A new, thoroughly updated ninth edition of the most comprehensive guide
to Zanzibar available, with a complete review of accommodation listings
to cover new options in all price brackets on all three main islands
(over 300 properties visited personally). Also included is more detailed
coverage of Zanzibar's cultural, historic and environmental status than
in any other travel guide, while many of the city/town/village maps have
been redrawn and accurately updated, with every property, major
attraction, eatery and road recorded. The authors aim to direct readers
to the more ethically minded hotels, tour operators and activities, from
a focus on fair-trade shopping to marine awareness guidelines. Bradt's
Zanzibar is the most frequently updated book on the islands: the authors
are personally known for their face-to-face, on-the-ground research
methods and this is the book of choice for hoteliers and expatriate
workers/residents on Zanzibar. The guide also includes a dedicated
section on southern Tanzanian safaris in the Selous and Ruaha National
Park, making this the ideal choice for a bush and beach
combination.Zanzibar is a magical and evocative name, and for many
travellers, the name alone is reason enough to come, as is testified by
the growing number of post-safari visitors from the USA. The islands are
magical and full of promise but the choices are vast: from the
burgeoning hotel scene to the array of operators offering seemingly the
same trip. The authors have been visiting Zanzibar for more than 15
years and strive to provide all the information required to make the
right choice of where to stay and how to make the most of your time on
the islands, as well as offering details of how to get off the beaten
track. They say: 'a tremendous amount of change has taken place, and yet
it remains impossible not to be enchanted as you approach from the air,
looking down on sparkling turquoise waters, darkened only by patch
reefs, and punctuated by the billowing triangular white sails of passing
dhows. We still always smile as we step off the plane, to be enveloped
by Zanzibar's exotic blend of warmth, humidity and aromatic spices.'
