Zanzibar City, Tanzania, has officially claimed the prestigious 2025 Travel Noire Award for Best International Vacation. The city captivates global travelers with its stunning beaches, rich cultural ...

Zanzibar, a former colony of Great Britain, is an island off the coast of Tanzania, located in East Africa. Under British rule the population of Zanzibar was divided between small but influential ...

A gleam of hope seems to have finally dawned on tourism in Zanzibar, as a seasoned industry player, Mr. Simai Mohammed Said, has been appointed as the new Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. In a ...

Zanzibar has a spice trade dating back to the 16th century, but today tourism is one of its main industries. Aben Rehan, from Mambo Poa Tours, cracks open a nutmeg seed.

In Stone Town–the oldest part of Zanzibar City–the hanging balconies, minarets, brass-studded doors and labyrinthine alleyways might have wafted from a genie’s lamp. Palm trees clatter and sway.

Waking up on the first glorious blue-sky day in balmy Zanzibar was like dying and rising in paradise. A panoramic view of the warm Indian Ocean rushed into focus as we meandered out of the brand-new ...

A plot of empty land on Zanzibar’s coast will soon become home to a new kind of settlement, according to entrepreneurs who ...

Zanzibar, an island off the coast of East Africa, is a melting pot with Portuguese, Arab, Indian, and East African influences. Cape Town-based photographer Gregor Röhrig traveled there in 2009 for ...