Snake Island

Snake Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Snake Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Snake Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -6.12275, 39.18155. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snake Island

• Old Dispensary · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~5 km · Must-see
• Friday Mosque · dargah · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sultan's Palace · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~5 km · Must-see
• Old Fort · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~5 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph's Cathedral · church · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hamamni Persian Baths · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tippu Tip's House · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~6 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~6 km · Must-see
• Michenzani · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chumbe Lighthouse · fort · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mangapwani Lighthouse · attraction · Zanzibar North · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park · sanctuary · Zanzibar South & Central · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pungume Lighthouse · beach · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tumbatu Island Ligthouse · beach · Zanzibar North · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kendwa beach · beach · Zanzibar North · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ras nungwi · beach · Zanzibar North · ~57 km · Must-see
• Jambiani Lagoon · beach · ~58 km · Must-see
• bird reserve kizimkazi · sanctuary · Zanzibar South & Central · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Snake Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Snake Island

• Outer Makatumbe · river spot · Dar es Salaam · ~95 km · Must-see
• Sinda Islands · river spot · ~101 km · Must-see
• Chapwani · river spot · ~2 km
• Changuu · river spot · ~2 km
• Bawe Island · river spot · ~8 km
• Chumbe Island · river spot · ~22 km
• Unguja · river spot · Zanzibar South & Central · ~28 km
• Sume Island · river spot · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~32 km
• Pamunda Island · river spot · ~36 km
• Miwi Island · river spot · ~37 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Tanzania

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