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  • nakupenda

1. Nakupenda Beach

1,226
Beaches
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By 537nordin
Amazing sandbank in the middle of water, beautiful beach with clean water and smooth sand Great lunch, 🐠 🍤 🐙 Conta...

2. Prison Island - Changuu Private Island

4,032
Islands
By 724christieb
A fun boat ride out to the island, blessed with beautiful weather and crystal blue waters, the trip to the island was...
  • Hidden Treasures

3. Stone Town

764
Historic Walking Areas
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By V2676GXarnolds
you Erick for recommending Suleiman as our guide,very helpful local guide with lot of knowledge +255624097961 for any...
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4. Jambo Spice Farm

38
Farms
By Shellmom1
We had the pleasure of having Saeed as our tour guide and he was extremely knowledgeable about the plants and spices.
  • Anglican Cathedral

5. Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral

652
Churches & Cathedrals
By 365marnieb
The museum is done very well, just plan to take your time to read and digest it all.
  • Tangawizi Spice Tours Entrance

6. Tangawizi Spice Farm

285
Shopping Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours
By Marlies5737
The tour guide was very knowledgeable, the farm was well maintained and the fruit tasting at the end was lovely.

7. Forodhani Gardens

1,868
Parks • Gardens
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By adeyemio2017
... line up the shore barrier with an excellent blast of sea breeze that makes for a good serene evening/night stroll.
  • Darajani Bazaar

8. Darajani Bazaar

325
Flea & Street Markets
By Escape-overseas
Vibrant and colourful as the locals, and a few tourists, barter for produce and just about everything under all in on...
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9. Freddie Mercury Museum

746
Speciality Museums
  • Inside the cathedral

10. Christ Church Cathedral

201
Historic Sites • Churches & Cathedrals
By JohanVanGreuning
It is built on the site of the former slave market to commemorate the end of slavery with the altar built at the slav...
  • DCMA's logo

11. Dhow Countries Music Academy

70
Theatres

12. The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)

769
Ancient Ruins
  • Palace sideview

13. Palace Museum (Beit al-Sahel)

496
History Museums
  • ‪House of Wonders (Beit-el-Ajaib)‬

14. House of Wonders (Beit-el-Ajaib)

654
Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

15. Hamamni Persian Baths

138
Ancient Ruins
By DanielleE1175
The guide gave us insight on the history and was well educated, we asked him many questions about current political p...
  • Old dispensary - view and inside

16. Old Dispensary

80
Architectural Buildings

17. Princess Salme Museum at Emerson on Hurumzi

33
History Museums
  • Henna work, originally $25

18. Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery

18
Art Galleries
  • Shakti Temple 4

19. Shakti Temple

35
Religious Sites
  • Peace Memorial exterior

20. Peace Memorial Museum (Beit el Amani)

36
History Museums
  • kelele square nearby beach

21. Kilele Square

24
Points of Interest & Landmarks
  • Friendly Taxi & Tours

22. Friendly Taxi & Tours

326
Cultural Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours
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By mariahL8885RU
EXCELLENT!!! Thank you for everything Luku! Really great service and always on time From the pick up till the drop of...
  • The trips back to italy from the airport Zanzibar with Mr OTHMAN ,it was very amassing

23. Zan Island Taxi

315
Taxis & Shuttles
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By 158zk
Mr. Othman is fantastic: Professional, Knowledgeable about the island, clean cars with A/C, and fairly priced.
  • cooking classes

24. Zanzibar Traditional Cooking Class

91
Cooking Classes
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By 789aishaw
What an amazing cooking class, i would recommend this class to anyone,food is fantastic amaizingly yummy
  • Ally Jape on a tour with a group of students explaining the famous Zanzibar doors

25. Tourguide Zanzibar

167
City Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours
By O4567VXanthonyw
Ally can adapt the visit to suit your requirements and can cater to all visitors young and old.

26. Ztrans

264
Taxis & Shuttles
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By FrankK3176
... trip, always on time, helpfull staff, great and reliable service for reasonable rates, highly recommend, must boo...
  • Zanzitaxi

27. Zanzitaxi

252
Taxis & Shuttles
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By travelgeek365
From then on, each trip and tour we took with Zanzitaxi daily was truly amazing.They have well maintained cars with A...

28. Omar Tours & Travel

183
Cultural Tours • Boat Tours
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By P1221HFmartas
Trustworthy, always on time, always as expected, funny, professional, multilanguage team is simply the best 🙂
  • Zanzibar, East Coast - Cows on the Beach

29. Amo Zanzibar Tours & Safaris

185
Private Tours
By lbP5511KL
We did a cycling tour to a spice farm - amazing! Osman was a great guide and the bike ride was very fun (though chall...
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30. Aromas of Zanzibar

313
Speciality & Gift Shops
By 844henrietter
Great shop if you're looking for some unique and well-made gifts, it has a lovely selection of bags, purses, wallets,...
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