Introduction

Zanzibar is a place that means"coast of blacks" and situated 25 to 50 km east of mainland in Tanzania. The main island is Unjuga, which is commonly known as Zanzibar itself, and the other is Pemba, which is known as the green land. Zanzibar in now a city, though the historic centre was "stone town" a bustling city that was once the hub of a coastal trade up and down the East coast of Africa.

It mainly exports cloves, seaweed, coconut and copra. This is the world's oldest functioning swahili city. In the ancient time Zanzibar had become a major trading hub, supplying gold, ivory, slaves and wood to places as distant as India, while importing spices, glassware and textiles. You can get to Zanzibar by flight via countries such as Ethiopia, Tanzania or Kenya

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About Zanzibar

Size: 2461 sq km

Location:East of mainland Tanzania

Getting there:

By domestic flight

By ship through Dar es Salaam

What to do:

Visit Stone Town

Go to Nungwi and Kendwa beaches

Snorkelling at Mnemba Atoll

Watching sunset at Stone Town

Giant Turtles on Prison Island

Spice plantation tour

Accomodation:

Hotels

Camps

Chalet at beach

Note:

Visit between December until February for festive season.

Visit between June to October for the dry season and the humidly hot.

Visit between January to February to have a cool dry season.

Cost to live in Zanzibar in a budget living:

Per day per person - USD 20

One week per person - USD 139

Two week per person - USD 278

One month per person - USD 596

One week per couple - USD 278

Two week per couple- USD 556

One month per couple - USD 1192