I set out on a group overlanding safari with 'Absolute Africa' throughout Eastern and Southern Africa Kenya | Tanzania | Zanzibar | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Zambia | Botswana
In This Section | I travel in Zanzibar, North to Kendwa and Nungwi then South to StoneTown and Prison Island.
Zanzibar, zænzɪbɑːr/; Swahili: Zanzibar; Arabic: زِنْجِبَار, Zinjibār) is an autonomous region of Tanzania. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometers (16–31 mi) off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic center is Stone Town, a World Heritage Site.
Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. In particular, the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. For this reason, the Zanzibar Archipelago, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, is sometimes referred to locally as the "Spice Islands" Tourism in Zanzibar is a more recent activity, driven by government promotion that caused an increase from 19,000 tourists in 1985, to 376,000 in 2016. Wikipedia
