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Zanzibar
Tanzania
Zanzibar is the Indian Ocean's most evocative island — a spice-scented archipelago off the coast of Tanzania whose Stone Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site reflecting centuries of Arab, Persian, Indian, and Swahili culture woven into a labyrinth of carved doorways, coral-stone mosques, and narrow lanes perfumed with cloves and cardamom. The island was the epicentre of the East African spice and slave trade for centuries, and its complex history is as compelling as its extraordinary beaches — Nungwi and Kendwa in the north, Paje in the east — which offer some of the finest white-sand swimming in Africa. Dhow sailing trips, snorkelling in marine parks, and the street food of Forodhani Gardens night market make Zanzibar one of the world's most complete island destinations.
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Forodhani Gardens
Stone Town's waterfront night market, where the Indian Ocean meets open-fire cooking.
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
Zanzibar's last forest, home to red colobus monkeys found nowhere else on Earth.
Kendwa Beach
A powder-white beach where the full moon turns into a proper party.
Mnemba Atoll
One of East Africa's finest coral reefs, wrapped in a private island reserve.
Nakupenda Sandbank
A disappearing island of white sand rising from a turquoise sea.
Nungwi Beach
Zanzibar's liveliest beach village, where dhow sunsets meet year-round calm waters.
Paje Beach
A bleached-white beach where kitesurfers and tide pools share the same stretch of sand.
Prison Island
Giant tortoises, coral reefs, and a surprisingly dark colonial history on one small island.
Spice Tour
Walk through living spice gardens and taste Zanzibar's most defining crop.
Stone Town
A UNESCO-listed labyrinth of coral stone, carved doors, and living history.
Why should you go to Zanzibar
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