{"id":19276,"date":"2013-10-14T07:52:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T05:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=19276"},"modified":"2026-10-03T08:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T06:32:16","slug":"att-resa-till-zanzibar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling to Zanzibar \u2013 paradise beaches, Stone Town and giant tortoises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-688036709\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated: October 2026<\/em> | Traveling to Zanzibar was never really part of our plan. We had traveled to Kenya over Christmas and New Year 2007\/2008, but after the unrest in connection with the election, the trip took a completely different turn. We left Kenya, continued through Tanzania and finally ended up in Zanzibar. There were paradise beaches, extreme tides, boat trips, giant turtles and the occasional unexpected encounter.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Efter_Tanga_%E2%80%93_lokalbuss_till_Dar_es_Salaam\" >After Tanga \u2013 local bus to Dar es Salaam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#En_adress_pa_en_papperslapp\" >An address on a piece of paper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Middag_med_varldens_hjalparbetare\" >Dinner with the world&#039;s aid workers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Forsta_klass_till_Zanzibar_%E2%80%93_trodde_vi\" >First class to Zanzibar \u2013 we thought<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Paradisstrand_pa_Zanzibar\" >Paradise beach in Zanzibar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Julkulor_och_nya_bekantskaper\" >Christmas balls and new acquaintances<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Vidare_mot_Stone_Town\" >Onward to Stone Town<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Vilse_bland_granderna_i_Stone_Town\" >Lost in the alleys of Stone Town<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#%E2%80%9DNo_problem_Its_my_island%E2%80%9D\" >\u201d&quot;No problem! It&#039;s my island&quot;\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Jatteskoldpaddor_pa_Prison_Island\" >Giant tortoises on Prison Island<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Zanzibar_blev_nagot_helt_annat_an_vi_tankt_oss\" >Zanzibar turned out to be something completely different than we imagined.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Bra_att_veta_infor_en_resa_till_Zanzibar\" >Good to know before a trip to Zanzibar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/att-resa-till-zanzibar\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_oplanerad_resa_till_Zanzibar\"><\/span>An unplanned trip to Zanzibar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we traveled to East Africa, we had not planned to visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/restips\/afrika\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/strong> We had booked cheap flights to Nairobi and packed our backpacks, but after the elections in Kenya in December 2007, serious unrest broke out. We eventually left the country and crossed the border into Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was long before the days when you always had the internet and Google Maps in your pocket. Our Lonely Planet was about Kenya and of course we didn&#039;t have a guidebook for Tanzania. We simply continued on and ended up first in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/10\/tanga-tanzania\/\"><strong>Tanga<\/strong><\/a>, where we stayed for a few days at a wonderful overlander place by the sea.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-299146529\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-741474701 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-4096777115\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-163026870\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider741474701 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-741474701\" );$freedslider741474701.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider741474701.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider741474701.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider741474701.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider741474701.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"T\u00e4lt i Tanzania\" class=\"wp-image-47777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1-1200x673.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/T\u00e4lt-i-Tanzania-1.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peaceful accommodation by the beach in Tanga.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Efter_Tanga_%E2%80%93_lokalbuss_till_Dar_es_Salaam\"><\/span>After Tanga \u2013 local bus to Dar es Salaam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a few days in Tanga we continued south by local bus towards Dar es Salaam. This was still the time when we traveled with a guidebook in our backpack \u2013 and our Lonely Planet was unfortunately about Kenya. We had no smartphone, no Google Maps and no way to quickly google a hotel. However, someone had given us a piece of paper with an address in Dar es Salaam. That was pretty much our entire plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bus journey took many hours and somewhere along the way there was a pee break. Everyone simply got off and disappeared a few meters into the grass and bushes next to the road. The women had long skirts and managed to do it all surprisingly discreetly. I myself had pants on and was very grateful that I didn&#039;t have to pee much. 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Almost as soon as the bus stopped, people started to come out. A man ran towards us with a carved wooden chair and shouted <em>\u201d&quot;Mzungu! Mzungu!&quot;\u201d<\/em> while he was trying to sell it to us. Exactly why two newly arrived backpackers with large backpacks would want to buy a wooden chair was a bit unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_adress_pa_en_papperslapp\"><\/span>An address on a piece of paper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We grabbed our backpacks, found a taxi and showed the driver the address on our piece of paper. He drove us to a quiet residential area with large houses and hedges. At the right address there was a gate and a guard. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-663103184\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1034693070\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The taxi disappeared. And then came the question: <strong>\u201d&quot;Which organization are you from?&quot;\u201d<\/strong> Organization? That&#039;s when we realized that this was probably no ordinary hotel. But we were standing there with our backpacks, without internet, without a guidebook to Tanzania and without a plan B. At the time, I was working with public health issues in Sweden and got this out of me: <strong>\u201dSwedish public health.\u201d<\/strong> It worked. We were let in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12722.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Middag_med_varldens_hjalparbetare\"><\/span>Dinner with the world&#039;s aid workers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were given a room and asked if we wanted to join the dinner that evening. 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At least we had first class.<\/p><div class=\"freed-stor-banner-plats-14 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1960138035\"><div id=\"freed-slider-88782\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2048777750 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1007772509\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale 588x588px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-382024772\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-XL-588x588px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2048777750 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2048777750\" );$freedslider2048777750.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2048777750.unslider({ delay:5000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2048777750.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2048777750.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2048777750.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we saw the boat. It was open. There was no first class. There was no second class. There was a boat\u2026 And with it we left Dar es Salaam behind and set out across the sea towards Zanzibar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown.jpg\" alt=\"Helena\" class=\"wp-image-47792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stonetown-1200x674.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paradisstrand_pa_Zanzibar\"><\/span>Paradise beach in Zanzibar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first we lived on a paradise beach a good distance from Stone Town. Now, almost 20 years later, when we have gone through our old photographs and tried to reconstruct the trip, there is much to suggest that it was in <strong>Paje on the east coast of Zanzibar<\/strong>. However, we haven&#039;t been able to figure out exactly which small accommodation we stayed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12731.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And maybe it doesn&#039;t matter that much. What we remember is the beach. White sand, palm trees and warm turquoise water \u2013 exactly that stereotypical image of Zanzibar that you almost suspect is too beautiful to be true. But here it was real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1372\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vackra Zanzibar!\" class=\"wp-image-33459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-433x243.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-590x332.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-1-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1372px) 100vw, 1372px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12741-3.jpg\" alt=\"Tanzania, Zanzibar\" class=\"wp-image-65165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12741-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12741-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12741-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12741-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12741-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When the whole sea disappeared<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most fascinating thing was the tides. The beaches on the east coast of Zanzibar are very shallow and the difference between high and low tide can be enormous. At low tide the sea receded so far that it almost looked like it had disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12730.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12739.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were able to walk far out over the exposed seabed and a few hours later order was restored and the water was back in. It is still one of the things we most clearly associate with Zanzibar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12737.jpg\" alt=\"Tanzania, Zanzibar\" class=\"wp-image-65162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12737.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12737-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12737-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12737-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12737-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those traveling here to swim, it&#039;s good to know the tides. On many beaches along the east coast, you can&#039;t just step out and swim at any time of day. On the other hand, the change is part of the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12757.jpg\" alt=\"Tanzania, Zanzibar\" class=\"wp-image-65164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12757.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12757-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12757-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12757-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12757-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Julkulor_och_nya_bekantskaper\"><\/span>Christmas balls and new acquaintances<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was Christmas and New Year&#039;s Eve when we were in Zanzibar, although the Christmas spirit may not have really set in between the palm trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least there was a Christmas tree at a restaurant near our place. There we met a French woman who was working as an aid worker somewhere in Africa and was now on leave. She was a colorful person, to say the least, and at some point Christmas baubles started to be thrown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12769.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why? No idea anymore. We still have the photographs and that should be enough proof that it actually happened...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a bit of that kind of trip. We didn&#039;t have a detailed plan and met people who were in the middle of different adventures themselves. After the drama in Kenya, it was also nice to just stop for a few days and enjoy the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12771.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vidare_mot_Stone_Town\"><\/span>Onward to Stone Town<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the beach life, we headed back towards Stone Town. Here too, we did some travel archaeology among our old photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We remember a charming seaside accommodation, with a pool, thatched bungalows and a fantastic setting on a small bay. After some detective work we think it may have been back then <strong>Hakuna Matata Beach Lodge in Chuini<\/strong>, just north of Stone Town. We are not 100% sure and after almost 20 years we are not going to pretend to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1371\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-541x304.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania-1-433x243.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1371px) 100vw, 1371px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bungalows not too far from stonetown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, we remember that we were lucky with our room. Our bungalow was located farthest from the water, with a large veranda where you could sit and look out over the sea. After the much simpler accommodations we had had earlier on the trip, it felt like pure luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12778-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Tanzania, Zanzibar\" class=\"wp-image-65166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12778-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12778-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12778-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12778-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12778-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Own bungalow at the edge of the sea! What a luxury!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"316958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12805-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"316938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"316957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12776.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12808.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, the sunsets here were absolutely magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5.jpg\" alt=\"Solnedg\u00e5ng i Afrika\" class=\"wp-image-47793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zanzibar-5-1200x672.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12856.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12860.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vilse_bland_granderna_i_Stone_Town\"><\/span>Lost in the alleys of Stone Town<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, we also spent time in Stone Town, the historical heart of Zanzibar. Here the environment is completely different from the paradise beaches, with a maze of narrow alleys, old stone houses, beautifully carved doors and small shops. We thought the best way to discover the city was to simply walk around and see where we ended up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stone Town has been shaped by centuries of trade and encounters between Swahili, Arab, Indian and European cultures. The historic city has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. It also contains traces of Zanzibar&#039;s dark history as an important center for the slave trade in East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12875.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then of course there is the connection to <strong>Freddie Mercury<\/strong>. The Queen singer was born here in 1946 as Farrokh Bulsara and spent part of his childhood in Zanzibar. Of course, we couldn&#039;t help but notice that connection and ended up at, among other things, <strong>Mercury&#039;s<\/strong>, a waterfront bar and restaurant named after him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is precisely this combination that makes Stone Town so interesting. Zanzibar is not just white beaches and turquoise waters. A few kilometers from the beach resorts lies a city with a long, complicated and fascinating history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12794.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9DNo_problem_Its_my_island%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201d&quot;No problem! It&#039;s my island&quot;\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the stories from Zanzibar that we still laugh about started when we became curious about an island off the coast where giant tortoises were said to live. We asked a man at our accommodation if it was possible to arrange an excursion there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We understood him to be the owner of the accommodation, but we no longer know exactly what role he had. He chuckled anyway and replied: <strong>\u201d&quot;No problem! It&#039;s my island.&quot;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What he really meant by that, we still don&#039;t know. Did he own anything there? Was he involved in the business? Or was it just his way of expressing himself? It was a boat trip anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jatteskoldpaddor_pa_Prison_Island\"><\/span>Giant tortoises on Prison Island<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that we have retrieved the photographs again, we have been able to identify the island as <strong>Changuu Island<\/strong>, considerably more famous among visitors who <strong>Prison Island<\/strong>. It is located just outside Stone Town and is primarily known for its Aldabra giant tortoises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we really did see giant tortoises. In the pictures, Peter is standing with enormous tortoises, and it&#039;s almost only now that we see the photographs again that we realize how big they actually were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1204\" height=\"803\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor.jpg\" alt=\"J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor\" class=\"wp-image-47791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor.jpg 1204w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/J\u00e4ttesk\u00f6ldpaddor-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter with Mr (or Mrs?) turtle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also walked around the island, among greenery and strange coral cliffs, and watched the sea retreat over the shallow bottom. It was a short day trip, but an experience that still remains in the memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12845.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12851.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/batch_SSM12854.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zanzibar_blev_nagot_helt_annat_an_vi_tankt_oss\"><\/span>Zanzibar turned out to be something completely different than we imagined.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strange thing is that none of this should have happened. We were supposed to be traveling in Kenya. We weren&#039;t going to Tanzania and definitely not to Zanzibar. Yet here we ended up, after local buses, a border crossing, an impromptu stop in Tanga, an address on a piece of paper in Dar es Salaam and finally a ferry across the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe that&#039;s why we still remember Zanzibar so fondly. The island was of course amazing in itself, but it was also the end of an intense and unpredictable journey. After everything that had happened, it was quite wonderful to sit under a palm tree and realize that the biggest problem at the moment was that the sea had disappeared due to the low tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12760-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tanzania, Zanzibar\" class=\"wp-image-65167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12760-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12760-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12760-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12760-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSM12760-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helena enjoys it very much!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container faktaruta uagb-block-37494140 default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bra_att_veta_infor_en_resa_till_Zanzibar\"><\/span>Good to know before a trip to Zanzibar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zanzibar is an archipelago belonging to Tanzania. The largest island is called <strong>Unguja<\/strong>, although colloquially it is often just called Zanzibar. Stone Town is located on the west coast of Unguja and is a nice contrast to the beach resorts around the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Zanzibar?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can fly directly to Zanzibar International Airport or travel via mainland Tanzania. There are also passenger ferries from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar. We chose the ferry, as we were already on the mainland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which part of Zanzibar should you stay in?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It depends a lot on what type of trip you want. The east coast, with Paje and Jambiani for example, attracts with long white beaches and large tidal differences. Northern Zanzibar is popular for swimming and holidaying, while Stone Town is suitable for those who want to experience history, city life and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to combine <strong>beach + Stone Town<\/strong>, just like we did ourselves. The two environments show completely different sides of Zanzibar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does the tide affect swimming?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the east coast in particular, the difference between high and low tide can be dramatic. At low tide, the sea can recede hundreds of meters from the shore. Please check the tide table if it is important for you to be able to swim at a certain time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Stone Town worth visiting?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, not least because Zanzibar is so much more than beaches. Stone Town is a World Heritage Site and has a unique blend of Swahili, Arabic, Indian and European history and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you visit Prison Island?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, Changuu\/Prison Island is located outside Stone Town and is visited on boat trips. The island is especially famous for its large tortoises. For us it was one of the most memorable excursions of the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you need a visa to Zanzibar?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zanzibar belongs to Tanzania and the same entry rules apply as for Tanzania. As visa and entry regulations can change, you should check the current rules before traveling and not assume how it worked on a previous visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you need special travel insurance for Zanzibar?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes, this is a significant change since our trip.<\/strong> Foreign visitors must now have Zanzibar&#039;s mandatory <em>Inbound Travel Insurance<\/em>, even if you already have your own travel insurance. The Zanzibar Insurance Corporation currently quotes the price at USD 44 per adult. Always check the current rules and price before departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the best time to travel to Zanzibar?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zanzibar is a year-round destination, but the weather varies throughout the year. The periods June\u2013October and around December\u2013February tend to be popular for sun and beach trips, while the heavier rains normally come in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Zanzibar expensive?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be both. There are exclusive resorts, but Zanzibar doesn&#039;t have to be a luxury trip. When we traveled, we simply booked on site and stayed in smaller accommodations. The range has changed enormously since then, but there is still accommodation in many different price ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should one consider culturally?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zanzibar has a predominantly Muslim population. In hotels and tourist beaches, dress is casual, but in Stone Town and villages it is respectful to dress more modestly. 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