Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Stone Town, Spice Island & Jozani Forest Tours Trips & Safaris

(Zanzibar Island is located in the Indian Ocean, about 40 Kilometers. from the Tanzanian coast and 6° south of the equator. Zanzibar Island (is known locally as Unguja, but as Zanzibar internationally) is 96 km long and 32 km wide, occupying a total area of approximately 1040 square Kilometers)

 

Zanzibar Stone Town

Zanzibar Spice Island Tours

Zanzibar Jozani Forest Tours

---

 

Zanzibar Island Tours

Zanzibar Island Tours View Rates, Discounted Prices - Book & Save Now!

Zanzibar Island Tours are offered in Zanzibar Island - an archipelago made up of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands, and several islets.

 

Zanzibar Island is located in the Indian Ocean, about 40 kilometers from the Tanzanian coast and 6° south of the equator. Zanzibar Island (is known locally as Unguja, but as Zanzibar internationally) is 96 km long and 32 km wide, occupying a total area of approximately 1040 square kilometers.

 

Zanzibar Island has beautiful sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs and the magic of historic Stone Town - the only functioning ancient town in East Africa.

 

Zanzibar islands lie off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean. It is known as a jewel of the Indian ocean, and once, a city ruled by sultans, Zanzibar has been as connected to Arabia and other regions along the Indian Ocean as it has to Africa.

 

Zanzibar (pronounced /'zænz?b?r/) is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometers (15–30 miles) off the coast off the mainland. There are numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, informally referred to as "Zanzibar"), and Pemba.

 

Zanzibar was once a separate state with a long trading history within the Arab world; it united with Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964, and still enjoys a high degree of autonomy within the union.

The capital of Zanzibar, located on the island of Unguja, is Zanzibar City, and its old quarter, known as Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.

 

Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. It is still sometimes referred to as the Spice Islands (a term also associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia), because of the significance of its production of cloves, of which it used to be the world leader, and also nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper.

 

The ecology is of note for being the home of the endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus and the elusive Zanzibar Leopard. The word "Zanzibar" probably derives from the Persian Zangi-bar ("coast of the blacks"); it is known as Zanji-bar in Arabic.

 

 

---

---

---

 

Booking & Reservations for Zanzibar Stone Town, Spice Island & Jozani Forest Tours Trips & Safaris

Booking Office Tel: + 254 (0) 20 2437871

Mobile : 0721242711

Email: info@africanspicesafaris.com