🌴 Zanzibar Guide | Shopping, Food, Stay & Transport
After a dusty Safari, Zanzibar was our well-deserved pamper zone! ✨ 🛬 Arrival Tips Flight: Kilimanjaro → Zanzibar (checked for $44 insurance—pay on spot!). Hotel: Riu Jambo (all-inclusive + free airport transfers—fill the form!). Why Riu? Best beach + dolphin/sunset cruises depart here! 📱 SIM Card & Money SIM: Avoid airport stalls! Local Vodacom = 35,000 TZS for 17GB (*haggle the 1,000-2,000 TZS "activation fee"*). Cash: Withdraw TZS at CRDB Bank (UnionPay = low fees!). Spent: 400,000 TZS + $100 USD for 2 pax (shopping, taxis, Beach House dinner). Shoutout to the kind Chinese couple who lent us 200,000 TZS! 🙏 🛍️ Shopping Guide 1️⃣ Near Royal Zanzibar Hotel: Hidden alley shops > Stone Town prices! Love it? Buy it—unique items won’t reappear! 2️⃣ Stone Town: Haggle hard! Fridge magnet: 4,000 TZS "Big Five" bowl: 50,000 TZS (*long-neck giraffe bowl = 5,000 TZS!*) Memories of Zanzibar: No haggling, but Visa-friendly + rare finds (bottle openers, etc.). 🚖 Taxis & Tours Hotel ↔ Stone Town: $25-30 USD (or ~80,000 TZS). Sunset Cruise: $10/pax (book last-minute on the beach!). Dolphin Tour: $15/pax (beach vendors everywhere—no advance booking needed!). 🍽️ Food Highlight Beach House Zanzibar: Grilled octopus + sunset views = chef’s kiss. 🐙🌅 Pro Tip: HALF the asking price is your starting bid! #Zanzibar #DolphinChasing #StoneTown #IslandLife #ShopLikeALocal