The best beaches are on the spice islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia and at Bagamoyo and Pangani on the mainland. These places offer beautiful beaches for relaxation along with a spectacular marine-life and water sports just off shore. Being much less known it is much more peaceful than Zanzibar and the beaches around Pangani are virtually unspoilt. There is a variety of accommodation available although our basic programmes use the Argovia Lodge. Tanzania’s whimsical tinga tinga art originated in Zanzibar.

This is exotic Morocco-meets-Zanzibar architecture, the stuff of Arabian nights: pointed arches, carved doors, shady courtyards, antique furniture, lofty ceilings with teak beams and coconut thatch. They sit among swaying palms and private sand gardens, with rope sun-loungers and monumental day-beds set on bougainvillea-shaded pedestals. Today, the spice islands of Zanzibar still produce such pungent spices, while its history is preserved in the ancient alleyways and carved wooden doors of Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

View of Stone Town from House of Wonders (Beit el Ajaib) - Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania