The tropical Indian Ocean is home to the Spice Islands. Characterised by beautiful sandy beaches, fringing coral reefs and coastal mangrove forests, this is a vibrant nursery area for marine life ...

The tropical Indian Ocean is home to the Spice Islands. Characterised by beautiful sandy beaches, fringing coral reefs and coastal mangrove forests, this is a vibrant nursery area for marine life ...

Just offshore from Zanzibar, Tanzania's alluring and resort-filled archipelago, there is an even more remote and secluded ...

I can honestly say I had one of the best swims of my life here. From the temperature of the water to the panoramic tropical views, the saying ‘pictures don’t do it justice’ felt apt. Up next was ...

A BUSINESSMAN who quit the UK to live abroad during Covid now runs a £46 million penthouse paradise on an island dubbed the “new Maldives”. Richard Ashby, 43, was earning £200,000 a ...

it is important to study and understand the new maritime identities of the Indian Ocean islands.” While the Indian Navy’s plans to host multinational naval exercise Milan 2020 in March were ...

Behind her, the vast Indian Ocean shimmered under the afternoon sun, calm yet holding a quiet threat. For generations, this crescent-shaped island off the northern coast of Zanzibar – a semi ...

Here is Traveller’s pick of the best Indian Ocean island destinations to consider ... which offers a direct connection to Zanzibar, from $3050. Stay in one of 11 rooms in the heart of Stone ...

The experience of arriving at Mnemba Island, a private resort two miles from Zanzibar, was exactly as ... and an expanded dive center with ocean activities including clear-bottomed boating and ...

Zanzibar, a slide of Indian Ocean paradise (Picture ... Overtourism and rapid development threaten the island (Picture: Sophie-May Williams) And, after chatting with locals – and repeat ...