Zanzibar Kiteboarding Travel Guide

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Zanzibar Kiteboarding Travel Tips

By Matt Link
  • Zanzibar offers an ideal place to learn kiteboarding, due to its consistent—yet mellow—winds, clear skies, calm shallow waters, and sandy ocean bottom, not to mention all the organized lessons available.
  • The winds in Zanzibar are usually onshore, so they (thankfully) blow you back on to the beach. Winds blowing from the southeast prevail in the summer (June through September) and from the northeast during winter (December through March).
  • AfriKiteCentre runs a kiteboarding school in the center of Paje village on Zanzibar's southeastern coast, on the beach of Kinasi Upepo, one of the best beaches on the isle. They also offer lessons on the northeast coast near Kiwengwa.

Beach Overview: Zanzibar, Tanzania

By Matt Link
Zanzibar has some of the best beaches in Africa, with wide swathes of postcard-perfect sand, lined with coconut palms and bleach-white sand bars that mysteriously rise out of the ocean during low tide, making perfect private beaches. Wooden dhow boats drift by, and the coal reefs are excellent for snorkeling and scuba diving. First and foremost, it is nature that lures visitors to these islands, which are surrounded by impossibly sparkling waters and a vibrant underwater world. But the island's fascinating history and culture run a close second. Read More

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Hotels

Zanzibar Serena Inn

Kelele Square
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Distance: 0.0 mi.
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Hotel Class: 5 class stars

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Breezes Beach Club

East Coast
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Distance: 24.3 mi.
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Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel

Nungwi Beach
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Distance: 31.2 mi.
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Attractions

Takims Holidays Tours & Safaris

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Opposite Dhow Palace Hotel
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Distance: 1.3 mi. (from destination center)
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Fisherman Tours & Travel

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P. O. Box 3537
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Distance: 1.3 mi. (from destination center)
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4_0

Sun Tours & Travel

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Hurumzi street near 236 Hurumzi Hotel in Stone Town
P.O. Box 484
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Distance: 1.3 mi. (from destination center)
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Zanzibar Kisauni Airport 4.2 map
Dar Es Salaam International Airport 49.6 map
Mombasa Moi International Airport 150.1 map

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