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Zanzibar Slideshow
Zanzibar
Travel Blogs from Zanzibar, Tanzania
Zanzibar
... The history of Stone Town captures the imagination. Until recent history, the island was a Muslim haven...led by the Sultan of Zanzibar, a descendant of the Sultans of Oman. It was these Arabs who came to the island to set up a massive trade ...
Stone Town
... of it is very old and is still called Stone Town. It actually looks very arabic with narrow streets and ancient buildings. Zanzibar is very much influenced by middle eastern culture, not only the religion, but infrastructure as well. Very cool!! We ...
Zanzibar
... I switched to a new truck and said goodbye to those leaving the other truck. On the next day we drove through the mountains of Tanzania through the poorest areas I have ever seen to a cold cold camp site. I paid extra to stay in a dorm that night in ...
Island of Spices
... then another one back up to Dar es Salaam, we hopped on the last boat to the magnificent spice island of Zanzibar, just off the eastern coast of Tanzania. Getting off the boat, we were met by Chrissy and Josh, our friends from the States who have ...
On the Spice Island, Zanzibar
... , the best place for reference is the Lion King, yes, i know, but it is totally accurate. i find myself on zanzibar today. just beautiful. to recap africa in short, everything is what you would expect, completely different from ...
Chris finally made it to Zanzibar
... it was abolished in 1876 due in part to the hard work of Dr. Livingstone. We then headed to the spice plantations that Zanzibar is known for. We saw henna trees, cloves, vanilla, pineapples, passionfruit, jack fruit and coconuts. It was ...
A leap of faith in Stonetown
... ; We found a lovely hotel near the center called Abuso, a small, clean hotel. (The power in Zanzibar has been off for the past five days, and is expected to be off for another week. Therefore the generators they use to ...
Tanzania's Story
... and headed toward the Rwandan border, passing along the bottom of Africa's largest lake – Lake Victoria. I enjoyed Tanzania. Despite its multiple popular tourist sites, its people has retained a friendly and traditional approach to their ...
Zanzibar
... . There is a strong Arab influence from the days of Sultan control. The majority of the population is Muslim. Zanzibar is known for spices especially cloves which we could see drying along the road sides. They are also known for ...
Back to Dar-Es-Salaam
Back to Dar today, ferry back from Zanzibar after another wander around Stonetown. On the way back to the ferry port from our hotel in the north of the island we had one too many passengers in the minibus than the driver had a licence for, and hence ...
A simpler way of life
... the beach, the interior walls decorated with memorabilia of Freddie Mercury; I also learnt today that the front man to Queen was born in Zanzibar. I took in the memorabilia and the view out to sea as I sat in the still hot sun at 5pm watching ten or so ...
touring ramadan, so to speak..
I went on the famed 'spice tour' today. Basically it's a tour of a spice farm. It was pretty interesting. I learned some useful things like - cloves are good when you have a toothache, and it's what makes colgate - the toothpaste - taste like colgate. ...
Day 41 (Zanzibar)
How sad, our last day A day at Pongwe is now packed with action.. Its the 7am swim in the sea, the 8am cup of tea, the 9am breakfast, the 10am lounge on the hammock on the beach, the 1pm move to the pool, its the whole afternoon swim in ...
Beach Holiday
... fish that was served up at lunch...mounds of prawns, squid, octopus and baracuda, all barbequed and marinaded in famous Zanzibar spices. (Although for fear of sinking, this meant that swimming was off limits for the afternoon!) The other highlight was ...
A welcome friend
... a whole room dedicated to the life of the late Princess Salme. The princess caused quite a bit of controversy when she secretly left Zanzibar to convert to Christianity and marry a German man. She struggled to make it back to Zanzibar for the rest of her ...
From The Lion King to Pirates of the Carribean ...
... next door! We were up and ready to go when prayers started though as we had a 7.00 ferry to catch to Zanzibar, an Island off Tanzania. We arrived here yesterday and have rejoined the rest of our group. It's really beautiful and we are staying in a place ...
On the lookout for inspiration
... and grasslands, and the highlight is said to be spotting the colonies of red colobus monkeys - a species endemic to Zanzibar, having developed their own distinctive mannerisms, feeding habits and genetics from other species found in mainland Tanzania. ...
Stuck in Stone Town
... building that housed his class. We spent the rest of our evening answering questions about Canada and how it compares to Zanzibar, sustainable develpment, Obama (of course... everything is about Obama!), and anything else they wanted to know. We also got ...
When ships were wood and men were iron
The 25 foot hull had been dugout from what looked to have been a single 2-1/2 foot thick mango tree. A few extra planks had then been added as bulwarks to give the boat a bit more shape and form, while 6 inch diameter tree branches served as ...
Day 38 (Zanzibar)
I suppose I can call today "how to read a 542 page book in one day" The answer is:easily, lie on the lounger on the veranda outside your bungalow, then lie on a lounger by the pool, then lie on a hammock on the beach, at all times doing nothing ...
Zanzibar Part II - Nungwi
After our spice tour, we headed to Nungwi beach on the north end of the island. The beaches on Zanzibar are picture perfect - soft white sand and bright turquoise ocean. Armed with SPF 60 sunscreen, I was ready for some fun in the sun. As well as ...
Slaves, spice and scuba
We had 3 nights on Zanzibar and we were looking forward to getting to the beach. Zanzibar is very different from mainland Tanzania with many British colonial buildings and narrow souk like streets and Muslim and Arab influence. We spent the first day in ...
Jambiani
... frustrating...oh well, i should have expected it from travelling in Thailand, though access is much tougher to come by here in Zanzibar. Bottom line is its been eye opening and exciting everyday, and i don't expect that to change any time soon. I ...
