Adorned with architectural remnants from its trading heritage, as well as Arabic, Indian and African influences with Sarasenic and Byzantine architectural styles, Zanzibar today is an amalgamation of cultures, where grand houses and Islamic minarets merge with the rock façades of Stone Town and palm-fringed beaches. Local guides introduce Stone Town, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where modern residents live and work amid 19th century stone buildings.

Zanzibar has lured explorers and traders for centuries, supplying parts of the world with gold, ivory and spices, in the late 19th century Zanzibar was ranked the sixth most richest country in the world and the richest in Africa because of the trading, goods flocked from both East and West to this center of trading. Zanzibar has an unparalleled beauty, with the recent introduction of tourism taking advantage of its spectacular beaches, exotic cultures, its herbs of spices, fascinating coral reefs with an array of myriad colorful fishes and other aquatic creatures, breathtaking panorama, a county side with lush vegetation that marvels our senses.

Zanzibar is simply the best beach destination which has attracted common people and celebrities alike, it has some of the most beautiful beach resorts and accommodation in Stone Town that has been converted from old opulent mansions to very luxurious hotels but without altering a bit of the authenticity of their origins. Why the word "Zanzibar" for centuries evoked romantic imagination of an exotic land, come to experience it yourself.