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Pinewood village "off the beat" options.
Day one - arriving
at Zanzibar you are met and greeted by our representative and transferred
to Tembo House Hotel on the waterfront in the heart of the old Stone town.
In the afternoon there will be a guided tour of the Old City which includes
the Town Market, Slave Market, National Museum of Zanzibar, Slave Chambers,
and Maruhubi Palace (Ruins). Feel the pulse of Zanzibar and hear the different
dialects being spoken by the people at the market. From there we proceed
to the Anglican Church of Christ, built by Bishop Steers in 1874 on the
site of the old Slave Market. You will see the tiny and dingy rooms where
the slaves were kept.
Drive along the beach road
up to Forodhani Gardens where you will see the Old British Consulate (the
house where the body of the late Dr. Livingstone was kept and later sent
to Britain), the Arab Fort (1700), The House of Wonders (built in 1883).
Finally you will be taken to Maruhubi Palace Ruins (1880) via Livingstone
House (1886). Return to Tembo House for a refreshing drink, dinner and
overnight.
Day two - after breakfast,
depart on the Spice Tour to see tropical fruits, spices and other rare
species of plants. This unique experience will show you why Zanzibar is
referred to as the "Spice Island".
Visit Kidichi via Kibweni
Palace (Sultan Rest House) to view the Persian Baths built in 1850 by Seyyid
Said bin Sultan (first Sultan of Zanzibar) for his wife Princess Shehrzard
- granddaughter of Fateh Ali Shah of Persia. At Kizimbani you will visit
Spice farms to see varieties of spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black
pepper, nutmeg and others. In the late afternoon retake the journey of
Princess Salme in a traditional Arabian Dhow. Set sail from Stone Town
towards the ruins of the Mtoni Palace while the sun sinks into the ocean
painting the town with its pastel colours. Return to Stonetown for dinner
and overnight at Tembo House.
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