Zanzibar Experience

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If you are up for snorkeling, then there is no shortage of boats for hire to take you out to Timbatu island which is approximately 45 mins by boat, the snorkeling is great and on a bright sunny day the visibility is unbelievable. tip: the more people you get to hire the boat with you, the cheaper the trip will be. If it's your first few days there, be sure to wear a t-shirt while snorkeling, you dont want your holiday to be ruined by painful sunburn on your first day. There is a beautiful restaurant down the beach called White Sands, it is truly romantic and worth a sunset visit. The prices are above average but the service and food are worth it! At low tide you can walk all the way to Nungwi, but make sure you are willing to be there until the next low tide, otherwise you will have to catch a boat back to kendwa unless you are an excellent swimmer.

The breakfast at Paje by Night is the best! They have great coffee, fresh fruit juice and great omelettes each day. The barmen are extremely entertaining and very friendly and helpful.

As you get to the beach, turn left and walk down past Arabian Nights another 1km or so and you will see a sign for Chamu's restaurant. He is a local who has his own little "restaurant". If you go in the afternoon, you can choose your dinner from the menu and come back later in the evening to enjoy the exquisitely cooked food. The prices are better than reasonable and the portions are generous. He is a real character and can also arrange dolphin tours for a very reasonable price. Remember that the more people you recruit to go on this excursion, the cheaper it becomes.

You cant get any sunset photos from this side of the island, but you can get shots of the moon, it is normally very clear at night and you are bound to get a few good shots.

If you turn right at the beach, there is a little restaurant called Kinazi Upepo that is more commercial than Chamu's but also has great food at more expensive prices, but the atmosphere is great. We experienced the most power failures on this side of the island, but most establishments have their own generators and the locals are never hassled with the temporary lack of power.

Mosquitoes are quite a problem here, so don’t be shy with the mosquito repellant when you are outdoors, especially during sunrise and sunset.