Stand-up paddling in the Chukwani mangroves

Gliding through mangrove tunnels, with a floating bar at sunset. In the sheltered mangrove creeks at Chukwani, just south of Stone Town, 2 Winds Paddle Sports — the island's first stand-up paddle school — leads three-hour tours by board or kayak through tunnels and channels, with birds, crabs and young fish below. There's a sunset paddle with a floating bar, a floating breakfast at sunrise, paddleboard yoga and a seven-kilometre paddle all the way to Stone Town. How to book: Book with 2 Winds Paddle Sports (paddlesportszanzibar.com), which takes a deposit and refunds or reschedules if it cancels for weather. Transfers are extra. Aquaholics (Paje) and the Duotone Pro Center (Kiwengwa) rent boards on the east coast.