The first nine days of our Tanzania trip, we spent in Zanzibar and explored their beaches, forest and cities.
11 December 2021
Our trip to Tanzania started! We were so excited. At the Frankfurt airport, we had to wait ages for check-in, while there was a demonstration just along the waiting line.
We then found out that we had completely forgotten to fill-out the entry forms for Zanzibar, and a little bit stressed, we managed to do so in the last minute.
At 7.30 pm, our flight departed.
12 December 2021
At 8 in the morning, we landed in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous province that united with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It consists of two large islands (and many small ones) – Unguja (informally called Zanzibar) and Pemba.
We first got some money and then SIM cards for our phones at the airport. We then took a taxi to our accommodation, the Nungwi Inn Beach cottages, in the North of the island.
13 December 2021
Today, we enjoyed the beaches.
Nungwi Village Tour 
14 December 2021
Today, we had a walking tour through Nungwi.
We visited a school
And we saw a lot of the village’s life.
We also visited a fish market
And a place where they build boats
15.12.2023
First in the morning, we took a long stroll to a sand bank in the East of the island.
At 3.30 pm, my sister and dad had their introduction to scuba diving.
Scuba diving
16.12.2023
Today, we went scuba diving at Leven Bank. It was raining as hell, when we started our boat ride.
The first dive, my sister and dad did seperately from myself. Then our second dive we could do together. Both of them were totally finished after this one, so I did my third dive alone again.
In the evening, we had dinner at the beach.
17 December 2021
Today, I went diving again at Mnemba.
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Blue Safari
18 December 2021
Today, we made a “Blue Safari” – where we explored the Manai Bay Conservation area in the south of the island. At 8 am, we were picked up from our hotel in Nungwi. Unfortunately, we forgot to bring water shoes.
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Jozani Forest and Stone Town
19 December 2021
Today, we had a trip to Jozani Forest.
We first had a walk through the forest.
At the end, we saw some monkeys.
Then we crossed the street to a mangrove forest on the other side of the road.
Around noon, we drove to Stone Town.
First, we walked through the Darajani Bazaar.
We then strolled through the old city. There, we bought our ferry tickets to Dar es Salaam.
We also visited the Old Slave Market at the Anglican Cathedral.
20 December 2023
Today, we relaxed.
Dar es Salaam
21 December 2023
We took the ferry from 12.30 – 2.30 pm to Dar es Salaam.
We had two rooms in the Sophia hotel booked. Our original plan was to drive via bus to Arusha. My dad and I walked through the city and visited all bus tour providers – but there was no space anywhere due to Christmas holidays. We were really desperate. This is why we then decided to book a flight to Arusha, to be there in time for our Safari and to save our energy.
22 December 2023
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23 December 2023
Early in the morning at 5, we took a taxi to the airport of Dar es Salaam. We were really early because the timings of the flight (which we only booked super last minute) were different on the e-tickets and on the airline’s homepage. First went to the wrong terminals – which we only realized after having gotten through the temperature-check control at the entrance. We then took another taxi to the terminal for domestic flights, where we had to wait more than two hours until check-in. The terminal was really tiny.
Around 8.15 am, we departed. After a short layover in Zanzibar, we arrived at the airport of Arusha at 10.30 am.
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