Mji Mkongwe (Stone Town), Zanzibar

While Unguja is regarded as the heart of the archipelago, Stone Town has been described as the soul.
My Zanzibar Honeymoon 4: Good Ol’ Stone Town

By Ramat Chukwumah It is advisable to start off a tour of Stone Town in the morning before it becomes very hot as the tour entails walking throughout. It is […]
Tales from Tanzania V: From Dar to Zanzibar

We checked out of Sea Cliff Hotel this morning, but it was someone else and not Vumbi came to pick us up on the way to the jetty. Kojo chose a safari […]
My Zanzibar Honeymoon 3: Changuu (Prison Island) & Ras Nungwi

By Ramat Chukwumah We decided to spend our third day at Changuu Island (Prison Island), a small island off the coast of Zanzibar (the main island itself). One gets to the island by […]
My Zanzibar Honeymoon 2: Swimming With Dolphins at Kizimkazi

By Ramat Chukwumah The next day, we were scheduled to visit Kizimkazi, a fishing village in the southern part of Zanzibar (Stone Town is on the West Coast). The village is famous for […]
My Zanzibar Honeymoon 1: Welcome to Stone Town

By Ramat Chukwumah Hubby and I set off for Zanzibar (our honeymoon choice of destination) on Tuesday, 22 December via Ethiopian Airways. There is no direct flight from Lagos to Zanzibar, so we had […]
Zanzibar

Zanzibar is the semi-autonomous part of Tanzania in East Africa. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometres (16–31 mi) off the coast of the […]
Let Me Take You to Zanzibar!

By Michelle Madina Sow-Jeanty From the small plane taking me from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar, I admire the endless blue tones of the Indian ocean. The view is absolutely […]