Posts Tagged ‘Travel in Zanzibar’
Zanzibar Island Dive Sites
Diving is becoming more popular in Zanzibar as the word spreads of the excellent sites on offer. The water is shallower and calmer than at Pemba and visibility is good. At present most of the sites are on the West side of the island and the East is largely unexplored. Read the rest of this entry »
Historical Sites of Zanzibar
Shirazi Dimbani Mosque Remains
Found near Kizimkazi in the south of the island this mosque contains the oldest inscription found in east Africa-from AD 1107. The mosque has been given a tin roof and is still used.
Mvuleni Ruins
These are in the north of the island and are the remains of the Portuguese attempt to colonize Zanzibar.
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