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  1. Bwejuu Beach - Zanzibar

    Bwejuu Beach, Zanzibar

    by Greg Elms

  2. Outrigger canoe, Mangapwani, Zanzibar.
  3. Stone Town skyline, Zanzibar.

    Stone Town skyline, Zanzibar

    by John Borthwick

  4. Advertising for a beauty salon where you can have a relaxing manicure or even bride making on Zanzibar Island
  5. Young Islamic girls in traditional bui-bui stand in front of a typical Zanzibar doorway in Lamu.

    traditional bui-bui stand, Zanzibar, Lamu

    by Ariadne Van Zandbergen

  6. Masks from the Ivory Coast for sale in the Zanzibar Curio Shop in Nairobi.
  7. Zanzibar Caf

    Zanzibar Caf

    by Lawrence Worcester

  8. Fishing dhows, Zanzibar Channel.
  9. Young men on fishing dhow, Mangapwani, Zanzibar.
  10. High Court building, Zanzibar Town.

    High Court building, Zanzibar

    by Christine Osborne

  11. Nutmeg is an important cash crop in Zanzibar.

    Nutmeg, Zanzibar

    by Ariadne Van Zandbergen

  12. The historic buildings of Old Stone Town or Zanzibar Town.
  13. Interior, Zanzibar Curio Shop.
  14. The Anglican Cathedral in Zanzibar Town. Constructed in the late 1870's by the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, the cathedral was built on the site of the old slave market.
  15. Genuinely eco-friendly Chumbe Island Lodge, winner of the British Airways
  16. Young local boys from Zanzibar Town plunge into the Zanzibar Island waterfront.
  17. Stevedores from Pemba Island unloading sacks of cloves on Zanzibar Island's main beach. Cloves make up between 75 and 80% of the island's economy.
  18. Dugouts and dhows await the tides for a day of fishing on Kizimkazi beach on Zanzibar Island.
  19. A Dhow captain, standing in his boat of the Zanzibar Island

    Dhow captain, Zanzibar Island

    by Dennis Johnson

  20. Chateau Cos d'Estournel is designed to look like the palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar - Paulliac, Bordeaux wine region (South-West France).
  21. A boy cycling past Tibbu Tib's House on Zanzibar Island
  22. Young girl shopkeeper in a village on Zanzibar Island
  23. Traditional dugouts or outriggers, called ngwalas, have been used by fisherman throughout the centuries, Shangani Point - Zanzibar Town (Stone Town), Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar
  24. Locals produce and sell sugar cane juice in the Forodhani Gardens at sunset out front of Beit-el-Ajaib, or House of Wonders, the former Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar Town (Stone Town).
  25. The tranquility of Shangani Point - Zanzibar Town (Stone island), Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar
  26. Giant Tortoise (genus Testudo) - Kibandiko Island, Zanzibar
  27. Rag Coral houses - Zanzibar

    Rag Coral houses, Zanzibar

    by Bethune Carmichael

  28. Chicken Market - Zanzibar City (Stone Town)

    Chicken Market, Zanzibar City

    by Bethune Carmichael

  29. Boatman on phone.
  30. cloves are an important cash crop in Zanzibar.

    cloves, Zanzibar

    by Ariadne Van Zandbergen

  31. Woman wearing kanga on beach.

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