A meeting with your Global Action Trip Leader at school to check your kit, run through health and safety briefings, and enjoy an introduction into Zanzibar’s spice island way of life.

Overnight flight and a meander through the ancient streets of Stone Town on a cultural guided tour. Get kitted out with traditional ‘kangas’ and participate in a Kiswahili language lesson. Experience first-hand the amazing architecture of this UNESCO World Heritage Site and reflect on the island's Slave Market history.

Enjoy 4 snorkelling adventures in the crystal clear Zanzibari waters - participate in observational surveys to assess reef health and biodiversity. An interactive Workshop at an alternative livelihoods organisation which supports local people to train in artisan handicraft production using recycled materials. Paddleboard in the mangroves, learn about mangrove ecology, and plant seedlings at low tide. Topped off with an educational visit to a beautiful spice plantation.

Based in beautiful Paje on the east coast, you'll learn all about alternative income generation programmes for women as part of the blue economy - seaweed and sponge farming - as well as the challenges and successes of butterfly farming. Visit Jozani forest, a biodiversity hotspot and home to the endemic Red Colobus monkey, and learn how the critical role of ecotourism is protecting this national park.

Back to Stone Town for your Final Review to reflect on trip learning, and a chance to top up your souvenir shopping before you travel home!