| Zanzibar Island is an Indian Ocean paradise off the | | | | visitors are able to watch the craftsmen at work. |
| coast of Tanzania. Here is the idyllic place to | | | | Nungwi has evolved into a resort and looks likely |
| recharge your batteries after your safari on the | | | | to keep growing. |
| mainland. This island offers opportunities for | | | | Life for the fishermen of Nungwi is very different |
| cultural exchanges, tranquil breaks and historical | | | | from life in Stone Town. Stone Town is affluent |
| exploration around the streets of Stone Town | | | | and here in the far flung north life is hard. The |
| before heading out to and relaxing on the white | | | | fishermen can be seen fixing their boats with a |
| sands of Nungwi in north. | | | | paste made up from ground bones and oil. |
| The spice tour on Zanzibar is organised from the | | | | Nungwi can be very lively having discos and many |
| entry port of Stone Town. It is difficult to sort | | | | backpackers choosing Nungwi for the nightlife. |
| out this excision once you are in Nungwi. | | | | However Nungwi is not just for backpackers |
| Alternatively if you have a tour operator | | | | there is some very upmarket accommodation in |
| transferring you to Nungwi then they will be able | | | | this village. The village is split by the Ras Nungwi |
| to arrange this for you en-route. Most spice | | | | peninsula with the budget accommodation on the |
| farms are small and if you are expecting a huge | | | | west side of the peninsula and the more |
| plantation then you may be disappointed. The | | | | upmarket accommodation to the east side. There |
| tours are very low-key. | | | | is good diving here as well as sunset cruisers and |
| The tour usually takes an hour or so with most | | | | close by is a tidal lagoon where green and |
| of the spices being grown within a small area on | | | | hawksbill turtles are found. |
| each shamba. The tour usually ends with a young | | | | There is a fully equipped dive centre with an |
| man climbing a coconut tree to harvest young | | | | emphasis on high quality dives in small groups. |
| coconuts which are opened and the water is | | | | They go to the best sites on the north east |
| offered as a very refreshing drink. Thousands of | | | | coast including the celebrated Mnemba atoll where |
| clove trees line the roads and if it is the season | | | | there is very good snorkeling too; each dive is led |
| you will be able to smell and see the cloves drying | | | | by a qualified dive master or above. Purpose built |
| on hessian sacking at the roadside as you drive to | | | | dhows powered by outboard engines make for |
| Nungwi. From Stone Town the drive is 60km and | | | | comfortable trips to the dive sites. There is the |
| is a pleasant drive through the island it is too. | | | | full range of PADI courses from Discover Scuba |
| Nungwi is a small fishing village on the most | | | | to Dive master with excellent tuition. For the |
| northern tip of Zanzibar Island [Unguja]. The | | | | more experienced divers wall, drift, blue and deep |
| traditional wooden boats are still made here and | | | | dives are offered. |