Destination: Zanzibar
The Zanzibar Archipelago (Arabic: أرخبيل زنجبار, Swahili: Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar) consists of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa south of the Somali sea. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are four main islands, three primary islands with human populations, a fourth coral island that serves as an essential breeding ground for seabirds, plus a number of smaller islets that surround them and an isolated tiny islet
Safari Blue
Safari Blue starts from the fishing village of Fumba, 30 minutes drive southwest of Stone Town. After a short briefing (including a demonstration of life jackets), we board a Dhow…
Jozani Forest & Butterfly Tour
Until the Omani Arabs gave the order to cut all the rain forests so as to plant spices, the islands were covered with swamp forests, evergreen thickets, and mangroves. The last…
Zanzibar Spice Tour
Spice farms in Zanzibar are not generally commercial growing operations with single species cultivation, but rather gardens with trees, shrubs, and grasses all grown together in the shade of mango…
Prison Island Tour
Zanzibar Prison Island, also known as the Changuu Island, lies about 30 minutes by boat from Zanzibar Island. The prison thereon was never used to house prisoners. This part…
Stone Town Tour
Stone Town used to be the city of the rich Arabs and Indians of Zanzibar. In contrast to the mud houses in the villages, it was built in stone, therefore…