Zanzibar

Chris McIntyre went to Africa in 1987, after reading physics at Queen's College, Oxford. He taught with VSO in Zimbabwe for almost three years and travelled extensively, before co-authoring the UK's first guide to Namibia and Botswana for Bradt Travel Guides. He now has three Bradt guides to his name: Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, and co-authors three others: Tanzania, Northern Tanzania and this guide, Zanzibar. Chris is also the managing director of Expert Africa, a leading tour operator to Africa. When not travelling and researching, he works with his specialist team to organise tailor-made trips and honeymoons to southern and eastern Africa - including these Tanzanian islands. Susie McIntyre has spent the last two decades promoting responsible global travel, both as a PR and marketing consultant, specialising in travel and tourism, and as an author and journalist. From Indian Ocean diving to cutting-edge conservation, community development to family travel and off-grid adventures, she is dedicated to thorough, on-the-ground research and works tirelessly to ensure the complexities of these archipelagos are accurately represented. With her husband and co-author, Chris McIntyre and their adventurous young children, she spends a significant amount of time travelling and researching in Africa to get her fix of the continent and ensure she remains totally abreast with developments.This edition has been updated with Philip Briggs, who has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town, and when he first visited Tanzania, bussing from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam then catching the Tazara Railway to Zambia. He has since returned to Tanzania and Zanzibar numerous times, among other things to research and author the first Bradt Guide to Tanzania, published in 1992, as well as all eight subsequent editions. Tanzania and Zanzibar aside, Philip is the author of more than 10 Bradt Guides and has visited more than two dozen African countries in total.

• Contents Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 History, Politics and Economy History, Politics and recent history, Economy Chapter 2 People and Culture People, Culture Chapter 3 Natural Environment Physical environment, Wildlife, The seas and shores of Zanzibar Chapter 4 Planning and Preparation When to visit, Highlights, Organised tours and tourist information, Red tape, Getting to Zanzibar, Getting around, Health, Crime and safety, What to take, Money and banking, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Watersports, Shopping, Media and communications, Business hours, Becoming involved PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 5 Zanzibar Town Getting around, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars, clubs and entertainment, Shopping, Other practicalities, Tour operators, What to see and do Chapter 6 Around Zanzibar Town: the West Coast and Offshore Islands Changuu, Chapwani and Bawe islands, Chumbe Island, The west coast: south of Zanzibar Town, The west coast: north of Zanzibar Town Chapter 7 Nungwi, Kendwa and the Far North Nungwi, Kendwa, Regional excursions Chapter 8 The Northeastern Coast from Matemwe to Chwaka Matemwe, Mnemba, Pwani Mchangani, Kiwengwa, Pongwe, Uroa, Chwaka Chapter 9 Jozani-Chwaka Bay and Surrounds Jozani-Chwaka Bay National, Around Jozani-Chwaka Bay, Ufufuma Forest Habitat, Dunga Ruins Chapter 10 Paje, Jambiani and the Southeast Coast Michamvi Peninsula, Bwejuu, Paje, Jambiani, Makunduchi, Kizimkazi Chapter 11 Pemba Highlights, Natural history and environment, Getting there and away, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Other practicalities, Activities, Chake Chake, South of Chake Chake, Wete, Ngezi Peninsula Chapter 12 Mafia Archipelago Natural environment, Climate, History, Economy, Religion and culture, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay and eat,Diving, Around Mafia Island, Islands around Mafia Chapter 13 Southern Tanzania Safaris Overview of your trip, Selous/Nyerere, Ruaha National Park Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Further Information Index