Unguja. The Zanzibar government has on Friday April 7 assured international travelers that the Isle is safe and open for business. Tourism minister Simai Mohamed Said said there had been no reported cases or threats of Marburg virus in Zanzibar, and as such noted that the country was welcoming travelers as usual. In an official statement, Mr Simai noted…
Dar es Salaam. Tourists arriving from France outnumbered their counterparts from Italy and other parts of the world in the number of visitors who came to Zanzibar in February 2023, with Poland and Germany taking the third and fourth slots, the tourism statistical release shows. The document which was released on March 22, in collaboration between Chief Government Statistician,…
When in Zanzibar, forget your worries. The island’s daily mantra is the phrase “Hakuna Matata”, made famous by the characters Timon and Pumba from Disney’s Lion King. As soon as you land at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport at Unguja, whatever stress you have, forget it because you’ve entered a different dimension where worry is a thing of the…
TANZANIA has continued to register success in the tourism sector by increasing the number of tourists to various destinations in the country, thanks to a number of efforts that the government is taking to improve contribution of the docket to the economy. Some of the efforts that have played a crucial role in marketing further tourism destinations and promoting…
Zanzibar topped the World Travel Awards 2022 rankings, beating some of Africa’s best, including Cape Town, South Africa, Diani, Kenya, and Dakhla, Morocco. The Indian Ocean Island, a semi-autonomous entity within Tanzania is a popular destination for tourists, with tourism accounting for 25% of its GDP, ahead of agricultural activity. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of…