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Zanzibar: Jozani Red Colobus Monkey

Another common excursion on the island of Zanzibar is in Jozani Chwaka National Park to spot the endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey. The Jozani Forest is located in the centre of the Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park, 38 km South East of Stone Town. The forest is a great place to encounter many indigenous varieties ofContinue reading "Zanzibar: Jozani Red Colobus Monkey"

Zanzibar: Bububu, railway, ruins and Africa

In all the years spent visiting Zanzibar island, there is one place where I fall in love. There you can smell the real essence of Africa. Bububu is a village with a old past of the first railway in East Africa and a present of palace ruins lost in mangrooves and bushes. It is locatedContinue reading "Zanzibar: Bububu, railway, ruins and Africa"

Zanzibar: Kizimkazi’s dolphins and fishermen

At the southern tip of Zanzibar Island, Kizimkazi is a sleepy fishermen village in the south of the island and the best place on Unguja to spot and swim with the dolphins. Visitors from all over Zanzibar come here to take a boat ride across the clear blue waters of Menai Bay Conservation Area to see the dolphins. IfContinue reading "Zanzibar: Kizimkazi’s dolphins and fishermen"

Zanzibar: Marine Turtle release

The 15th of June 2019, in Zanzibar, we partecipated at the event of Mnarani Turtle Aquarium of release of more than 50 marine turtles. The conservation project is called Mnarani 'place of the lighthouse' in Swahili, and is located at the northern tip of Zanzibar Island in the small village of Nungwi near the lighthouse that marks this landmark. The pondContinue reading "Zanzibar: Marine Turtle release"

Zanzibar: Spice Tour excursion

During this spice tour we will have a real experience to prove why Zanzibar is referred to as the “Spice island”, going thorough introduction to the lush botanic heritage of the region. We discovered many rare spice and their uses apart from serving as food flavor and marvel at curative possibilities that could be found in some of spices. IndeedContinue reading "Zanzibar: Spice Tour excursion"