Pangea International Tours

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“Pangea   (from pan meaning entire, and Gaea meaning Earth in Ancient Greek) was the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Meozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before the component continents were separated into their current configuration.”

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PRIVATELY PERFECTLY PEMBA

For much of its history, Pemba has been overshadowed by Zanzibar, its larger, more visible and more politically powerful neighbour to the south. Although the islands are separated by only about 50km of water, relatively few tourists make their way across the channel for a visit. Those who do, however, are seldom disappointed.

Unlike flat, sandy Zanzibar, Pemba’s terrain is hilly, fertile and lushly vegetated. In the days of the Arab traders it was even referred to as ‘al Khuthera’ or ‘the Green Island’. Throughout much of the period when the sultans of Zanzibar held sway over the East African coast, it was Pemba, with its extensive clove plantations and agricultural base, that provided the economic foundation for the archipelago’s dominance.

Pemba has also been long renowned for its voodoo and traditional healers, and people come from throughout East Africa seeking cures or to learn the skills of the trade.

Much of the island’s coast is lined with mangroves and tidal creeks and lagoons, and Pemba is not a beach destination. However, there are a few good stretches of sand and some idyllic offshore islets. In the surrounding waters, coral reefs, the steeply dropping walls of the Pemba channel and an abundance of fish offer some rewarding diving.

The tourism industry on Pemba is small and low-key, and infrastructure is for the most part fairly basic, although this is slowly but steadily changing, with an ever-increasing number of upmarket hotels and more development on the way. It will be a while, however, before tourism here reaches the proportions it’s taken on Zanzibar. Much of Pemba is relatively ‘undiscovered’ and you’ll still have things more or less to yourself, which is a big part of the island’s charm. The main requirement for travelling around independently is time, as there’s little regular transport off the main routes.

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Simply Stone Town – Serena Inn, Zanzibar

A stay in Stone Town enables you to shop for anything from antiques and gemstones to exotic spices. You can also visit the bazaar where the traders still bargain frantically. Alternatively, simply spend your time walking through the winding streets; discover buildings and hotels with overhanging balconies and huge, intricately carved wooden doors.

Some of the sites worth seeing in and around the Stone Town include The People’s Palace, the House of Wonders, the Anglican Cathedral and the slave market, the Peace Memorial and Palace Museums, the Old Dispensary, Livingstone’s House, the Arab Fort and Tippu Tip’s house (Tip was a notorious slave trader).

For Stone Town accommodation there is a spattering of great hotels. These include the Zanzibar Serena Inn, Tembo House Hotel, Dhow Palace Hotel and the Beyt Al Chai.

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Anna of Zanzibar

Anna of Zanzibar combines personalized service with a relaxed atmosphere. With only four luxurious suites, this boutique hotel offers privacy and exclusivity, ensuring that our guests enjoy a truly unique holiday experience.

Located on the wonderful white beaches of Zanzibar’s east coast, Anna of Zanzibar offers you elaborate colonial simplicity, combined with the privacy, luxury and amenities of a five star boutique hotel. Situated between Jambiani and Raz Michamvi, Anna of Zanzibar is only an hour’s drive from Stone Town, a UNSECO World Heritage Site, with its fascinating fusion of Arabic, Asian and African cultures.

The anna was a traditional trading currency dating back to the days when dhows negotiated the trade winds to the Middle East and India, and Arabic and Asian traders made Zanzibar their home.
Anna is also the name of the daughter and godchild of the directors who founded this boutique hotel on the romantic east coast of Zanzibar.

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