A real treasure of Zanzibar, anywhere you look at, you can find this wonderfully carved doors. You can see old and new doors, little and huge. Take your time and wonder around and, if you dare, cross the doors and meet the people inside; they are friendly and helpful.
Written Nov 12, 2002
A satellite dish is quite a common vision around Stonetown. Livestock is that rare either. But, this combination is quite unique...
Written Feb 11, 2003
The pace is much slower here. Anywhere you go everyone seems to take things easy and relax... Here's a picture of a couple of workers in a spice farm
Written Feb 7, 2003
Stone Town was recently and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. You can see details of this at:
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/173.htm
Written Nov 12, 2002
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Stone Town was recently and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. You can see details of this at:http://whc.unesco.org/sites/173.htm
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Q: Are 3 days is Zanzibar enough to enjoy the town? Thank you all in advance.

A: If you only want to visit the capital city I think that they're enough. Donpt miss the old town (Stone Town), and the market. Cheers gmg
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Stone Town is the story of Zanzibar itself. Old wooden Omani doors open up into huge cavernous buildings full of families that fear their collapse during the rainy season. British colonial...
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Zanzibar Town or Stone Town is the cultural and historical heart of Zanzibar. Stone Town, locally known as Mji Mkongwe, meaning old town is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. At Zanzibar Africa meets the...
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Stone Town or Zanzibar Town is a magnificent place to visit. It has UNESCO World Heritage status. This town was shaped by so many cultures over years, and it is most probably that what makes it so...
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I visited Zanzibar with two couples and had a wonderful time! It is one of those places that you can visit as a single female with no problems, and no one staring at you. The people were great, the......
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