Zanzibar Island

Zanzibar Island is a jewel in the ocean, surrounded by beaches that rate among the finest in the world. Here you can swim, snorkel or just lounge the hours away, while shoals of luminous fish graze over nearby coral gardens and pods of dolphins frolic offshore.

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Two tourists walking on a beautiful white sand beach surrounded by rocks and vegetation in zanzibar, tanzania
Tourists walking on a secluded beach in zanzibar, tanzania

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