Nungwi Beach

Zanzibar

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October 18th 2008
At 8:00am a small convoy of taxis came to pick us up at the camp site to take us to the foot ferry. Somehow I drew the short straw and was squashed into the smallest cab with three others and all our rucksacks. The cab was the size of a mini and had plastic seat covers which helpfully added to the enjoyable ride by making us stick to our seats with sweat - nice!!! We arrived at the foot ferry a ... read more

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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