Island Paradise

Paradise in Zanzibar & Lake Malawi

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July 25th 2010
Zanzibar We left the campsite by the beach at the crack of dawn (nothing new here...anything after 5am was now considered a sleep in!) in order to catch the ferry. It was a fairly calm crossing which took just under 2 hours to get to Stonetown where we would spend our first night. Just after our arrival a group of us went on a Spice Tour - something the island is famous for, as ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more