Verani Beach Hotel: Pemba - Verani Beach Hotel - Visit at your peril!
TJS1 Says: I booked to stay one week here in Feb 2011, I paid a deposit in advance, and the balance in USD on arrival for 7 nights full board. I soon realised that there...
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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