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Zanzibar Slideshow
Zanzibar
Travel Blogs from Zanzibar, Tanzania
A glimpse of the new and old E Africa
... their heads togther working on computers with their fellow male colleagues, in the hotel bar enjoying each others company. In Tanzania they even have a bank dedicated to just women. On a bank holiday, the city became quiet and we went to ...
Sauti za Busara festival
The world-music magazine Songlines has a travel-package arm, and we are joining up with a group which is here to attend the annual Sauti za Busara music festival. Busara is four evenings of 'African music under African skies' – from South African ...
In which we arrive at Fumba Beach
Coffee and toast on the rooftop this morning, first one there. Gradually the others arrived. Then met down in the lobby @ 9.30am for our 10am pick-up. It was Hamid again, the same guy as yesterday. About half an hour south through ...
Island paradise
... , and with everyone sweating it is less than pleasant. I am asleep with a few minutes so it doesn't bother me that much. Zanzibar is only a few hours away and it is as exotic as the name dictates. We getting another passport stamp, despite the fact ...
Holiday Bliss
... beach resort, lit with thousands of fairy lights and with no crazy dancing, but the food was great. Another eventful random night in Tanzania I guess. Im sorry to say the next day me and Devotha parted our ways, i had a bit of a commitment scare ...
Onward to Stone Town
... that I saw a rainbow from above. Check another item off the list of things to see before I die! As the airplane descended into Zanzibar airport, the heat and the humidity started to rise. On opening the doors, it hit me like a wave... so hot so ...
Only 12 metres?
Today I was diving again, but this time from Stone Town and with One Ocean, who have a reputation as the best dive centre on the island. I was diving with One Ocean because they have dive sites with three wrecks. It was my understanding I would be diving ...
Zanzibar
... down the coast to Jambiani beach where we will stay and relax (even more so) on the beach for 14 days! Woop!! Zanzibar is absolutely spectacular!! There are dhows everywhere, the fresh fish is delicious, the beaches are white sand, and the sea is ...
Day 65: Zanzibar island - Spice tour
... slept. Air conditioner wasn't working well so it was humid and lots of chairs were broken but this is Africa! Although Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, you need to fill in an immigration card and you get stamped when you enter. Here, we had to ...
Tell tale tail ...
I believe he is called Robert, but I can't be totally sure.(Actually, I think his full name is Christopher Robert Colobus, but his friends call him Robert, or Bo for short.) Robert is a little aloof, but often joins us for meals. He announces his ...