Things to See and Do in Zanzibar Archipelago

239 reviews, 139 travel blogs, 193 photos and videos about 23 things to do in Zanzibar Archipelago with an average rating of 4 of 5.

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Pemba Island Zanzibar Archipelago
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7 reviews 24 travel blogs 113 photos
Distance: 73.5 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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- Jul 22, 2005 - ...
- Jul 21, 2005 ngalawa outrigger Raf, Cisca, Helena, Eric, Annie, Neil, Mia, Nancy, Ali, Alex, Dar - Pemba, Chake ...
- Dec 11, 2006 Wete, Pemba ...
- Jul 24, 2005 - ...
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1of 23 attractions in Zanzibar Archipelago
AquaSun Zanzibar Archipelago
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2 reviews

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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2of 23 attractions in Zanzibar Archipelago
Jozani Forest Zanzibar Archipelago
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21 reviews 23 travel blogs 23 photos
Distance: 5.9 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jun 20, 2011 ... Butterfly Centre we went to our last stop, Jozani Forest. It is the only National Park in Zanzibar and is famous for its red ...
- May 31, 2011 Today's tourist trip was a journey to Jozani forest - a protected area and conservation project that sits inland just below ...
- Jan 24, 2006 ... to Stone Town. The guy that runs the dive shop drove us to Jozani Forest in the middle of the island to check out the only ...
- Nov 12, 2006 ... tired of waiting. :) The next day, we head of to Jozani forest, which has the worlds only red colombus monkeys. They ...
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3of 23 attractions in Zanzibar Archipelago

Prison Island - Changuu Private Island Zanzibar Archipelago
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70 reviews 18 travel blogs 19 photos
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Aug 20, 2011 ... slaves, before the British built what was intended as a prison for Stone Town in 1890. The building was never used as a ...
- Mar 28, 2009 ... us out for lunch and then we were off to Prison Island. On prison island there is a family of giant tortoise's that were ...
- Nov 19, 2010 ... there!! The best bit was the giant tortoises that live on Prison Island, the oldest is about 180 years old. They are huge, ...
- May 30, 2011 ... is only a kilometre long, and the tortoises are pretty huge. Prison Island was never actually used as a prison base, ...
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4of 23 attractions in Zanzibar Archipelago
Palace Museum (Beit al-Sahel) Zanzibar Archipelago
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10 reviews 5 travel blogs 2 photos
Distance: 13.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jun 28, 2011 interesting to see the house where the last sultan lived and some trade treaties that Zanzibar-Oman had
- Dec 25, 2003 ... building was destroyed in the British bombardment, but the new Palace Museum built in its place houses the ornate gold ...
- Jun 1, 2011 ... , the House of Wonders and the Old Fort. The Palace Museum, a now greyish whitewashed building that houses, among numerous ...
- Jun 28, 2011 ... and talk to us all the time. We finally got to The Palace Museum, which was the residency of the last Sultan of Oman in ...
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Marahubi Palace Zanzibar Archipelago
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1 review

Distance: 13.9 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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6of 23 attractions in Zanzibar Archipelago
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral Zanzibar Archipelago
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3 reviews 1 photo

Distance: 274.2 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures
Shakti Temple Zanzibar Archipelago
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1 review

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures
Kigomasha Peninsula Zanzibar Archipelago

Distance: 73.5 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers
Zanzibar Tourist Corporation Zanzibar Archipelago
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11 reviews

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing
Mangapwani Coral Cave Zanzibar Archipelago
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4 reviews

Distance: 5.9 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders
Mbweni Ruins Zanzibar Archipelago
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1 review 1 travel blog 16 photos
Distance: 5.9 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

Reviews & Experiences:
- Dec 31, 2005 ... palm and other greenery several kilometres away from town, Mbweni Ruins is stunningly quiet. My Tanzanian friend Elsie ...
Zanzibar Land Animal Park (ZALA) Zanzibar Archipelago
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4 reviews

Distance: 5.9 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens
Darajani Bazaar Zanzibar Archipelago
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1 review

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Shopping
Hamamni Persian Baths Zanzibar Archipelago
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6 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

Reviews & Experiences:
- Dec 29, 2011 ... is all part of it. The fact that we came across the Hamamni Persian Baths which date back to the time of the Sultans. We ...
House of Wonders (Beit-el-Ajaib) Zanzibar Archipelago
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64 reviews 21 travel blogs 56 photos
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jun 28, 2011 The building needs maintenance, but the information is great!
- Dec 25, 2003 ... balconies out to sea was worth going in for. The House of Wonders was originally joined to the other palaces owned by ...
- May 30, 2009 ... for the East African slave trade. Our tour continued to the House of Wonders; once a palace for the sultan of Zanzibar, the ...
- Jun 1, 2011 ... a morning of culture as I visited the Palace Museum, the House of Wonders and the Old Fort. The Palace Museum, a now ...
Kilele Square Zanzibar Archipelago
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1 review

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing
Malindi Mosque Zanzibar Archipelago
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2 reviews

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures
East Coast Zanzibar Archipelago

80 travel blogs 104 photos
Distance: 274.2 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

Reviews & Experiences:
- Mar 15, 2006 ... and I had passed the northern point and had been heading down the east coast. No wonder it was far! On the way back it ...
- Feb 23, 2005 ... rubble. Great fun in a 4wd! We stayed on the east coast (north coast being the other option but too expensive!) for a ...
- Mar 12, 2006 ... the way down the west coast and were now traveling back up the east coast. They saved my live as they had a guide book for ...
- Dec 18, 2007 ... . We drove across the center of the island to the east coast village and beach of Paje. They dropped me off on a ...
Jozani Forest Zanzibar Archipelago
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21 reviews 23 travel blogs 23 photos
Distance: 274.2 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jun 20, 2011 ... Butterfly Centre we went to our last stop, Jozani Forest. It is the only National Park in Zanzibar and is famous for its red ...
- May 31, 2011 Today's tourist trip was a journey to Jozani forest - a protected area and conservation project that sits inland just below ...
- Jan 24, 2006 ... to Stone Town. The guy that runs the dive shop drove us to Jozani Forest in the middle of the island to check out the only ...
- Nov 12, 2006 ... tired of waiting. :) The next day, we head of to Jozani forest, which has the worlds only red colombus monkeys. They ...
Menai Bay Zanzibar Archipelago

2 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 274.2 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

Reviews & Experiences:
- Mar 4, 2007 ... the tone for the weekend before I even left Arusha! Zanzibar was absolutely amazing - the most magical place I've ...
- Aug 7, 2011 ... We were taken out on a dhow by our skipper Hamisi to islands in Menai Bay, and visited a few sights were we saw a variety of ...
Peace Memorial Museum (Beit el Amani) Zanzibar Archipelago
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1 review

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Museums
Prison Island Zanzibar Archipelago
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8 reviews 40 travel blogs 45 photos
Distance: 274.2 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Aug 20, 2011 We signed up for a tour out to Prison Island to see giant tortoises and get a taste of the ocean along the African coast. ...
- Jul 31, 2006 ... took a day trip out to an island called Prison Island which houses Zanzibar's Giant Tortoise collection, originally a gift ...
- Mar 28, 2009 ... us out for lunch and then we were off to Prison Island. On prison island there is a family of giant tortoise's that were ...
- Oct 7, 2005 ... stay here and see the museum, and maybe take a boat to prison island...argh...my inability to make decisions returns! The ...