Zanzibar Travel Tips and Travel Advice

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Bring enough pencils and ball-point pens to Zanzibar 1 review #1 of 3 general tips & advice in Zanzibar Orkide48 says: We had a quite interesting/funny experience with the cute children in Jambiani.We came back after our almost daily stroll to the the water at low tide followed by the children with whom we were singing the famous children's song "Head shoulders knees and toes.....". By the way it was a good way to t…

No problems leaving your bath sandals on the beach Jambiani, Zanzibar 1 review #2 of 3 general tips & advice in Zanzibar Orkide48 says: I had a very fascinating and interesting observation during our wonderful holiday in Zanzibar.Considered the fact that the Zanzibaris are poor, we could leave our bath sandals on the beach close to the water and after a long stroll, we would still find our bath sandals on the same spot. Me and my da…

Tip for the hardworking staff in Zanzibar 1 review #3 of 3 general tips & advice in Zanzibar Orkide48 says: When we left the Red Monkey Beach Lodge, I wanted to show the appreciation for the good service/friendliness of our lovely staff Abdul, Alex, Halima, Solomon, Mourine etc.etc and asked of pure curiousity the German owner of the lodge, what the procedure concerning tip was.He told me, that I should p…