Ferry from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to the island of Zanzibar |
Zanzibar ferry, about 1 hr 30 minutes from Dar to Stone Town |
Flag of the United Republic of Tanzania, a name derived from TANganyika and ZANzibar, united in 1964 |
Chumbe Island with its distinctive tower, near Zanzibar - coral sanctuary |
Chumbe Island Lighthouse. There is a small resort on the island |
Arriving at Stone Town, Zanzibar's historic capital |
Stone Town beach at Tembo Hotel with towers of St. Joseph's Cathedral on left |
West end of Stone Town, Zanzibar Serena Hotel |
Twin spires of St. Joseph's Cathedral with a nearby minaret, Stone Town |
Beach near the Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Beit el-Ajaib (House of Wonders) Stone Town - Zanzibar National Museum of History and Culture |
LCT Happy, Zanzibar |
North Korean freighter Dai Hong Dan, Chung Jin |
Small sailing vessel with the Dai Hong Dan |
29 October 2007 , the Dai Hong Dan was attacked by pirates off Somalia. |
After the North Koreans retook the ship, the US Navy destroyer James E. Williams supplied medical assistance |
North Korean freighter docked at Zanzibar |
The Palace Museum, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town harborfront, Zanzibar |
Even arriving from Dar es Salaam, there is a customs & immigration check |
Men waiting at the Stone Town dock, Zanzibar |
Small dhow under sail arrives at Stone Town Harbor, Zanzibar |
Tanzanian men on a motor launch, Zanzibar |
Zanzibar Ports Corporation, Tanzania |
1885 Old Dispensary, Mizingani Road - Stone Town Cultural Center restored by Aga Khan Foundation, Zanzibar |
Old Dispensary, Mizingani Road, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
The Big Tree, Mizingani Road, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Zanzibar was an Omani possession 1698-1861, and was the capital of Oman, 1840-1861 |
Mizingani Road, Stone Town |
Beit el-Sahal - Palace Museum - Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Beit el-Sahal - residence of the Sultan of Zanzibar ca 1870 to 1964 |
Beit el-Sahal - Palace Museum - Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Zanzibar license plate, different from the standard Tanzania plate |
Zanzibar License Plate, Tanzania |
Beit el-Ajaib - House of Wonders, 1883 |
House of Wonders, Stone Town |
House of Wonders, Stone Town |
Zanzibar Stone Town UNESCO World Heritage Site |
Old Fort, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Old Fort, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Old Fort, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Forodhani Gardens along the waterfront, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Manhole cover - Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority, Zanzibar |
End of Mizingani Road, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Forodhani Orphanage, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Lookmanji Arts & Antiques, Archipelago Restaurant, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Aziza II moored off the beach of Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Touristy area of Stone Town |
Painting at a tourist shop, Stone Town |
National Bank of Commerce and a PADI Dive Center, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Zanzibar Dive Center PADI - Kenyatta Road |
Ministry building, Stone Town - SMZ Wizara Ya Maji Ujenzi Nishati Na Ardhi |
Zanzibar Ministry of Drinking Water, Construction, Energy and Land |
Shangani, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Kenyatta Road, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Shangani district, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Paintings on display across from the Tembo Hotel, Stone Town |
Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Back terrace, Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Beach at the Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Wooden boat pulled up on the beach, Stone Town |
Road in front of the Tembo Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Pearl Parlour, Stone Town |
Tourist shop, Stone Town |
Mosque, Shangani area, Stone Town |
Intricate carving over a door, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Shangani area, Stone Town |
Zanzibar Revenue Board, Kenyatta Road, Stone Town |
Zanzibar Revenue Board in an old Stone Town building |
Ornate door to Le Spice Rendez-Vous restaurant, Stone Town |
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, Stone Town |
Old Law Court - Mahakama Kuu, Stone Town |
Old Law Court - Mahakama Kuu, Stone Town |
Old Law Court - Mahakama Kuu, Stone Town |
Old Law Court - Mahakama Kuu, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Old Law Court - Mahakama Kuu, Stone Town |
A row of tour agencies, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Away from the coast, navigation gets difficult |
Samih's Shop, Sokomihogo Street, Stone Town |
Sokomihogo Street, Stone Town |
Nasty spider, Stone Town |
Back alley, Shangani, Stone Town |
Non-touristy side of Stone Town |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Election campaign posters - April 2006, Zanzibar |
Election campaign posters - April 2006, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
A small plaza, Shangani, Stone Town |
Old door, Stone Town |
A more ornate door, Stone Town |
Carving and metal studs on a stone town door |
Another fancy door, Baghani Street, Stone Town |
Chavada Hotel, Stone Town |
Papo Shop, Stone Town |
Stone Town door, Mreh Tours & Safaris |
Shangani Hotel, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Shangani Post Office, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Memories of Zanzibar shop, Kenyatta Road, Shangani |
Ministry building, Stone Town |
Ok, we've been here before - it's easy to get lost in Stone Town |
St. Joseph's Cathedral (Catholic) Stone Town |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Once you're in the back alleys, the cathedral is not too easy to find... |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Swahili poster Luke 9:13 - loaves & fishes |
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Souvenirs near St. Joseph's |
Minaret next to St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town |
Minaret next to St. Joseph's Cathedral, Stone Town |
Imani Antiques, Tojoba Antinques, Baghani St, Zanzibar |
Baghani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Model wooden boats at a Baghani Street shop, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Cat nap, Stone Town |
House in Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
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Hurumzi district, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Trilingual Koran verses (33:33) Arabic-English-Swahili |
Islamic writings on the side of a Stone Town building, Zanzibar |
Islamic writings on the side of a Stone Town building, Zanzibar |
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Door with Arabic inscription, Stone Town |
Hamamni Baths, Hurumzi district, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town Hamamni Baths - the only public baths in Zanzibar 1870-1888 |
Hamamni Baths, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Hamamni Baths, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Hamamni Baths, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Hamamni Baths, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Hamamni Baths, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Hamamni Baths, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Crumbling house, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Another Stone Town Conservation Area manhole cover |
Furniture market, Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Muslim girls, Mkunazini, Stone Town |
Buzz, Tanzania |
Stone Town Pharmacy, Mkunazini, Zanzibar |
Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Shangilia Shop, Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
The Anglican Cathedral was built on the site of the former slave market, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Slave market memorial, Zanzibar |
Slave market memorial, Zanzibar |
Slave market memorial, Zanzibar |
Slave market memorial, Zanzibar |
Slave market memorial, Zanzibar |
May Peace Prevail on Earth, Slave Market |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, ZNZ |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Mosaic covered altar, Anglican Cathedral, Zanzibar |
Center panel, Anglican Cathedral Altar, Zanzibar |
Left panel, Anglican Cathedral Altar, Zanzibar |
Right Panel, Anglican Cathedral Altar, Zanzibar |
Choir Loft, Anglican Cathedral, Zanzibar |
Remains of slave holding pens from the old slave market now located beneath St. Monica's Hostel next to the cathedral |
Shop by the Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town |
Masai with Kilimanjaro |
Cathedral shop, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Niche of a Zanzibar mosque, Stone Town |
Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Mosque, Mukunazini, Stone Town |
Mosque, Mkunazini, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Blue door, Mkunazini, Stone Town |
Door of Ismaili prayer house Jamat Khana |
The Ismaili Jamat Khana is sometimes called the Khoja Mosque |
The Arabic Khatr is very similar to the Swahili Hatari |
Back on Mizingani Road, Stone Town |
Mizingani Road, Stone Town - Seaview Indian Restaurant |
The Palace Museum, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
The Palace Museum, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Mizingani Road, Stone Town |
State Imports Organization (Bizanje), Mizingani Road, Stone Town |
Bizanje KUDK, Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Seabus II, Zanzibar |
Sea Star II Ferry, Sea Star Services - Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam |
Boarding the Sea Star II, Zanzibar |
Afternoon storms building over Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Afternoon storms building over Stone Town, Zanzibar |
Tugboat Bandari, Stone Town harbor, Zanzibar |
Zanzibar Serena Hotel |
Sailboat with large buildups in the distnace, Zanzibar |
Stone Town, Zanzibar - Shangani |
Stone Town, Zanzibar - The Africa House Hotel |