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Laax Says: While staying on Pemba Island the thing to do is a day trip out to Misali. This is a small island off the west coast only an hour by small boat. The island is...
Pemba Clove Inn: Pemba's newest addition
Laax Says: We didn't stay here but did visit for meals and it looks very nice as it is a new hotel. Apparently with no website yet so it may be hard to find online. The...
Le Tavern: Small and basic, but central
husain Says: Being off season, and our trip being one that came up with little time to plan, we were booked at this hotel by our contact in Zanzibar.Pretty basic...
husain Says: A small and basic airport, which has daily flights connecting you to Unguja.The airlines that fly to Pemba are Zanair and Coastal, apart from some chartered...
rayston Says: Cheap overnight boat from Stone Town, Zanzibar Island. Book in advance, but beware of the touts who congregate around the port area - You don't need their help...
Check out the Political situation before you go
rayston Says: There are high political tensions in Zanzibar andPemba at times between the local, Independence-oriented party and the Tanzanian Govt. Atrocities are claimed on...
The daladala taxis are crazy-fast!
rayston Says: Some daladala (shared covered pick-up type taxi) drivers drive like they've got a plane to catch in the next few minutes. Grit your teeth and hope you don't end...
I found no real tourist traps in pemba
rayston Says: The closest thing I came to a "trap" was a daladala (covered pick-up type taxi) ride I took as the evening grew and I was too knackered to carry on cycling. The...
All of Pemba seems to be off the beaten track
rayston Says: Find somewhere on the map, hire a bicycle and ride there. It's the best way. I'm not into cycling holidays myself, but riding through some of the villages,...
rayston Says: The northern forest and getting there on a bicycle. Cycle to and then through the forest, then reach a fantastic white powdery sand beach that squeeks when you...
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The northern forest and getting there on a bicycle. Cycle to and then through the forest, then reach a fantastic white powdery sand beach that squeeks when you...
Q: Hi all, I am a solo traveller arriving in Pemba from Zanzibar for a week in Febrary (7th - 15th). My current thinking is to find...
A: Wow, not too many ask about Pemba, but nice to see some have the forethought to include it. It has been a while since my time there, but I can tell you that some of the...
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Pemba island is northenmost, out of the archipelago that makes up Zanzibar. Unlike Unguja, its more undulating, more green and with far less tourists. Though in season, many of its resorts are in...
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Pemba The Hilly, Green, Swahili Isle
Pemba was an unexpected delight. After an overnight boat journey from stone town, Zanzibar Island, on an old South African passenger ship (overcrowded, uncomfortable and full of these tiny...
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