Dhow Restaurant and Beit el-Ajaib (House of Wonders).

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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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Aerial view of umbrellas, palms on the sandy beach of Indian Ocean at sunset in Zanzibar

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Beaches and beyond: the best reasons to visit Zanzibar

Aug 15, 2019 • 5 min read

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