Silver Sands

Zanzibar Stone Town

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November 13th 2008
We left Snake park & drove all day east towards Dar Es Salaam, we camped at a remote site about 40 miles from the city. We had dinner & ended up playing drinking games for most of the night. We decamped early next morning & headed into Dar Es Salaam, then, drove to the Silver Sands hotel on the coast. We set up camp near the beach, & went for a swim in the Indian Ocean, the water was unusua ... 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