Spices, dhows and turquoise lagoons. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Zanzibar

Best months: January, February, June, July, August, September, October and December.

What to see in Zanzibar

1. Stone Town (Maison des Merveilles, Vieux Fort)
   The maze of narrow lanes, carved wooden doors and ornate balconies blends Arab, Indian, Persian, European and Swahili influences.
2. Marché de Darajani
   Darajani is Stone Town's main everyday market, where residents have shopped for generations.
3. Île Prison (Changuu, tortues)
   This flat little island, a short boat ride from Stone Town, keeps the traces of its past as a prison and later a quarantine station.
4. Nungwi (plage)
   Nungwi is still a fishing village and a place where traditional wooden dhows are built, and its west-facing beach, busy at sunset, keeps that mix of local life and tourism.
5. Forêt de Jozani (colobes rouges)
   Jozani Forest is the main refuge of the Zanzibar red colobus, a monkey found nowhere else in the world.
6. Ferme aux épices (spice tour)
7. Paje (kitesurf)
   Paje is one of Zanzibar's best-known kitesurfing beaches, thanks to a trade wind that often blows steadily and a shallow lagoon that suits learning.
8. Forodhani Gardens (marché du soir)
   At sunset, the Stone Town seafront turns into a large street market: dozens of charcoal grills line the garden, and you eat standing up or on the benches, facing the Indian Ocean.

A sample itinerary for Zanzibar, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €88 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

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Photo: Paul Brockmeyer from Chicago, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.