Who is Catamaran dinner cruise for?
20–80 per boat; larger lists split catamarans
Zanzibar · Evening, typically 4–5 hours
Catamaran dinner cruise
Exclusive-use catamaran, a still-water dinner, and a return after dark with a skipper who has done corporate groups before. Not a party barge unless the brief asks for one.
How we run it
The dhow is the classic Zanzibar silhouette. The catamaran is how we feed 40 people at a table that does not list. We book the boat exclusive, set the menu with dietary collected, and hold a beach or hotel-dining backup when the sea is wrong.
Nungwi and Kendwa geography works for sunset light. East-coast tides are a different product — we will say if the hotel’s beach cannot launch at the hour you want to eat.
No dinner cruise on the night the group flies in from safari. Three beach nights remains the professional minimum after the northern circuit.
What is included
- — Exclusive-use catamaran, or two boats when the headcount needs them
- — Dinner service and a safety skipper used to MICE groups
- — Hotel or beach dining backup when wind and swell disagree
- — Dietary and mobility notes in the passenger list
What we will not do
- — Not a gala on safari-arrival night.
- — We will not put 120 people on one deck.
Planner questions
When should we run Catamaran dinner cruise?
June–October and January–February are the professional windows. Wind and swell cancel dinner on the water — indoor or beach backup is in the ops note. Lead time: 8–12 months for exclusive-use boats in peak months. Duration on the ground: Evening, typically 4–5 hours.
How do we add Catamaran dinner cruise to a Zanzibar MICE programme?
Exclusive-use catamaran, a still-water dinner, and a return after dark with a skipper who has done corporate groups before. Not a party barge unless the brief asks for one. Send company, group size and dates to sales@serengetiexperience.com or use https://www.serengetiexperience.com/rfp — we confirm permits, vehicles and the operations annex on the proposal.
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6 nights · 7-day outline
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Kilimanjaro arrival, Serengeti or Ngorongoro, then a Zanzibar finale. The classic East Africa incentive arc: bush, then Indian Ocean recovery. Three beach nights is the professional minimum after safari.
16–80 qualifiers (split camps if over ~40)
6 nights · 7-day outline
Maasai Mara and Zanzibar
Mara conservancy, then a full travel day to ZNZ — not a gala on the hop. Three beach nights is the professional minimum after dust. Spice and dhow on a non-arrival afternoon.
16–80 (split Mara camps)
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An Arusha working morning for slide-heavy content, then a Fort Ikoma hop to Mapito Safari Camp for a camp buy-out: butler service, all-inclusive private game drives, Boma dining and a closed leadership table in the two-bedroom villa. Optional three-night Kilindi Zanzibar extension on the north-west coast — fifteen pavilion suites with private plunge pools and dedicated butlers, matched to the same 8–16 leadership scale. Built for corporate travel buyers who want Marriott Bonvoy alignment and western Serengeti wildlife, with Indian Ocean recovery that is not a 200-room resort.
8–16 executives
Zanzibar
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Stays
Lodges we brief with this experience
- &Beyond Mnemba IslandMnemba atoll, Zanzibar
- Park Hyatt ZanzibarShangani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar
- The Residence ZanzibarKizimkazi, south-west coast, Zanzibar
- Zuri ZanzibarKendwa, north-west Zanzibar