Cinnamon Restaurant (Z Hotel, Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar) – located within the upscale “Z Hotel”, this terrace-level restaurant serves a variety of international & seafood items – from spicy prawns, to octopus, pizzas and even vegetarian dishes. Patrons also come for the sunset view.
Archipelago Café-Restaurant (Forodhani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar City) – overlooking the shoreline, patrons here can enjoy many of the seafood dishes that this restaurant has to offer. The quality of the meals served here are confirmed by its owner (Masoud Salim), who was trained as a chef in Sydney, Australia (working at that country’s leading […]
BICYCLES/MOTORBIKES — If you can handle the heat, then cycling along the coast of Zanzibar can be an excellent way to explore. Many beach hotels will rent you a bike for around US$5-10 a day and some offer free bike hire to guests. Watch out for motorists (who generally have very little respect for cyclists […]
MINIBUSES – Given the limited size of Zanzibar town, most locals travel by daladala. These are most commonly mini-buses (which are more akin to large vans – usually the Toyota Hiace) but sometimes trucks. For many tourists, back-packers and adventurers, the daladala experience is a thrilling one. Tourists are thrust into the heart of Zanzibari […]
TAXI – Naturally, the fastest and most comfortable way to travel from point to point on Zanzibar or across Stone Town is by taxi. The cars do not have meters, so make sure you have agreed a price before getting in. A rough guide for journey costs is as follows: Airport to Stone Town – […]
Zanzibar National Archives (Nyerere Road, Kilimani, Zanzibar) – located outside the main town, about 2km along Nyerere road from the Mnazi Moja Hospital (in an area called Kilimani), are the Zanzibar Archives. Here, history buffs would likely immerse themselves with the documents and other materials that are housed here. For those interested in tracing the […]
Pujini (a.k.a. Mkama Ndume) Ruins (Pemba) – those visiting the island of Pemba will come across these 13th century ruins of a one-time fortified town. Located 10 km southeast of Chake Chake, Pujini was the official seat of the infamous Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman — who ruled Pemba around the 15th century prior to the […]
Peace Memorial Museum – this museum contains exhibits and records which make up the rich history of Zanzibar, from the early days of the Omani Sultans and the British colonial period right up until independence. This magnificent structure houses old and new history books, a selection of archaeological findings, plus records of early trade, slavery, […]
Palace Museum (Stone Town, Zanzibar) – this was the official residence of the Sultan of Zanzibar until the island became part of Tanzania in 1964 (when that ruling dynasty came to an end). The ground floor displays details of the formative period of the sultanate from 1828 to 1870 during which commercial treaties were signed […]
Old Fort of Zanzibar (Stone Town, Zanzibar) — the Abusaidi family of Omani Arabs, who had gained control of Zanzibar in 1698, following two centuries of Portuguese occupation, built this massive structure in the 1700s. The Arabs used the fort to defend themselves against the Portuguese and against a rival Omani group. In recent years […]