,Sep 4, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A ferry ticket and transport to the terminal may not seem that big of a deal, but it would have been an entirely different experience if I’d done it on my own. The ferry terminal is organized chaos, so having Aqeel there to help was huge. Also, a gold ticket made the time on the ferry much more comfortable. Once again Viator comes through!

• Nice boat, awful experience

  Voyager11124745702,,Jul 23, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  1.00

  Boat was very nice, the trip was pleasant. But it doesn’t matter. The experience on the harbour prior to the journey was a stressful nightmare. The porters are awful, impolite and expensive. Do yourself a favor and fly to Zanzibar, avoid the boat at all cost.

• Some feedback from our...

  Tamar M,,Apr 16, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  2.00

  Some feedback from our ferry adventure of April 8 from Dar to Zanzibar. Your agent came our hotel at 9:20 for a 9:30 departure. He then had the driver go the wrong way on a one way road to get us to the ferry on time, which was very unsafe. And then he did nothing to help with our bags and to facilitate us getting on to the ferry in a vert chaotic situation. We would have been better off taking a taxi. This was unnecessary stress and really not acceptable. The guy you greeted us on the island, on the other hand, was waiting for us and was very helpful. Also the face value of the ticket was $35/person and I paid $120 purchasing online! For what? Paid more than 3 times the price and not only did we receive no service, it detracted from the whole experience.

• My traveling treasure

  leslie s,,Aug 10, 2023

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  A fabulous, once-in-a-lifetime, too-short-of-a-trip. Loved the people and their traditions and beliefs. Couldn't have done this without my highly-qualified and highly recommended tour guide Aquelabaas and his assistants.

• Beware Pushy porters…

  NorthStar728095,,Jul 2, 2023

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  The Ferry trip from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar was smooth, but…. the porters were extremely pushy and required tip., more than I anticipated giving them and asked if I had more to give.. excuse me sir🙄🤬. My husband was so done and didn’t even need help with our luggage and only agreed to allowed them to port for us, in an effort to allow them to make a few dollars..

• A fun ferry ride

  jolinea141,,Mar 6, 2023

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I’ve never been on a high speed ferry, so I was surprised at how fast it was going. At one point it was rocking quite a bit, so be prepared with Dramamine if you need it. They also hand out sick bags. They have bathrooms and refreshments on board. If you sit on the front deck you may get wet. The business class seats look a little more comfortable than economy but in my opinion economy is just fine.

• Unless you pay for the V.I.P. you're better off taking a plane

  Nebertcher1,,Dec 20, 2022

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  The pick up from my hotel was excellent and the driver was very good. But the bad experience came when trying to board the ferry. Everyone was just pushing and shoving their way with no form of organization. The people who own, operate and run that business needs to do better. Exiting the ferry was just as bad.

• That's not how it works! Or just yet

  778georgh,,Aug 10, 2022

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  The crossing was quite ok. What I struggle with, when you search for prices on the Internet, is crazy expensive offers are sold here. I wonder what to buy a VIP ticket for for about 2 hours. Someone here is prizing on Mozungu (white man). I paid a fraction of it at the counter. So buy tickets on the spot and take a close look.

• Ferry Ride

  246halimaa,,Aug 16, 2021

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  For me the ferry is a good way to travel from Dar to Zanzibar. It gives a nice view of the Dar shore and in Zanzibar you litterly arrive in the centre of Stone Town. BUT be aware, going from Zanzibar to Dar is a little nightmare for me.. The sea us rough and a lot of people get seasick including myself. The service of the ferry is good though. No complaints there, although it is recommanded to bring a jacket or sweater on the boat cause the AC is standing on Freezer mode.

• Amazing experience

  Nicholas N,,Mar 14, 2020

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Experience was amazing. Not only did they pick me up from the airport but they took me to breakfast, waiting for the ferry to land, arranged rides wherever I needed to go and set up tours last minute like I was VIP.

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