Zanzibar Is an Island in the Indian ocean which is part of mainland Tanzania. The Island joined with the mainland Tanzania in 1964 to form a single country which christen Tanzania.
It is a group of Island in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones.
The two large one are Unguja which is the main island and referred to informally as Zanzibar and the other one is Pemba Island.
The Island main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. These spices includes clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, Coconut, and black pepper.
Zanzibar is a Tourism Island and are accessible via 5 ports and the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. Below is the list of the best places where you can have Things To Do In Zanzabar:
1- Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
Jozani forest is a excellent place for a walk tour. The forest is Plenty of monkeys, a lot of different plants and trees in the forest and mangrove forest make this place unique.
You can have a great time in national park. And If you prefer to go by hired car, the way is easy and free of charge Car Park is available.
1 ticket for adult cost about 12$ and guide is included in that price. Everything could be paid at the reception before you enter the tour area.
2- Paje Beach
A laid back beach that is buzzing but not too busy at all with a Wonderful sand. The beach has shallow waters that is great for sport activities.
It is not really optimal for lying with a blanket/towel and too many sellers on the beach. This beach has good bars and restaurants with quality food/ drinks.
It is worth for some days here, especially if you are into water sports. There is lots of kite surfing and people doing some exercise while other working.
3- Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve
It is a sandbank beach where visitors go for camping and beach enjoyment. It is one of the most beautiful sandbanks.
It’s water is very clear for swimming. Only way to get here is on a tour, usually along with nearby Prison island. It is a Stunning, soft white sand beaches with a small amount of coral and a few fish nearby.
Apparently you need to explicitly tell your your company you want to snorkel on the Snorkeling in Nakupenda tour. Boat drivers don’t actually do anything other than ferry you over there, don’t expect any services or information other than the included lunch.
4- Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral
Formerly was an area for slave trade before it was changed to a Huge Anglican Cathedral. It is an important area to visit when in Stone Town, because of the importance of the site to the establishment and continuation of the slave trade to Europe, the middle east and the Americas.
The cathedral is very interesting, however it really doesn’t hide what happened here and there are several exhibits, original and recreated attempting to show the inhumanity of slavery through the ages.
Before reaching here, You can walk from the hotel through the maze of alleys in Stone Town, through the spice shops and market areas. It is a well worth while half day to experience and read about the horrors.
Visitors is needed to dress appropriately to go into the cathedral, especially women.
5- Nungwi Beach
It is the most beautiful beach on Zanzibar island with its fine white sand and turquoise blue water.
When the tide is low, the stretch from Nungwi to Kendwa becomes one beach and you can see a multitude of tourists enjoying a dip in the sea, sunbathing or walking along the sandy shores.
There are plenty of nice restaurants and local shops, so you can be on the beach for the whole day if you want. You can enjoy your day with a sundowner cruise on a big dhow boat and enjoye the performance of awesome local musicians who play drums and sang Swahili songs.
6- Mnarani Marine Turtles Conservation Pond
It is the sea turtle sanctuary on the Northermost tip of Nungwi which is definitely worth a visit. You can swim with the turtles, but remember: they can bite, or at least scratch your skin with their small teeth.
Fortunately the volunteers were very quick with applying Iodine to the small wound (apparently it happens more often). Otherwise a good tour is given by one of the volunteers also covering some land turtles (tortoises) and the skeleton of a whale.
7- Cheetah’s Rock
It is a fantastic place with a great animals and what Cheetahs Rock does for every single animal that lives there is phenomenal. The care and passion from all the staff is extremely evident and they go above and beyond to ensure the animals are well cared for and looked after.
The way they have saved some of these animals and given them a second chance at life is truly commendable. You can enjoy every minute of being there from feeding the bush babies to feeding the lemurs to rewind the monkeys and to meeting Savannah who loves to play.
8- Matemwe Beach
It is a beautiful, quite beach in Zanzibar. It has wonderful views and is very close to some great dolphin watching and snorkling spots.
This beach is less crowded with tourists and so you don’t get hassled about buying something every 2 minutes. There are quite a few good restaurants on it.
From snorkling dolphins, nakupenda and even horse riding. It has all the activities available that you want to do such as prison island, stone town and everything possible.
