Zanzibar Beach

The Spice Islands- Zanzibar!

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March 23rd 2009
ZANZIBAR ISLAND So after all the wild animals in the national park, the truck drove us down to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania's busy capital. We were only here though to catch the ferry to Zanzibar one of the Spice Islands off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean. What an absolutely beautiful place and I recommend it to everyone. Stone town is in the South and it's where we spent o ... 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