If you are looking at visiting one of the Indian Ocean African Islands, here’s a comparison of Zanzibar vs Mauritius! I will be breaking it down into several different categories and sharing my opinion, based on my experience, of the two!
When it comes to safety in a destination, it’s obviously always important to trust your instinct and use your own initiative. I personally try to avoid any situations that might put me in danger or at risk. (Outside of adrenaline and adventure activities!). If you are wondering, is Zanzibar safe for solo female travellers, I…
Zanzibar is a popular destination that many people doing a safari on mainland Tanzania will tag on to the end of their itinerary for a few days. I went JUST to Zanzibar for 9 nights/10 days. I did a mixture of exploring and relaxing. As a minimum, I would suggest at least doing 6 nights….
Before travelling to Zanzibar, I didn’t really have much of an idea when it came to how much I would need to budget for. In this post, I share my 10-day trip budget breakdown including the different prices for various elements of my trip. From accommodation costs, transport, tours and food and drink.
I originally wasn’t planning on doing a spice tour in Zanzibar. However my hotel in Paje had a combined Jozani Forest trip with a spice farm tour, so I thought I might as well check it out. Zanzibar is known as the ‘spice island’ after all! I’m so glad I did because it turned out…
A unique thing to do in Paje, Zanzibar is to take a tour of Mwani Zanzibar. Mwani is the Swahili word for ‘seaweed’ so Mwani Zanzibar is sometimes referred to as the Paje seaweed center. It’s a great way of learning about seaweed farming in Zanzibar and one of the island’s biggest exports! Here’s what…