WHO WE ARE

Salma during cooking class

Salma at the local market

Salma with her favorite drink: fresh coconut

Salma enjoying a local lunch

who are we

Busara Tours was started to provide fascinating trips with beautiful destinations to Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar. Amazing Safari tours to Kenya, wildlife & cultural tours in Tanzania, with breathtaking beach holidays in Zanzibar, combined with many excursions for enjoying the architecture, wildlife, birds, local cuisine, Swahili culture and much much more.

Busara Tours is led by Salma, a woman who works in tourism. Salma was born in Tanzania.

“BUSARA MEANS WISDOM IN KISWAHILI, THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE IN KENYA AND TANZANIA. IT IS A WORD THAT IS OFTEN USED HERE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR BUSARA, OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF AFRICA.”

Salma Mgaza (1975) was born on Pemba, a small island belonging to the Zanzibar Archipelago. After studying Tourism she became one of the first female guides of Zanzibar. With her family she lives in Stone Town, the beautiful capital of Zanzibar. She has been working for more than 20 years for a travel agency that compiles and provides travel in East Africa. In addition, Salma does a lot of volunteering for an NGO that supports local communities, the Zanzibar Outreach Program (ZOP).

“I HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL TRAVEL ROUTES THROUGH KENYA, TANZANIA AND ZANZIBAR TO ENJOY WILDLIFE, NATURE, CULTURE AND RELAXATION. WITH BUSARA TOURS I WANT TO OFFER EVERYONE THE BEST TRIPS FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. KARIBU! WELCOME!!”

Busara Tours trains also young local people to become Zanzibar tour guides. It is important for us to work with local people, to support local enterprises, to think sustainable and to save our planet. Our knowledge we like to share with our guests, clients and people we work with. We like to become one of the best tour company of Tanzania.

What OUR CLIENTS SAY

					<img decoding="async"  alt="star rating"  data-src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async"  alt="star rating"  data-src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" alt="star rating" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file">  Busara tours offers really special walking tours through Stone Town that you don’t find at any other company. I booked the tour about the daily live of local women. I… read more learned a lot and it was super interesting; it’s like you get a very special view behind the curtain! And you get an impression about the living in this wonderful old town – about traditions and modern living. Salma is a great guide and you feel like a friend, not like a tourist. I highly recommend Busara Tours.				
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ChristineB6426
February 25, 2022 

					<img decoding="async"  alt="star rating"  data-src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async"  alt="star rating"  data-src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" alt="star rating" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file">  We did the Sunset-Moon rise boat ride in the dhow, with my entire family of almost 20 people and it was the most memorable boat ride ever, more so because,… read more it was really amazingly beautiful to see the sun set in the west and the moon rise from the east, simultaneously. A sight we have never ever seen before. The ambiance in the dhow was also very rustic, but equally peaceful and serene, with the local musicians serenading us. I have been for many boat rides , but really nothing like this. Most of all we thoroughly enjoyed having you also with us.				
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Shireenjivi
March 31, 2022 

					<img decoding="async"  alt="star rating"  data-src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async"  alt="star rating"  data-src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.busaratours.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/public/partials/imgs/tripadvisor_stars_5.png" alt="star rating" class="wptripadvisor_t1_star_img_file">  I met Salma while I was visiting Zanzibar on a solo holiday. As soon as I met her and found out she had her own tour company, I immediately cancelled… read more the other tour I had booked previously. Salma was so kind and informative on Zanzibar that I knew I wanted to take my tours with her. It was the best decision I made while in Zanzibar! 



She is so easy to work with, her rates are reasonable and her tour guides were some of the kindest people in Zanzibar. Being female and traveling alone, you want to make sure you are comfortable with your tour guides. Ali took me on a tour to Prison Island as well the Spice Tour and he could not have been any more respectful and fun. I had the most wonderful day with him, all planned by Salma. Even the boat captain and driver to the Spice tour were unbelievably kind and polite. 



Booking with Salma is a must if you are visiting Zanzibar. She loves her city, her tour are incredibly organized and she works with the best people. She truly made Zanzibar an extra memorable trip for me.				
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ns0321
January 25, 2022 

Busara Tours

WHO WE ARE

who are we

“BUSARA MEANS WISDOM IN KISWAHILI, THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE IN KENYA AND TANZANIA. IT IS A WORD THAT IS OFTEN USED HERE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR BUSARA, OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF AFRICA.”

“I HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL TRAVEL ROUTES THROUGH KENYA, TANZANIA AND ZANZIBAR TO ENJOY WILDLIFE, NATURE, CULTURE AND RELAXATION. WITH BUSARA TOURS I WANT TO OFFER EVERYONE THE BEST TRIPS FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. KARIBU! WELCOME!!”

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