Zanzibar

Zanzibar Island

Zanzibar is one among Tanzania's cities which is an island located 25 miles away from Tanzania mainland in the Indian ocean.

The city is composed of two major parts, the stone town which is an old town holding buildings of the 19th century that were built at that time when Zanzibar was among those important trading centre of the Indian ocean and Ng'ambo a Swahili name which would mean "on the other side" Where the two areas are divided by a stream.

The Old Castle

Zanzibar is a historical city, it is actually known to be the only functioning old city in East Africa.
Among attractions that are likely to be visited in Tanzania Zanzibar counts among the high ranked.

Facts
Population: more than 700k
Area: 2,461 km sq.
Zanzibar is largely dominated by Muslim, it is pleasant to wear clothes that cover your body well. 

WHERE TO GO

+ Stone Town

As described prior, Zanzibar is holding a very old city on its grounds that is still functioning to date. In stone town there is just about a lot to admire, from Dr Livingstone's house to the Arab fort, the palace museum to the House of Wonders (Bait el-Ajaib), old mosques, cathedrals, Sultan Barghash's harem who was a ruler who had built most of stone town infrastructure during the time he ruled Zanzibar.
Walk around through winding alleyways see studded doors on the old buildings walls.

Dr Livingstone's House, Stone Town

There are a lot curio shops in stone town where you can pick gifts for friends back home.

Location: Western coast of Unguja
Check the Map
Approximately 11 min drive from Zanzibar International airport.

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+ Jozani Forest

Jozani forest is located in the center of Jozani Chwaka Bay National park the only national park in Zanzibar city. With outstanding nature trail, trained and informative tour guides you are up to enjoy a good scenery.
The forest host various animals including the rare red colobus monkey closely related to the black and white colobus monkeys that are found in Ngurdoto crater forests in Arusha.

Sykes monkey. what a funny face hahah.
You would like to see them ey.

Other animals wondering in this forests include the green tortoise, Sykes monkey and bush pigs, few years ago a leopard was spotted in these forests too, it has not been seen for quite a while and it is believed to be feeding at night, if it is still alive. 
A tour in jozani forest can be fun, and if you like photographing, these red colobus will pause for you :) you can have exciting moments together.
Location: Jozani Chwaka Bay nat. park
Here is the Map
About 47 min drive from Zanzibar Int. Airport | About 51 min from Zanzibar Ferry Terminal

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+ Kizimkazi Village

The old Kizimkazi mosque.

Kizimkazi is a fishing village located in the southern coast of Zanzibar. 
In the southwest 2 miles away there is an old and first mosque ever of Zanzibar built in the 10th century 1107 AD.
The mosque bears the evidence of early Islam in the eastern coast and still functioning to this day.

Just about near the village you can visit the bottled mouth dolphins spot in the Indian ocean. If you are lucky enough you will be able to swim close the school of various dolphins. Keep your Zanzibar tour Interesting.
Location: Kizimkazi
Here is the Map
Approximately 1 hour of driving from Zanzibar Int. Airport
Approximately 1 hour of driving from Zanzibar ferry terminal as well

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+ Spice Plantation

Zanzibar is as well known as 'spice land' due to the fact that it grows a lot of spices sold around the world.
You cannot separate the history of Zanzibar and spices plantation, they have been around since the 16th century when they were introduced by the Portuguese for trade.

Visit spice plantation and get the feel, smell and taste of these many spices, learn about herbs and their uses where later you can buy some that tasted good for you fresh from the source.
Location: Funguni Rd.
Map

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+ Prison Island

Prison Island

About 6 km North-west of stone town lies a small island where a prison  for slaves was built in the 1980s,  from which it got its name.
However no slaves were kept in the prison so after some time the prison was turned out to be a yellow fever case quarantine station.

The use of the building as a quarantine station had stopped after some time to become just a
regular place where people could go spend at times.

Giant land tortoise

Today the prison is no longer a prison but a place where you can go and find peace of mind, after all there is only ruins left.
Inside the Prison island you will see the old gift from the British governor of the Seychelles the Aldabra giant tortoise which had
multipled to dominate the island. Inside the forest there are different types of butterflies and birds to see, you can imagine how colorful your vision is going to be :)

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