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Zanzibar: one day in Stone Town

Let's go on with the discover of the beauty of Zanzibar talking about Stone Town. Stone Town is a city of prominent historical and important of East Africa. Its architectures, mostly dating back to the XIX century, reflect the diverse influences underling the swahili culture, giving a unique mixture of arab, persian, indian and european elements. For thisContinue reading "Zanzibar: one day in Stone Town"

Zanzibar: Prison Island

After the big islands of Unguja and Pemba, another most know island of the Zanzibar Archipelago is Prison Island. History Changuu is the name, after the swahili name of the fish which is common in the waters around it, of Prison Island, that it is also shown as Kibandiko Island on some old maps. ButContinue reading "Zanzibar: Prison Island"

Zanzibar: Mangapwani caves

Today we're going to talk about a common excursion on the beautiful Zanzibar Island: The Mangapwani Caves. Mangapwani literally means “The Oman Arabs are on the shore”. The village of Mangapwani is located in Bumbwini road, near the western shore of the main island of Zanzibar. Some 20km north of Zanzibar town. The discover ItContinue reading "Zanzibar: Mangapwani caves"

Mikumi and Udzungwa Mountains Safari

Last time we talked about our safari from Zanzibar in Selous Game Reserve. But another excursion where you can have an easy and cheap safari from Zanzibar is Mikumi National Park and Udzungwa Mountains. Mikumi National Park is in the northern border of Africa's biggest game reserve - the Selous – and is transected byContinue reading "Mikumi and Udzungwa Mountains Safari"

Selous Game Reserve Safari

If you are having a vacation in Zanzibar and you want to live a safari experience, Selous Game Reserve is for sure one great choise. Easy, fast and cheap to reach than its northern cousins, this park doesn't hide its wildlife to visitors. Our expedition begin with an internal flight from Zanzibar to Selous Game Reserve.Continue reading "Selous Game Reserve Safari"