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The Beaches Of The ‘Spice Island’

It’s without question that Zanzibar has some of the most outstanding, pristine beaches anywhere on the African continent. Zanzibar is a popular getaway for high end tourists, back packers, volunteers, honeymooners and those just looking for some ‘beach time’ in this idyllic paradise. The picturesque postcards showing off Zanzibar couldn’t be more accurate, in this case what you see is exactly what you get. As you delve a little deeper you will find however that all the beaches on Zanzibar are not exactly the same and due to the fact the island is of a considerable size with beaches facing north, south, east and west there is a variation in beach quality in terms of tidal extremes and the exposure to the offshore winds.

East Coast Tidal Beaches

The beaches here follow on from the point ...

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