We can plan a dream destination wedding to
Zanzibar or a romantic honeymoon.
Zanzibar
is an exotic destination and locatins offer something for everyone from families,
spa seekers, divers, snorkelers, history fundis or those just seeking a holiday
to lie back and relax.
A
marriage in Zanzibar can be followed by honeymoon extensions. For example choose
to safari in Tanzania. Overland safaris can be tailored to budget camps or luxury
game lodges. Alternatively hike Kiliminjaro. Zanzibar has many excellent resorts
and luxury hotels as well as affordable beach bungalows.
Zanzibar
Island Portuguese invasion and control of the Swahili Coast in the late 16th century
ended the golden age of the archipelago, although the Omani Arabs returned to
power less than a century later. Today, many of the winding streets and high townhouses
of old Stone Town remain unchanged and visitors can walk between the sultan’s
palace, the House of Wonders, the Portuguese fort and gardens, the merchants’
houses, and the Turkish baths of the old city. wedding
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Day-long
spice tours to working plantations offer visitors the chance to observe the cultivation
of cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, and other spices that have made the island
famous. Zanzibar’s coastline offers some of the best beaches in the world, but
sand and surf vary depending on what side of the island you’re on. On the east
coast, waves break over coral reefs and sand bars offshore, and low tide reveals
small pools of starfish, small minnows, and anemones. Up north, ocean swimming
is much less susceptible to the tides, and smooth beaches and white sand make
for dazzling days in the sun.
The
port city of Stone Town dominates the west coast, and although the beaches of
Mangapwani, where slave caves are visible at low tide and nearby Bububu are less
than half an hour’s drive away, a night or two spent on the east or north cost
is well worth the extra hour it takes to drive there. That said, the Chole Island
Marine Park just off Stone Town – and nearby Prison, Grave, and Snake Islands
– make a refreshing day-trip and a good break from exploring the winding passageways
of the old city. On the south coast of Zanzibar lies the Menai Bay Conservation
Area, a sea turtle protection area for the endangered species that come to breed
on the island.
Roads to
the southeast coast take visitors through the Jozani Forest, home to Zanzibar’s
rare Red Colobus monkeys and a number of other primate and small antelope species.