Zanzibar trip

I am always fascinated with natural scenery, plantations, and natural resorts. After going to Zanzibar i felt that there are still many places to see and more items on the MUST VISIT list.

courtesy: http://zanzibar.net/zanzibar/what_is_zanzibar

Zanzibar is an archipelago made up of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands, and several islets. It is located in the Indian Ocean, about 25 miles from the Tanzanian coast, and 6° south of the equator. Zanzibar Island (known locally as Unguja, but as Zanzibar internationally) is 60 miles long and 20 miles wide, occupying a total area of approximately 650 square miles. It is characterised by beautiful sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs, and the magic of historic Stone-Town - said to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa.

It took a long time to reach Zanzibar but it is worth it. In the plane, the pilot mentioned that Kilimanjaro is visible from the plane. Taking its picture from above is not like reaching its top after climbing it but it is still a beautiful scene.

when we were approaching the small islets where visible and i took some pictures of it from the plane. the scenery was amazing.

It took us an hour to reach the resort from the airport. It was a business gathering so everything was arrange including the music from native locals playing the drums welcoming us to Zanzibar.

The resort nestled in acres of lush tropical gardens overlooking the Azures waters of the Indian Ocean. The water was amzingly clear where you can see arm size fish within the reeves.

we had dinner with the refreshing sea breeze in the Jetty stretching about 150m over the reef and a local band played music called " TARAB".

In the last day we enjoyed an ethnic band dancing on african music. This was on the beach with fire places with resting are on the beach. It was just heavenly!