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| no partners | | First time in Zanzibar to get away from the 1st world problems that plague us. Zanzibar, if you don't know, is an island off the coast of Tanzania. Most Americans have never heard of it. Only 2% of tourists are American, from what I heard. It's a tropical island that was used heavily in the slave trade. It's part of the spice island. Most of the world's spices come from Zanzibar. They seem to have a spice and natural cure for everything there.
I'm not much of a beach person, but if you go to Zanzibar, you're going to end up on the beach and in the Indian Ocean. Blue water surround the island. Small crabs come out at night on the beach and dart into holes when you come close, and marijuana is mostly grown, smoked, and sold in the north.
The people are friendly and will "attack" you like vultures wanting to help for you for small fee or sell you something. Tanzania is a Christian country, but Zanzibar is mostly Muslim, but alcohol is served to tourists. Locals do not drink for the most part.
Day One, I got in @ 4am and started my day going to Jozani. Good call, because it was clear and sunny that day. I went in the dry season, but it rained often when I was there. Jozani is famous for red colobus monkeys, which are endangered but thrive in Jozani National Forest. The forest also have Sykes' monkeys, and black monkeys. I was not able to photograph black monkeys.
Day Two, I went to prison island, but heavy rain kept my camera in the dry bag, so I made a return to the island. Prison Island only costs $10 to $20 per day. I did a short tour of Stone Town on day two also before going to Nungwi (North beach).
Day Three to Six, I spent on Nungwi. I played with some sea turtles at the sea turtle sanctuary, then I found a dive shop near the hotel to scuba that night. I'm not much of a diver, but I am scuba certified. Diving in the Indian Ocean is much different than the Caribbean and Pacific. There are no sharks, except whale sharks according to the locals, and you'll see lots of pupperfish, scorpionfish, lionfish, and cuddlefish. Most of those fishes you will see at night. My underwater camera broke after the first dive so no photos. 
I then swam with dolphins (sort of) and completed two other dives before taking a cab back to Stone Town. I met up with 3 other people (2 from Uganda and one from Germany) to relax at Jambiani for the remain of the trip.
Covid rules: In short, there are none.  Their leader denied Tanzanians all coronavirus vaccines, and they did not care. In fact, a lot of people were glad. There were no mask regulations, even in the hospital. No one wore masks, except when getting your PCR or antigen test and the airport, and even then they were relaxed about it. Hospitals were not overcroded. In fact, the one I visited was empty. Tanzania does not report Covid cases to WHO and never put restrictions or closed the country due to Covid-19. There are no vaccine requirements when entering Tanzania. So if you're tired of wearing masks and being told that you're evil for not getting vaccinated, then you should check out Tanzania. There are plenty of things to do in Tanzania besides Zanzibar. I don't want to politicalize Covid-19 in this triplog. I do wear masks and got vaccinated, but it did make the trip more enjoyable without the mandates. restrictions and media blitz.
Side note: I skipped over a lot on this triplog. It would be a novel if I didn't cut out information. Tanzania has a lot to offer: hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, fine cruise, scuba, snorkeling, safari, spices, old historical buildings, beautiful world-class beaches, and tribal tours. The flight to ZNZ was $1280, which I thought was reasonable. It took 25 hours to get there and 27 hours to return. |
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