Beach Holiday
ZANZIBAR, bAGAMOYO AND MAFIA
Zanzibar Beach Holidays
Popularly known as the Swahili spice Island and Swahili paradise, Zanzibar is a place to visit. Many of the safari enthusiasts coming to Tanzania for a wildlife safari prefer winding up their vacation in this beautiful paradise-like Island. Offering the world’s most beautiful white sandy beaches covering hundreds of miles, great accommodations, and historical sightings, Zanzibar Beach Holidays can be a great experience for you when visiting Tanzania. This island is part of the Zanzibar archipelago together with Pemba Island and many tiny islands whose historical flashback is one of a kind.
Take the time to enjoy diversity of activities while in Zanzibar. Your beach holiday safari offers you laid-back beach relaxation, cultural tours and history. The opportunities to explore the Swahili paradise are endless. You can visit the Old Stone Town, a midsize city with a diversity of cultures and history. The Sultan’s Palace offers a great deal of interests to food lovers and cultures. You could visit so many other interesting places such as the House of Wonders, Forodhani Food Markets or Darajani, to name a few.
• Palm trees
• Tropical weather
• Stunning coral reefs
• Friendly people
• Great services
• Delicious Swahili food
• Beautiful environment
• Azure blue Indian Ocean
• Crystal white sandy beaches
• Interesting cultural and historical background
The best time to visit Zanzibar is during the archipelago's dry season, and that is from July to September, the most popular time for most travellers. While December to mid-March and June till October are the best times to snorkeling. With temperatures ranging from 28°C to 34°C and plenty of sunshine, it's worth visiting at any time of year.
Once you pick a combination of a wildlife Safari and Zanzibar vacation, a light aircraft flight from Safari Capital City (Arusha) whose distance covers approximately 420 kilometers. While in Dar es Salaam, it will only take 20 minutes to get to Zanzibar by air.
• Arusha to Zanzibar: $ 299.35 (one way)
• Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar: $ 94.53 (one way)
• Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar: $ 367.62 (one way)
• Mountain Bike Tour
• Jozani Forest walking safari to a home of rare red colobus monkeys.
• Snorkeling and Scuba diving at one of the many great reefs
• Stone Town walking safari takes you to some local markets and former slave market.
• 30 minutes boating to Prisoner Island where slaves were being retained. Now converted to a home for some gigantic tortoises.
• Do a spice tour where you can walk through cinnamon, pepper, fruits, cloves, and nutmeg plantations.
• Cultural Tour where you can discover the normal but interesting culture of the locals.
• Snorkeling tour to the most popular snorkeling spot in Zanzibar known Mnemba Island.
Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the East African coast. Stone Town, on the main island of Unguja, often known as Zanzibar, is a historic trade town with Swahili and Islamic influences. Its twisting streets are lined with minarets, carved entrances, and 19th-century structures like the House of Wonders, a former sultan's residence. Nungwi and Kendwa in the north have long beaches surrounded with hotels.
Area: 2,461 km²
Population: 1,671,600 million (2020)
Official languages: Swahili, Arabic and English
Capital: Zanzibar City
Government: Federacy
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Bagamoyo
Situated to the North of the Business Capital city of Dar es Salaam is Bagamoyo. This historic slave harbor was recently classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in order to conserve and protect the remarkable Gothic and Afro-Arabic architecture of the colonial era. From its historical stand point, Bagamoyo deserves a considerable significance to world history, both as an entry point for Arab and European missionaries, explorers, and traders in East and Central Africa.
While in Bagamoyo, you can visit the Kaole ruins dating back to the 12th Century, a remarkable place thought to have been the earliest contacts of Islam with Africa. the Old Fort, built in 1860 to house slaves for transport to Zanzibar; the first Roman Catholic Church in East Africa, built around 1868 and used as a base to run a camp of approximately 650 freed slaves; the German colonial administration headquarters, the Boma, in the first capital of German East Africa; the Mission Museum displaying Bagamoyo’s history; and the Livingstone Memorial Church, among others. Bagamoyo’s white sand beaches are often considered to be among the greatest on the East African coast.
Mafia Island
The Mafia Island is such a great destination for those who wish to get away from all the busy life. An old-natural island is so welcoming with its beautiful beaches and few tourists in the area. The environment is laid-back, and the islanders are really welcoming.
Mafia Island is part of Tanzania’s Mafia Archipelago, in the Indian Ocean. Large swaths of the island’s southern coastline and surrounding waters are protected by the Mafia Island Marine Park. Within the park are many coral reefs, home to wildlife such as whale sharks and sea turtles. In the south, beaches include secluded Ras Kisimani, just across from Bwejuu Island. Popular Utende Beach edges onto Chole Bay
Because part of the island is ringed by mangroves, the deserted beaches aren’t as broad as those in Zanzibar, but they’re still lovely.
Please contact us for further information on how to add Mafia Island in your safari itinerary. A trip to Mafia Island can be paired with a visit to Zanzibar or the Pemba Archipelagos, or with a dream safari on the mainland.
