A travel guide to Zanzibar. It includes a chapter on Mafia Island in addition to Zanzibar and Pemba Islands.

This guide includes a safari section and expert advice on trekking and diving in the area. There are also details on wildlife, including a colour birding section, and complete coverage of Tanzania's diverse national parks and reserves.

Whether you need advice on removing ticks or tips on photographing wildebeest, the sixth edition of this comprehensive guide has the latest information. Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and lakes Victoria and Tanganyika. Some 25% of the country is protected in national parks and conservation areas. One fifth of Africa's large mammal population and more than a thousand bird species live here. Now fully updated, this guide provides practical information for both independent travel and all-inclusive safaris, recommends the best of the ground tour operators, and gives advice on interaction with the local people.

The seventh edition of the most thorough, accurate and frequently updated guidebook to Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.

Zanzibar -- the legendary "Spice Islands" in the Indian Ocean -- is rapidly becoming more accessible, attracting an increasing number of tourists. David Else's definitive guide to the islands is now fully updated, including brand new maps and comprehensive information on hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, and transport as well as on the diving, spice tours, and wildlife reserves which this exotic and friendly location offers. With background information also on the history and culture of Zanzibar, this guide provides everything a traveler needs to explore these beautiful islands.