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Zanzibar’s Persian and Omani Architectural Influence Walk through Stone Town’s narrow alleys for more than a few minutes and a pattern starts to emerge in the […]
Lamu’s Dhow-Building Tradition Explained On the seaward edge of Lamu Island, past the donkey paths and coral-stone alleys of the old town, a scatter of open-air […]
Mombasa’s Old Town: A Walking Heritage Tour Mombasa’s Old Town occupies only a small corner of Kenya’s second city, yet it holds more than four centuries […]
Vipingo and Kilifi: Kenya’s Emerging Coastal Escapes North of Mombasa, past the long-established resort strips of Nyali and Diani, Kenya’s coastline shifts into a stretch that […]
A Guide to Zanzibar’s Blue Safari Tours Ask a handful of returning Zanzibar visitors what their single best day on the island was, and a surprising […]
Fumba Peninsula, Zanzibar: A Quiet Coastal Retreat Thirty minutes south of Stone Town’s crowded alleys and rooftop bars, the coastline slows down considerably. Fumba Peninsula sits […]
Mafia Island Marine Park: Complete Visitor’s Guide South of Zanzibar, reached by a short flight rather than a road, Mafia Island remains one of the least […]
Coastal Swahili Cuisine: A Zanzibar and Mombasa Food Trail Swahili cooking is the product of a thousand years of Indian Ocean trade, condensed onto a single […]
Zanzibar’s Old Fort and Cultural Festivals Along Stone Town’s seafront, wedged between the House of Wonders and the harbour, a squat coral-stone fortress has spent three […]
Best Time to Visit the East African Coast Stretching from Kenya’s Lamu archipelago down through Zanzibar and Mafia Island to the southern Tanzanian coast, the East […]
Zanzibar’s Best Family-Friendly Beach Resorts Travelling to Zanzibar with children changes the calculus of where to stay considerably. A stretch of beach that photographs beautifully but […]
A Guide to Zanzibar’s Local Taxi and Tuk-Tuk Transport Getting around Zanzibar rarely involves a straightforward metered taxi ride. Between shared minibuses that fill up before […]