Zanzibar — the legendary Spice Island of the Indian Ocean — is one of the world’s most evocative, most romantic, and most completely extraordinary tropical destinations — an ancient and magnificent archipelago of dazzling white sand beaches, crystalline turquoise waters, thousand-year-old Swahili cultural heritage, and the most intoxicating blend of Arab, Persian, Indian, Portuguese, and African influences woven together into one of East Africa’s most fascinating, most beautiful, and most deeply personally rewarding travel experiences