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Zanzibar Slideshow
Zanzibar
Travel Blogs from Zanzibar, Tanzania
Spice Tour
Anyways - last night aftyer the entry I tried to head back - got hopelessly lost - was walking around for about half an hour before a man sitting outside a house in a muslim religious costume asked where I was staying and guided me home...then stayed up ...
Zanzibar Ho!
... a short 1 hour hop, but it took us over some beautiful coastline where the Indian ocean met Tanzania. Soon after crossing over open ocean, Zanzibar Island came into view with its pristine white beaches and turquoise sand bars and palm trees. ...
Zanzibar!
From Dar Es Salaam Rachel and I got the ferry over to Zanzibar Island. It is like a paradise island, something that I have never seen before. The sea was turquoise and the sand white. It was beautiful. We went for a wander around Stone Town, where the ...
Day 224 - Fish Food
... had all the languages covered! (That was without an Italian presence despite the large number of Italians vacationing in Nungwi and Zanzibar). We left the beach and soon were bouncing from wave to wave, salty sea water spraying the occupants. We ...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar. The name conjurs up images of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, of exotic mysteries. Coming to Tanzania, we couldn't pass up the chance to visit the island of Zanzibar, which is just 1 1/2 hours by boat from Dar Es Salaam. We ...
Zanzibar - Kendwa
Just a quick entry - we have been enjoying true zanzibar style today. We went on a boat trip in a traditional dhow up to Mnemba island on the NE coast of Zanzibar. The sea is turquoise/ azur blue and sparkly! The sand is so soft and white! We went ...
Zanzibar
After so many days on the road it was finally time for a beach and Zanzibar was the perfect destination. We left on the early morning ferry to take us to the island. we arrived and left immediately for a spice tour (it's called spice island for a reason). ...
Chillin' in Malawi
... Zanzibar Island was great. I took one of the famous Mr Mitu's Spice Tours. The tour took us to the spice plantations of Zanzibar where we saw the plant form of many spices like chocolate, vanilla, lemongrass, nutmeg, allspice, mace, etc. It was quite ...
peaaegu rannas
Immigreerumine Tansaaniasse võttis peaaegu sama kaua aega kui emigreerumine Iraanist, osaliselt küll selle tõttu, et me ei leidnud üles Andruse kotti. Igatahes jõudsime järeldusele, et praamile me kella neljaks ei jõua. Lennujaama ees ründasid ...
Planes, Pains and Dodgy salsa wraps
... . A nice easy journey through customs led us to the taxis and onwards into the city. We decided to head straight over to Zanzibar and thus were suitably ripped off for boat tickets and to make matters worse I summarilly vomited about 10 minutes into the ...
HOT AND SPICY!
SO HERE WE ARE IN PARADISE! Zanzibar is an island off Tanzania. WE travelled from Uganda on an overnight bus to Nairobi, stopping for 2 hours and then an eihour bus journey to Moshi in Tanzania, stopping overnight and then an eight hour bus journey to ...
Zanzibar, spice island
... . Then we headed to Kendwa, at the north of the island which is where I am now. I had heard good things about Zanzibar but words can't describe how beautiful it is! Powdery white sand & warm turquoise water! Yesterday we went ...
Sunday morning at the Anglican Cathedral
The church: The Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania Denomination: Anglican - I'm guessing Church of Tanzania The building: The cathedral was built in the 1870s following the neo-gothic style. It's not very nice from the outside, ...
Zanzibar
... , Dar Es Salaam, where we camped on the beach before a smooth ferry crossing to ‘historic Stone Town’ in Zanzibar. Stone Town makes Havana look like Las Vegas. It redefines dilapidation, with every building in a state of utter disrepair. ...
Dar to Zanzibar and back
Day 59 While Andre was relaxing in Zanzibar, Dave and Rob were still en route. They had spent the night at Q-Bar in Dar which looks good for a party and accommodation is reasonable. Rob and Dave headed to the airport, which was interesting given that ...
Walking sea shells-literally
... my shirt off all day and my family (espeically the girls) were not kind if I even tried. Anyway,our feelings toward Zanzibar have changed markedly over the last few days. Initially when they lost my luggage and the drive here was dirty, long ...
Getting to work
Jambo Mambo, Yes I've found a place where they actually use these words in daily conversation! Haven't got a clue what they mean but fairly sure they're important. So yes, I've started my placement and Chloe and I now have an apartment (get us!) in the ...
out of Jambiani
Jambo! Well heres the dilly, Unfortunately i had to leave the beautiful vilage of Jambiani today to embark on some spectactular diving(apparently) a few hours north of Stone town. Today was the last day of the clinic and to tell you the truth i ...
Great African Trek Week 5
... famous Africa House Sunset Bar to watch the sunset. We also saw a few Dhows setting sail for mainland Tanzania, the Dhows are the traditional boat used in Zanzibar and they are quite picturesque against the sunset. Saturday morning we had a bit of a lie ...
Spice Island
... Arusha, we headed southeast towards Dar Es Salaam. Dar is a city of 2 million people. Here we made plans for Zanzibar Island & stayed at a campground on the beach. I met some interesting people that night - gem miners and construction workers ...
Day 223 - Just a Little Rain in Paradise
Up in time for a sea side breakfast of poached eggs, toast and fruit the day began hot. As the morning progressed some dark clouds rolled in and it rained on and off for a few hours. The beach 'veterans' passed on to us that this was typical. Mia ...
Full Moon Party -- Zanzibar!
March 31 - April 1 First trip to ZANZIBAR the Spice Island! I headed out the Zanzibar on the ferry for the Full Moon Party in Kendwa, a little town on the northwest coast of Zanzibar which is famous for it's all night parties on the beach during the ...
Zanzibar, Nungwi Beach
... - - - It wasn't nice saying goodbye to the 13 members of the group who left first thing in the morning. 5 of us were staying on Zanzibar so the group continuing on to Nairobi has shrunk quite a lot. It was a shame that the group had to split up, we've ...
Spices don't come in packets but are grown
Good bye wild animals on the mainland. Off to the Spice Island of Zanzibar. Some of the group, especially those from the northern hemisphere, are really looking forward to the R&R by the northern coast's sandy beaches. Yes, so am I but it is being ...
Safari- Kenya and Tanzania
... happen anywhere else. The crater was also very cool. It has a very large concentration of animals...we saw cheetahs. Now I am in Zanzibar. It is a spectacular beach on the coast of Tanzania. Thats all for now. Will send pictures later. ...
the long plane trip... chapter 1
Finally, we see Kili! The view from the plane is so beautiful... check it ...
Stone Town
... . and in the meat market we saw a buffalo head and an antelope being chopped up for sale. People come from all over Zanzibar to sell their wares here - it's a fantastic life watching place. We investigated some of the alleyways and hidden courtyards, the ...
Ile aux epices
J'ai pris un ferry rapide vers l'ile de Zanzibar. Ce qui impressionne tout de suite, c'est l'eau turquoise. Ici, c'est l'océan indien; les gens sont plus relaxes et l'ile est belle. Au programme, voir les plantations épices : cumin, noix de cajou, ...
life is good in zanzibar
... , yummy samosas everywhere, tons of vegetables and fruits, seafood EVERYWHERE, and everything is spicy and/or curry flavored. heaven!!! zanzibar is the greatest place on earth. the beaches are beautiful, the food is delicious, there's seafood everywhere, ...