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Step into the world of Dr Livingstone

There is an archipelago just twenty miles off the coast of Africa. It is a historic place, a market place, and a farm. I t welcomes tourists to its miles of sandy beaches and amazing diving, but they are not its first guests. Zanzibar has, over the centuries, played host to many people in search of rest. One of the most eminent was Dr Livingstone who stated that Zanzibar was the perfect place to rest and relax after his expeditions. The house he stayed at still stands and you can visit it. In these modern times, every day demands and pressures are greater upon us. The world seems to have gone mad; and yet Zanzibar remains a cooling, calming influence. Our seas are still blue, our beaches white, our towns still of stone and the waters crystal clear and full of fish. Our people are still hospitable, indeed the only thing you will find bitter about Zanzibar is our coffee. We assure you that little has changed in the last two hundred years.

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A few days ago, while drinking coffee under a mango tree on Pemba, a thought came to one of us. How the world had changed, and yet in Pemba - the smaller of Zanzibar's two islands -  the food still comes on Dhows. In these spice Islands, we depend more on the weather than the price of oil. The world does not affect much of Zanzibar, and yet we have so many guests from the world. What a wonderful thought. An archipelago of Islands unaffected and still beautiful and so close to Africa. And so we decided to issue an invitation. A warm Zanzibari invitation to visit our Archipelago. Come to Zanzibar in 2009/2010 and we will look after you.

There are no two ways about it. Zanzibar is the place to be in 2009-10. We have everything from the most untouched reefs in the world in Pemba, to historic stone town, to the thriving, pumping café del Kendwa scene, to pure, barefoot, exclusive luxury at Kilindi. When it comes to holidays - the easing of stress, the Zanzibar archipelago does have it all. Well almost all....

Like most other warm oceanic islands, we don't have wide open plains with lions and elephants roaming around. But we do have two airlines… that can fly you on scheduled flights to the word famous Selous game reserve in 50 minutes. The expanse of the Serengeti national park is only 110 minutes away and Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, is even closer. The Zanzibar archipelago sits in deep blue water, but it is only a score of nautical miles off the coast of Africa and the wonders of the Tanzanian mainland. Any ZATI member can organise your mainland safari or climbing itinerary, or put you in touch with someone who can. Zanzibar combines the best of both worlds. Adventure and Tranquility, but only on demand!


The Tourism Investors Promise:
It matters not whether you stay at the most exclusive lodge or the cheapest lodge, we the members of the Zanzibar Association of Tourism Investors will give you this guarantee. We will give you better value for money than you can get elsewhere.

All of our members who have subscribed to the VZ910 campaign are offering extra value and extra service.

Our Invitation:
This website is a bazaar. We invite you to wander through this bazaar and click on our member's links and look at the various pages and exotic photographs. While some of the products will not be for you, others are sure to be.  Please "walk around" our electronic bazaar.  We invite you to Zanzibar, to walk in the steps of Dr Livingstone. 
 
 

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This website is the creation of the Association of Tourism Investors. ZATI is a non profit NGO that represents the interests of the Investors of Zanzibar who are members. For full details of ZATI and its charter, please visit www.zati.org. Enquiries to ZATI should be addressed to this website. Visit Zanzibar 2009-2010 campaign has been produced on behalf of the board of ZATI, and in the interests of the members. ZATI takes no responsibility for the veracity of the services offered by its members. Individual members have their terms and conditions for their offers for Visit Zanzibar 2009/2010 and they should be contacted individually for the exact nature of their offers/terms and conditions.