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Why Zanzibar?

Stone Town · beaches · reef · spices · forest

Days in the low 30s, nights around 25°C and warm, clear water. January can bring a passing shower, but it is one of the island’s best beach months.

An Omani-Swahili old town

Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, mixes Arab, Indian, African and European building traditions in a maze of lanes.

Doors worth the walk

Carved Zanzibari doors, some with brass studs and Qur’anic verses, mark the old merchant houses.

A Muslim island

About 98% of Zanzibaris are Muslim. The adhan sets the rhythm of the day and local food is halal.

Spice island

Cloves made Zanzibar rich; nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper still grow in the farms inland.

Two kinds of beach

Calm, swimmable water in the far north and wide tidal lagoons on the east coast.

A reef within reach

Mnemba Atoll’s conservation area has turtles, reef fish and dolphins in deeper water.

Rare monkeys

The Zanzibar red colobus lives only here, in and around Jozani forest.

A Gulf connection

Centuries of Omani rule left forts, palaces and family ties; flydubai, Qatar Airways and Oman Air fly in from the Gulf.

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City guides, month by month. Every place checked, with halal food and prayer notes in every guide.

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