The colours of Zanzibar

The first thought that crossed my mind when we stopped at Prison Island, which is a 20-minute boat ride from Stone Town, was: “The pictures I’ve seen of Zanzibar's beaches weren’t photoshopped.” The sand is really that white and the water is really that turquoise and that blue. And just before sunset - as the sky turns shades of yellow, red and pink - it is as if the water is almost silver.

    



Prison Island, close to Stone Town.




Locals use these boats to take tourists on sea safaris,

which could include snorkelling, a visit to one of the

smaller islands around Zanzibar, and 

freshly prepared seafood for lunch.  

 

Traditional hand-crafted dhow boats.





Watching the sunset from the Africa House Hotel in Stone Town.




Colour, colour, and more colour. Sunset in Nungwi.