Zanzibar

Zanzibar the ‘Spice Island' is a potent mix of history, legends and unique cultures, it captivated Dr Livingstone, who considered it 'the finest place I have known in all Africa'.

Zanzibar is visually stunning with beautiful beaches, unique forest reserves and plantations evergreen with fruit, vegetables and spices. The cosmopolitan population from a multitude of creeds and races echoes a colourful history of seafarers and explorers, of riches and tragedy, and of the dark stain of slavery.

Zanzibar has lured travellers to its shores for centuries. It is said that sailors smelt a scent of spice on the wind before their dhows beached on the white coral sand shores, and discovered a land quite distinct from any other. Together they created a cosmopolitan culture that added colour to an already hypnotic atmosphere.