Is Pemba island safe?
Pemba is a very safe destination where visitors will be immediately drawn into the easy-going and relaxed nature of the local people.
How do you get to Pemba in Tanzania?
The easiest way to get to Pemba is to fly in with a private aviation company like Coastal Aviation or Auric Air, both of which offer daily scheduled flights to Pemba Airport (PMA) near Chake Chake. You can fly to Pemba from Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, with the latter journey taking just 30 minutes.
What should I know before going to Tanzania?
Things to know before going to Tanzania
- Visas are necessary.
- Malaria and other sicknesses are a real thing here.
- Tanzania is safe to travel, but…
- Weather can be tricky.
- Proper clothes in Tanzania is a real deal.
- You will get lost in Stone town.
- You must tip your guide or driver.
- Tanzania has several airports.
What is Pemba island famous for?
Pemba has long been known as the ‘Green Island’ thanks to its fertile soil that produces crops such as coconut, bananas, and cassava.
What to do on Pemba Island in Tanzania?
Pemba Island has a hilly landscape and is densely covered with vegetation, another contrast to Zanzibar. Spend your days while on your Tanzania island holiday in this verdant expanse by exploring the Ngezi Forest Reserve with its unusual denizens or the tiny market bazaar festooned with exotic fruits like durian, fenesi and shoki-shoki.
Which is better to visit Zanzibar or Pemba?
Due to its protective mangrove forests, Pemba has fewer accessible beaches than Zanzibar. However, lodges and tour operators offer boat excursions to the coves that litter the island’s calmer east coast, where stretches of white or pink sand are devoid of tourists and washed by gin clear water. Vumawimbi Beach is probably Pemba’s most famous.
Is there a ferry from Zanzibar to Pemba?
Fares are the same for Zanzibar – Pemba and Pemba – Tanga. There are also two ferry connections per week from Zanzibar City to Wete, in the north of the island (near the major diving sites). Thursday 7:30 am and Sunday 10:30 am – this is though a very long journey, about 10/12 hours.
Which is the best way to get to Pemba?
The easiest way to get to Pemba is to fly in with a private aviation company like Coastal Aviation or Auric Air, both of which offer daily scheduled flights to Pemba Airport (PMA) near Chake Chake.
