Visitors can wander through maze-like streets, where shops, markets, and traditional houses sit alongside huge palaces.

"The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that ...

ZANZIBAR: THE Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced new measures to encourage both visitors and residents ...

After touching down at Zanzibar International Airport, we took a taxi to Stone Town, the capital. It’s a 15-minute drive that costs $20 (£16). Before we go further, a word of caution on ...

ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ...

On an official mission to Tanzania, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay announced a strengthened partnership between UNESCO and the Zanzibar ...

Dispatch #2: Inside the 2025 Sauti za Busara Music Festival with Afropop in Stone Town, Zanzibar Our Afropop music travelers were treated to the 2025 edition of the superb Sauti za Busara music ...