Tag: Zanzibar

  • Official Name: Republic of Zanzibar Established: 10 December 1963 (Constitutional monarchy) Population: 1,303,569 (2012 census) Religion: 99% Islam Language(s): Swahili, Arabic, English Capital: Zanzibar City Order of Visit: Sixty Third      First Visit: 19 December 2017 Last Visit: 16 December 2017 Duration: 4 Days Visit Highlights: Spice Farm Tour, Slave Market, Exploring historic Stone Town…

  • Tuesday 19 December 2017. Photos Zanzibar & Tanzania. Highlights: Watching the sun come up at Nungwi Beach I found myself waking up early at Nungwi Beach so instead of going back to sleep I went out into the restaurant area and wrote blog entries for the last few days while watching the sun slowly rise.…

  • Monday 18 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: Local shopping, walking on the beach A full relaxing day on the beach and at the resort. After breakfast I went out shopping with Tera at some different local curio shops. While I hadn’t been expecting to buy anything I did end up getting a small lion for Indie…

  • Sunday 17 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: Swimming in Indian Ocean, Curio Shopping I nice leisurely day sleeping in and enjoying the included breakfast on the hotel’s rooftop was a great way to ease into the day. We did have to leave until 10 am to go to Nungwi in the north of the island. For…

  • Saturday 16 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: Water crossing, Spice Farm Tour, Slave Market, The Old Fort, Sunset, Night Market A huge day overall that started with us leaving camp at 5 am after a 4 am wake up. Even at 4 am in the morning it was extremely humid and I was glad I only…