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Stone Town’s winding lanes, spice farms and white-sand beaches.

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Zanzibar, Tanzania at a glance

Zanzibar is in Tanzania, Eastern Africa. People mainly speak Swahili and English. The currency is the Tanzanian Shilling (TZS). VoyaKin maps 8 places to see here, including 1 UNESCO World Heritage site.

Stone Town’s winding lanes, spice farms and white-sand beaches.

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Capital
Dodoma
Region
Eastern Africa
Languages
Swahili, English
Currency
Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Tanzania’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in and around Zanzibar

Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Hamamni Persian Baths

    Hamamni Persian BathsUNESCO

    Landmark · Zanzibar Urban/West

    The Hamamni Persian Baths is located in a historical building of Stone Town, Zanzibar. The name Hamamni is also used to refer to the neighbourhood where the building is located.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: LittleT889 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park

    Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park

    Park & nature · Zanzibar South & Central

    The Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is a 50 km2 (19 mi2) national park in Tanzania located on the island of Zanzibar. It is the only national park in Zanzibar.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MacElwee (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Old Slave Mart

    Old Slave Mart

    Heritage site · Zanzibar Urban/West

    The Old Slave Mart is a building located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that once housed an antebellum-period slave-auction gallery. Constructed in 1859, the building is believed to be the last extant slave auction facility in South Carolina.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian Stansberry (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Jambiani

    Jambiani

    Town · Zanzibar South & Central

    Jambiani is a group of villages on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located on the southeast coast between Paje and Makunduchi.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jonathan Dalrymple (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Menai Bay Conservation Area

    Menai Bay Conservation Area

    Park & nature · Zanzibar South & Central

    The Menai Bay Conservation Area (MBCA) is located in Menai Bay, Zanzibar Tanzania. At 470 square kilometres (180 sq mi), it is Zanzibar's largest marine protected area.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sbork (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Ng'ambo

    Ng'ambo

    Neighborhood · Zanzibar Urban/West

    Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, the other being the historical Stone Town. Ng'ambo is much larger and more modern than Stone Town, with office buildings and large apartment blocks, as well as slum areas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Loranchet (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Chumbe Lighthouse

    Chumbe Lighthouse

    Lighthouse · Zanzibar Urban/West

    The Chumbe Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on Chumbe Island on Malindi ward of Mjini District in the Mjini Magharibi Region of Tanzania's Zanzibar Island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Skeptic_cdn (Public domain). Map

  • Unguja

    Island · Zanzibar South & Central

    Unguja is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania. It is home to Zanzibar City, the capital of the Zanzibar region, which includes the historic Stone Town.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

A few words in Swahili

From VoyaKin’s free Swahili lessons in the app, with audio there.

  • Habarihello/how are you
  • Jambohello
  • Mambowhat's up/how are things
  • Habari ya asubuhigood morning
  • Habari ya jionigood evening
  • Asantethank you
  • Tafadhaliplease
  • Karibuwelcome/you're welcome

Keep exploring

Questions only someone who’s been can answer? Join the Tanzania Circle to meet travelers and people who live there.

Planning more of the country? Plan a trip to Tanzania

Cities: Dar es Salaam

Also in Eastern Africa: Kenya · Ethiopia · British Indian Ocean Territory · Burundi · Comoros · Djibouti · Eritrea · French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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