Zanzibar makes no demands on the visitor, and that is a major attraction. You are free to do what you came to do–laze by the sea.

Zanzibar, a major port in the old spice trade, has welcomed travelers for millennia, and its mixture of Arab, Indian, and East African influences is tangible in its architecture, culture, and food.

Zanzibar has long been popular among travellers in need of respite, with the Tanzanian island’s turquoise waters and palm-fringed beaches providing the ideal environment for weary adventurers to ...

Zanzibar, a major port in the old spice trade, has welcomed travelers for millennia, and its mixture of Arab, Indian, and East African influences is tangible in its architecture, culture, and food.

As Zanzibar continued to grow into a commercial empire, with wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, Stone Town had, for its time, the components of a modern city.