The idea was to put up images of places we would love to visit as a family - and you can be sure the first picture was that of Zanzibar
...and so it has come to pass!
From August 11-13 we visited the enchanting island....the planning had been in the works since Easter! We travelled to Zanzibar by the ferry and this was a unique experience! we sat the inner deck and the aircon was maximum so was very chilly!! Around 90min later we landed in warm Zanzibar and made our way to the hotel Zanzibar Beach hotel....the hotel is ok with a great swimming pool, but looks run down...though there was a lot of activity geared to sprucing it up - am sure it will soon look magnificent again.
That evening we had dinner at Forodhani...open air food market serving delicious ready to eat eats....of course with cholera back home we wondered how this concept can be adopted in a city like Mombasa! anyways, we enjoyed it kabisa
The kids loved the swimming pool ..and so the second day we took off into town with older kid only and toured Stone Town! oh what history! it pays to have a guide, then you don.t miss the rich story this island has. The doors just blew me away....I simply had to get a fridge magnet to remind me of their majesty. We had heard a lot about Lukeman and so we had lunch there - its a cozy restaurant that serves local dishes at the most affordable prices; and its full of tourists too!
Soon it was time to head back home...this time we sat in the upper deck of the ferry....
I would go back there!
and recommend that if only adults that the hotels inside stonetown are good....since you are then within walking distance of everything including the ferry terminus.....but if you have tiny tots, maybe the hotels mashambani (further in) would be better!..
Now thats a big tick on the Zanzibar postcard on the vision board
Next??
I wonder!
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