Zanzibar Destinations

Zanzibar

Since medieval era dating back during the early interactions between the Far East and the coast of East Africa, Zanzibar has always been a famous archipelago that has always pooled interest among world traders and tourists.

Zanzibar is itself made of the Unguja and Pemba islands on the Indian Ocean just east of the Tanganyika mainland country which naturally became a union with the archipelago to form the current Tanzania.

Zanzibar then became also known as the Tanzania islands. This added yet a more enormous rich to the already existing ones in terms of tourist attractions.

Zanzibar has historical sites that preserves the history of the struggle that both the Tanganyika and the Zanzibar went through together during the brutalities of the slave trade and human exploitation, a struggle that brought the brotherhood and the eventual union. The prison island is a particular historical site that brings insights to the often-clueless visitors of the depth of the past and showcases the resilience of the African people to burrow through and still stand as a currently blossoming nation.

The white sand beaches and crystal-clear water of the Zanzibar Island is what breath takingly attract a bunch of honeymooners who use at least a year to plan and save for the famous love island. In addition to that, there are other marine activities that attract a youthful and adventurous sea loving population who would like to attempt snorkeling and swimming with the dolphins as part of their itinerary.

The Nungwi island is another sprouting site for visitors who want to click a pause button to their day-to-day busy life, or even those who works in a project that require the peace and calm of mind and environment like writing a book or reviewing a year blue print and strategy.

Spice island is another, not-to-miss bullet in the “Zanzibar list”, there is literally a whole famous song titled “Marashi ya Karafuu” loosely translating as the “the cloves scent”. This is solidified on the fact that the most genuine cloves come from the island alongside many other spices uniquely found there. There is a whole day set aside to give you an exquisite tour of the spice farms and market that involve tasting some of the spices in tea and coffee or enjoying their appetizingly rich smell.

You will learn the economic benefits of your tourism; you will also how the society struggle of economic growth withing the spice business.

Another aspect of Zanzibar that is obvious and striking is its magnificently built Arab inspired buildings of the stone town city street, the buildings have existed for many years yet are still habitable and display a beautiful heritage preservation and a preserved communal way of living. A particularly striking one would be the boma la kale building, adjacent to the former sultan palace and the famous forodhani fish market (another touristy place vibrant with all sorts of local sea food vendors); where you can enjoy evening taarab music, a genre of music unique to the east coast.

On top of all is the people of Zanzibar, calm and collected predominantly Muslims, modestly dressed and with firm faith that relaxes their hustle when the rest of the world struggles with contentment and indulge in too much pressure forgetting to live.