Consider an Agricultural Day-Trip
The pace slows markedly upon leaving Stone Town. One rite of passage is to visit a community-owned spice farm. A walking tour is immersive and educational as you taste all manner of roots, shoots, and vegetation, plus familiar spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, turmeric, and cloves.
I also visited a bivalve and fin-fish hatchery, to learn about how overfishing has impacted local marine ecosystems and the hatchery s plan to reinvigorate the waters. two people watch a sunset in Zanzibar
Image zoom | Credit: Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty Explore the Beaches and Art Scene
Some of the most magical facets of the island are showcased on its beaches, whether it is the Robinson Crusoe-esque Mnemba private island or the ultra refined Xanadu retreat, where Zanzibar cuisine
Pole pole. Slowly. Spend a few days in Tanzania and you ll hear the Swahili expression more often than you can count – when you re trying to climb Mount Kilimanjaro at a steady clip, perhaps, or anytime you need a nudge to remind you to enjoy the more languid pace of coastal life in the East African nation. In this particular instance, the words came courtesy of a food vendor at Zanzibar s Forodhani Gardens night market – a gentleman who d anointed himself Mr Nutella – to caution me when I bit so enthusiastically into my piping-hot Zanzibar pizza that I singed my tongue and let out a yelp.