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Zanzibar
is in east Africa and is a part of Tanzania. Surrounded
by the Indian Ocean.
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 Zanzibar
Zanzibar is also called Mini Jamaica, it is
in union with Tanzania, it is about 25 kilometers
from the capital in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam.
Zanzibar's population is around 700.000, of
whom half them resides in Zanzibar city, also
called Stone Town.
They official languages is swahili and british.
Zanzibar is 90 kilometers long, and 40 kilometers
wide. The cost of living is very low.
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 People
on Zanzibar
Inhabitants on Zanzibar is incredible nice and
forthcoming.
A lot of them speaks english, and it is easy to
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 Stone
Town
Stone Town is the capital and old historical
center from Zanzibar city.
It is a compound between Indian, east african
and arabic culture, and numerous buildings from
colonial time.
There is the old part of town, very small streets,
white colonial houses and the small streets is
almost like a maze.
Green balconies, shady slums and impressive palaces.
On Zanzibar and Stone Town they really like big
and heavy wooden doors, proud Zanzibarian craftsmanship.
There is allot of mosques, shop and the residences,
it is no so difficult get a little lost. Creek
Road builds the boundary between the old city
and they new districts.
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 Pemba.
Pemba is a little island, no a long way
from Zanzibar. There is not a lot of tourists
even though the island has much to offer.
This i where some of the best sea fish in east
africa is caught. Diving among some amazing coral
reefs.
The capital is called Hake Hake that is homelike
and quietly.
You can also experience bullfights which are held
on Embay island.
The boat from Zanzibar to Embay is about 2-3 hours.
 Mafia.
The Mafia island
is a paradise for divers, it's a nice and relaxed
spot, with about 40.000 inhabitants.
Mafia is the biggest of the islands, incredible
with amazing nature.
Ask Rama the caretaker about diving spots on
the island.
Islands on Zanzibar.
www.zanzibar.net
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The
islands at Stone Town |
 Changu
Island - Jungle island.
Outside Zanzibar town is Changu
Island Island. In
the old days the rebellious slaves were banish
to the island.
A jungle island with nice beaches. There's around
50 giant turtles that lives on the island.
Take the boat from Stone Town.
 Prison
Island
Prison island is 15 min. with boat from Stone
Town. It's extremely small island, and is allot
of giant
turtles, there
is up to 200 years old.
A really good beach, and you can do some good
snorkeling.
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Tanzania.
Tanzania is one of the best places in
the world, to experience safari. The country has
some of the most famous national parks, like Serengeti
and Kilimanjaro, there's allot of exotic plants
and rainforest.
Tanzania went formed in 1964, where the countries
Zanzibar and Tanganyika were joined. Today is
country a highly visited, mostly by safari travelers
and people that climbs Kilimanjaro.
Look at the safari
page for more information.
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|  Dar
es Salaam - Capital
In the capital there is 3.000.000 inhabitants,
the primary languages is Swahili and English. Christianity
and islam are they largest religions.
The normal tourist season is in january and february,
where the hot and dry weather is most comfortable.
Dar es Salaam
has a
good nightlife. There
is a
lot of cinemas,
nightclubs, casinos, and allot of hotels.
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National
parks and safari
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 Ngorongoro
National Park
They two rain season is march, april,
may and october, november that makes it hard to
go along in the national parks.
By
the foot of
Ngorongoro is four luxurious
safari-lodges, and a
cheaper
lodge. On the crater is a
camp, because you can't camp in the actual park.
National
parks in Tanzania.
www.tanzaniaparks.com
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 Serengeti
National Park
The rain season is the
same as in Ngorongoro march,
april, may,
october and
november.
And
most of the animal has gone to Kenya and other
places , when the dry season is peaking.
Serengeti has
enormous crowds
of gnus, beyond
a
million. Thousands
of the gnus gets eaten,
either
because
they
can't be
keep up with the heard or
because
they
stumble and get injured.
In Serengeti you can also try balloon safari.
From
Arusha to
Serengeti there's
210 kilometers in Jeep. Another
alternative
is
to fly to
Serona.
National parks in Tanzania
www.tanzaniaparks.com
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 Safari
Vi have
contact
to Blue
Lagoon Tours & Safaris Ltd.
a safari company
in Jambiani, with
safari in Tanzania.
Se
the
safari
page
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 Kilimanjaro
They
best months to
climb mount
Kilimanjaro is
january, february
and september.
It is not recommend
to climb mount
Kilimanjaro in the two
rain seasons, from
march to
june and
from
october to
december.
Nature
Mount
Kilimanjaro has
extraordinary nature. As you climb
up the mountain, you
meet many various
kinds
nature.
At
the foot of the mountain there is savanna.
Further up you meet rainforest, higher up there
is low vegetation, when you get
to where the trees stop growing.
The last climb to the top is
tundra and ice.
 The
climb
On
the ascent you
sleep in mountain lodges.The
lodges have beds,
you have to bring
your own sleeping bag
On the mountain
there is
two
hotels, a
lot of tourists
use it as a base camp.
Mount Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro
The Airport
In the middle of
Arusha and Moshi is
Kilimanjaro's international's airport.
Here is various
flight companies, foreign
and domestic.
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Weather
on Zanzibar.
The weather is very good, almost
all year around.
Sun and
rain.
Zanzibar has
idealistic
vacation
weather the
whole year around. The warm weather is
often dimmed
from
the ocean breeze
from the sea.
Zanzibar is
close to equator, therefore
is hot
the whole
year. There's average
of 7-8 hours
sun every
day on Zanzibar.
Rain season.
The
rain season
is
from 21 March
to 21 June
and in november. |
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Weather
Statistics. |
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| Average
temp. |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
28 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
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rain days. |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
5 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
| Night
temp. |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
25 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
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Water
temperature. |
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| Average
temp. |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
May |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
Oct |
NOV |
DEC |
| 27 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
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 Beaches
Zanzibar have some of the
best beaches,
there's 25 beaches
on Zanzibar. They
are encircled
by the coral reef.
Long and white
beaches with very fine
sand.
There
is several spots
on the island
you can sail
out to the coal reef,
and experience
some of the best diving in the world, both snorkeling
and real diving.
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 Jozani
rainforest.
You can visit the Jozani
rainforest. Here can
you can experience
special palms and very
nice nature, red silk
monkeys and Columbus monkeys a
monkey species, that
only
reside
på Zanzibar.
It's easy to
spot the monkeys
Jozani Imagine is
a part
from
a eco-friendly project.
The people from the villages works as guides.
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 Forests
and woodland.
A small percentage of Zanzibar forest remains,
it is mostly farms and plantations.
The main forest areas are Jozani forest, Unguja
and Ngezi forest, Kiyuu forest on Pemba island and
Masingini forest in the north Zanzibar.
They have tall trees with buttressed roots and ferns
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 Coral
reefs on Zanzibar.
The coral reefs
on Zanzibar is
constructed
over millions of year,
by small coral animals.
Around
the coral reef is about 600 various
coral animals, and then a
couple of thousands
species of fish.
When coral animal die, their remains stay, and
as the remains stick together, it becomes coral.
On top of the old corals, comes new ones, and
so the coral reef grows, about 2 inches a year.
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Lionfish |
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| Blue-Stripe
Snapper |
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Soldier
fish |
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Diving
Zanzibar is reputed to have some of the best diving
in the world, and the coral reef structures that
surrounds Unguja and Pemba, ensure that the marine
life is abundant.
Good visibility (60 - 200 feet) and a year-round
average water temperature of 80 degrees ensure that
you enjoy your Zanzibar diving experience.
Diving schools on Zanzibar.
www.zanzibartourism.com
Good
diving places.
www.africanencounters.com
You can ask Rama our caretaker,
he also knows where the good schools and diving
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 Animals.
There is almost none dangerous animal on Zanzibar
you may see small snakes, in the rainforest
Chameleons
are found on invest on Zanzibar. Jozani you can
find black and gold frogs.
Mongoose ice frequently seeing crossing the road,
they are very slowly.
You meet geckos allot, they are innocent and scared
of people.
Zanzibar Land Animals Park
A few kilometers west of Jozani forest, on the
road to Kizimkazi, you will find
ZALA Park, that is like a zoo with pens and compounds,
mostly reptiles, it is a very good place for kids.
ZALA is one of the places you can observe snakes
and lizards up close.
Zala
Park
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 Fishing
The largest profession on Zanzibar is
fishing, the boat the fishermen use is called
a Dhow.
It
is often you can see the fishermen bring there
catch up on the beach, so you can get real close
and see the different kinds.
Sometimes
they have races in the dhow's.
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 Food
and fruit.
On Zanzibar there is allot of seafood,
lobster, kingfish, squid, shrimps.
There
is many different vegetables, often coconut and
there is plenty opportunity to get vegetarian
food.
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Zanzibar
Cultural Festival.
Every year in july the Zanzibar Cultural Festival
takes place, where participants from whole world
comes to experience the culture of Tanzania.
In the little city Makunduchi, south of Zanzibar
city, is the Mwakakogwa festival between july and
august, it is a festival to celebrate a good harvest. |
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 Public
transport.
The public busses on Zanzibar is called
Dala Dala's
Taxi's is allot more comfortable, from Stone Town.
to Jambiani a taxi costs about 40$
You can also rent bicycle/scooter
or car.
Money.
Currency on Zanzibar is called schilling.
1000 schilling is about 1$
It is a good idea to have some cash when you arrive.
In Stone Town. there is ATM's.
Banks.
There 3 different banks in Stone Town, and alot
of ATM's.
Price example.
Soda and and beer:
1$
Restaurant meal: 4$
Hospital
and Chemist's.
There is a hospital in Stone Town. Nordic
Clinic, Valhalla House 30
E -mail: nordic@raha.com
Tel. 05160 0274 |
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 A
nice place for kids.
The
beaches on Zanzibar is very good for kids, likewise
is the people very friendly, and the is almost no
crime on Zanzibar.
 Internet.
Communications from the island are easily accessible,
allot of internet cafes who also provide telephonic
facilities.
Cell phone.
International cell phone roaming is also available.
Power:
Electricity 220 - 240 V AC, 50 Hz |
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