AQUZNZ26

JULY 2026

Zanzibar, one of the most beautiful islands in the world, is world-famous for spectacular coral reefs, coasts and tropical forests. Zanzibar has won awards for sustainable tourism, and the islands’ forests form one of the world’s 25 most important biodiversity hotspots.

This trip offers a real adventure, while enhancing students’ cross-curricular learning. All students automatically gain the widely recognised ASDAN Universities Award, which will look excellent on future University UCAS Applications. 

This Zanzibar trip offers excellent locations to learn about: conservation, biodiversity, social justice, poverty reduction, and sustainable development. Zanzibar is warm year-round, average maximum July temperatures of 28°C, and very low rainfall.

You will snorkel off sparkling coral reefs of different islands and national parks, seeing some of the best-preserved coral reefs in the world. You will carry out surveys to estimate the ecological health of the reefs. We will learn how ecotourism sustainably supports conservation. We will see a wonderful array of colourful tropical fish, coral reefs and dolphins!

We will be working with organisations and charities to learn about poverty reduction and social enterprise, conservation, and the protection of endangered species through observational surveys in Jozani Forest, one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots. You will also visit alternative livelihoods projects to learn how diversifying sustainable income generation can alleviate pressure on fisheries in this beautiful coastal environment.