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Local Time 00:56
Current Weather
Population1.304 million
LanguageKiswahili, English
and Arabic
CurrencyTanzanian Shilling

Getting to Zanzibar

The Zanzibar Archipelago's main airport is the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, located on the Unguja Island which is about 5 km's from the capital of Zanzibar City. Tourists from South Africa visiting the beautiful islands of Zanzibar can reach this airport by catching a direct flight from the Johannesburg International Airport, which offers many international flights.

The flight from Johannesburg to the Unguja Island of Zanzibar takes about 3 hours and 35 minutes by travelling an air distance of 2 500 km's. Once visitors arrive at Zanzibar's airport on Unquja Island it is easy to travel to neighbouring islands by boat.

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About The Island

The capital of Zanzibar is Zanzibar City.
Most people in Zanzibar readily speak Kiswahili, English and Arabic.
Zanzibar has a population of nearly 1.304 million.
The Tanzanian Shilling is the currency of Zanzibar – 1 Tanzanian shilling equals 0.0058 South African Rand.
The main religions of Zanzibar are Islam and Christianity.
The land area of Zanzibar takes up 2,461 km2.