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Stone Town of Zanzibar
The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban...
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Former palaces and Arab mansions along the twisting streets of Stone Town hint at a grander age for this port city on the western coast of Zanzibar. The Old Fort, built in the 1700s to fend off the... more » Former palaces and Arab mansions along the twisting streets of Stone Town hint at a grander age for this port city on the western coast of Zanzibar. The Old Fort, built in the 1700s to fend off the Portuguese, now hosts local performances, a café and an art gallery. Overstuffed bazaars lend an air of nonstop bustle. Mafia Island Marine Park sits just offshore, a haven for snorkeling the local reefs. Day tours visit working plantations where the island's legendary spices are grown. « less
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“Fantastic evening”

Mtoni Marine

4 of 5 stars
exkariba
SA
22 Dec 2009

We did not stay at the hotel but ate at the restaurant. The choice on the menu was more than adequate and in fact difficult to make a choice!! The managress for the evening, Natalie made a couple of...more

“Interesting and Different”

236 Hurumzi

4 of 5 stars
dsor
Cape Town
21 Dec 2009

We did not enjoy Stonetown (which is dirty, smelly and disintegrating) or Zanzibar for that matter, and cut our trip short. We weren't helped by the humidity or the fact that the island was enduring...more

“Worst Place I've ever been”

Coco De Mer Hotel

1 of 5 stars
Pip60
Edmonton, Canada
20 Dec 2009

This place is grotty, smells bad, and is quite possible the worst accomodation I've ever seen. There was no power on the island, so every hotel was running generators, but this hotel only ran it a...more

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Zanzibar visas 24 November 2009, 6 replies
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My college professor is planning a trip to Zanzibar 04 December 2009, 9 replies
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