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SPICE TOUR
A wonderful opportunity to see spices like cloves,
Cinnamon, Black pepper, Nutmeg, turmeric root, actually growing
in the plantations. Other tropical fruits such as jack fruit,
custard, apple, Rambutan, Carambola can also be seen and tasted.
Furthermore you will see plants like the Henna bush, Lipstick
tree and Lemongrass. Finally you will visit the Kidichi Persian
Baths that were built by the first Sultan of Zanzibar named
Sultan Said Said bin Sultan in 1850 and Maruhubi Palace Ruins
built by the third Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said
Baraghash Bin Said in 1880 which were built especially for
housing 99 of his harem. Sensible shoes and hats are advisable.
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STONE TOWN TOUR
the three and half-hours tour starts at the House of
Wonder (the first long building and had had Electricity in east
Africa). We then proceed to the Sultan’s Palace which now is a
museum then to the Old Indian Dispensary, Livingstone House and
Market (opened 1904), Where local fruits and vegetables are
sold. The Anglican Church, (1873).Which was built on the site of
the old slave market), State House, and We pass Zanzibar Museum
(1925) no longer used. On our way, we pass, the High- court of
Zanzibar, Tip tipu House, the first British High Commission,
Jamituri garden, and we end our tour the old fort building (1698
– 1701)
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Dolphin Tour
Swimming and playing with dolphin is another wonderful
experience. Several dolphin groups are found around the island,
but mainly near the south tip. They follow boats and if you dive
in, with them they will swim and play around you. Good swimmers
will be able to get very close and even touch the dolphins. This
is a most rewarding half-day trip that can be arranged from most
parts of the island.
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Prison Island Tour
This small island, a few kilometers west of Zanzibar town has a
horrible history. Safely away from Unguja and yet always within
view of Zanzibar town, it was first used by an Arab slave
merchant to detain recalcitrant slaves. In the 1890s a General
Matthews bought the island and built what be intended as the
prison for Zanzibar. The building was, however, never used as
such. Later, it became a quarantine station for Zanzibar, Kenya,
Uganda and then Tanganyika. Today Prison Island is known for its
giant tortoises. It offers excellent views of Zanzibar town,
fine bathing and snorkeling. We can arrange for an excellent
boat captain to escort you. Be sure to have $1.00 to pay
admission to the park
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Jozani Forest
Tour
We encourage you to take at least a small walk through the
rainforest, which is uniquely beautiful and very peaceful. If
you have any doubts about other mammals having personality,
character and choice of behavior, make sure you spend enough
time in the rainforests to see the Red Colobus monkeys who shun
the cheap feasts provided by tourists along the road. Just as in
our human community, there are introverts and extroverts - or
normal people and showmen ~ the Red Colobus monkeys along the
road will do anything for a banana. Those that remain deeper in
the forest, however, maintain a shy dignity and a grace which is
poignantly beautiful.
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Tour to the
North
This trip leads you through the Mangapwani cave which
is a 30minute drive from Zanzibar town, upto 1911 the cave was a
secret hideout from which the slaves were illegaly led out to
the sea through a secret passage and then transported by dhow
after the official closure of the Slave Market in June 1873. The
tour then proceeds to Nungwi in the North of Zanzibar which is
an hours drive from the cave. Nungwi has crystal clear waters an
excellent place for diving, snorkelling, swimming and
sunbathing. As Zanzibar is a turtle conservation area you will
be able to see the natural turtle aquarium here. In this tour we
also take you to a site where local villagers build dhows and
boats todate using traditional tools.
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