Sunset in Stone Town

Welcome to Zanzibar

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July 9th 2006
We arrived in Zanzibar in the late afternoon on Thursday, July 6th. Ryan's connections with the chef at Chef's Pride, in Dar had arranged for us to be picked up from the port and directed to a nice hotel in the middle of Stone Town called the Pyramid Hotel. After checking in we explored the area, and ate a late lunch. Later in the evening we checked out the fish markets which had an assortment ... 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