Zanzibar
Stone Town
Coral-stone alleys, carved doors and a seafront market that starts at dusk.
- Carved door walking tour
- Forodhani night market
- Former slave market memorial
Best timeYear-round
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Where the safari ends and the ocean begins
Zanzibar is the natural counterweight to a week of early starts and dusty tracks. Stone Town is a working Swahili port with centuries of trade in its architecture; the north and east coasts are as good as beaches get in the Indian Ocean.
Avoid the long rains in April and May. June to October is dry and breezy; December to February is hot and calm.
Parks & regions
Each with its own character, wildlife and season.
Zanzibar
Coral-stone alleys, carved doors and a seafront market that starts at dusk.
Best timeYear-round
Tours
Expeditions
10 Days / 9 NightsTanzania · Zanzibar
The northern circuit followed by five nights on the Zanzibar coast.
From US$4,000
View tripZanzibar
The north tip, where the tide barely retreats and the sunsets face west.
Best timeJune – October, December – February
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Zanzibar
The last stand of Zanzibar's endemic red colobus monkey, on a boardwalk through mangroves.
Best timeYear-round
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