Yebo, iZanzibar iphephe kakhulu ekubhukudeni. I-Indian Ocean ifudumele futhi amagagasi avame ukuba mancane. I-Zanzibar iyindawo ethandwa kakhulu ye-snorkelling kanye ne-scuba diving. Izimo ziyahlukahluka kusuka ogwini kuya ogwini futhi isizini nesizini, kodwa jikelele, amabhishi amaningi Zanzibar alungele ukubhukuda. Ngokuya ngamagagasi, ngezinye izikhathi kungase kube nezimila zasolwandle emanzini, ikakhulukazi ogwini olusempumalanga. Ungase futhi uhlangane nama-urchin olwandle emanzini angajulile (ikakhulukazi emanzini aphansi). Buka lapho uhamba futhi ugqoke amabhuzu (amabhuzu e-diving) ukuze uvikele izinyawo zakho, lona ungomunye wemibuzo evame ukubuzwa eZanzibar
Kukhona oshaka bama-reef eZanzibar abangenabungozi. Khona-ke e-Mafia Island, ungakwazi ukubhukuda nama-whale sharks. Laba oshaka basengozini futhi baphephile ukubhukuda nokutshuza nabo. Okokugcina, oshaka abakhulu abamhlophe babonakala ngezikhathi ezithile emanzini ajulile kodwa akuzange kube khona ukuhlaselwa koshaka okurekhodiwe.
Ukwenza iphutha ohlangothini lokuqapha, impendulo ingucha. Ukugebenga nokugetshengwa kuyenzeka, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezimnyama ebusuku. Ngakho-ke, ungahambi wedwa ebusuku. Thatha kuphela amatekisi abhalisiwe noma amatekisi atuswa abantu bendawo abathembekile nabangane. Kungenjalo, ungahlela ukuphelezelwa, ukuhamba nawe, ukuya kwamanye amahhotela nezindawo zokudlela, lona ungomunye wemibuzo evamise ukubuzwa eZanzibar.
Isikhathi esihle sokuya eZanzibar sisukela maphakathi nobusika kuya entwasahlobo noma maphakathi nehlobo (isikhathi saseNingizimu Nenkabazwe). Lezi izinkathi ezomile zaseZanzibar. Inkathi eyomile ende idlula ubusika nentwasahlobo kanti isikhathi esomile esifushane siphakathi nehlobo. Khumbula ukuthi lesi yisifunda esishisayo okusho ukuthi amazinga okushisa apholile asebusika asafudumele. Ngakho-ke, usazojabulela isimo sezulu esimnandi sasebhishi.
NgoJuni kuya kuSepthemba/Okthoba yizinyanga ezinhle kakhulu zokuvakashela iziqhingi zaseZanzibar. Yilapho okungenzeka khona ukuthi uthole isibhakabhaka esicwebile namazinga okushisa apholile. Uma ulwa nokushisa nomswakama isikhathi esomile sasebusika kuya entwasahlobo yisikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuvakashela iZanzibar. Maphakathi noDisemba, uMasingana noFebhuwari nazo ziyizinyanga ezikahle zokuvakashela iZanzibar. Lezi zinyanga ziwela ngesikhathi esifushane esomile esinikeza isimo sezulu esingcono kakhulu kubakhulekeli belanga abathanda isimo sezulu esishisayo. Kulezi zinyanga kungenzeka uthole isibhakabhaka esicwathile, imvula encane noma amazinga okushisa aphezulu. Ekuqaleni kukaZibandlela ungase uthole imvula ethile, ngokuvamile ngendlela yezihlambi zezimvula zantambama. Maphakathi no-December, izihlambi zemvula zantambama azivamile kodwa izixuku zamaholidi azikafiki. Ngakho-ke, phakathi no-December isikhathi esihle kakhulu seholide lasehlobo eZanzibar, ngaphandle kobuningi. Uma uhlela iholide lakho laseZanzibar kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuFebhuwari bese uhlala ogwini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga, ngoba ama-monsoon akhona avela enyakatho-mpumalanga. Ngamaholide eZanzibar ngesikhathi sezimvula eziseningizimu-ntshonalanga (Juni kuya ku-Okthoba) qonda ogwini olusenyakatho-mpumalanga.
UJulayi kuya ku-Agasti kanye noFebhuwari kuya ku-Ephreli yizikhathi ezingcono kakhulu zokuhamba nge-scuba diving eziqhingini zaseZanzibar. U-April, nokho, inyanga enemvula kakhulu, ngakho-ke cabanga kabili ngokuvakashela ngaleso sikhathi.
Gwema ukuya eZanzibar ngezinkathi ezimbili zemvula—uNovemba noMashi kuya kuMeyi. Lesi yisikhathi NGEKE uvakashele eZanzibar. Isikhathi esikhulu semvula sisukela maphakathi noMashi kuya kuMeyi. Izimvula ngokuvamile ziba ngo-April, ngakho gwema ukuvakasha kule nyanga. Eyaziwa nangokuthi izimvula ezinde kule sizini ihlanganisa nezimvula ezinamandla ngezikhathi zantambama. Lezi zihlambi zingaba nzima kunoma yiziphi iziqhingi ezise-Archipelago. Umswakama nawo uphezulu futhi izinga lokushisa elijwayelekile likhuphukela phakathi kuka-30°s Celsius. Izimvula ezimfishane zivame ukuna kusukela ngoNovemba kuya ekuqaleni kukaZibandlela futhi azibi kakhulu kunezimvula ezinde. Eminyakeni lapho izimvula ezimfushane zifika ngesikhathi, iyoma kusukela phakathi no-December kuya ekupheleni kuka-February futhi iqale futhi ngoNdasa.
Abantu bavame ukusibuza ukuthi amaholidi aseZanzibar ayabiza yini. Impendulo elula ithi cha. Ungavakashela iZanzibar ngesabelomali. Izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe eziya eTanzania kungenzeka zibe yizindleko ezinkulu zohambo oluya eziqhingini zaseZanzibar. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokonga imali eholidini lakho lesiQhingi saseZanzibar iwukuba uhlale ubhekile izipesheli zezindiza eziya eTanzania ngisho namadili endiza eya eZanzibar, ngqo. Ukusuka e-Dar es Salaam ezweni elikhulu laseTanzania, ungathatha isikebhe esithengekayo noma undize uye eStone Town esiqhingini esikhulu saseZanzibar, e-Unguja.
Kusabelomali esiqinile, ungasebenzisa imali encane engu-$45 ukuya ku-USD 50 ngosuku eholidini lase-Zanzibar. Leso isilinganiso sezindleko esisuselwe endaweni elula, engena-frills emahostela nasezindlini zasogwini eziyisisekelo, kanye nokudla ezindaweni zokudlela zendawo nasezindaweni zokudla. I-blogger yezokuvakasha, u-Lauren, ovela ku-Never Ending Footsteps uchithe isilinganiso sama-USD 51,53 ngosuku eholidini lakhe laseZanzibar ngo-2020. Lokho akufaki izindiza zakhe ezibuyayo ezisuka e-London ziya eTanzania ($491) kanye ne-Dar es Salaam eziya e-Stone Town ($80). Isabelomali sika-Lauren sika-$51,53 sansuku zonke sasihlanganisa ezokuthutha zendawo, ukudla, indawo yokuhlala, umshwalense wokuhamba, incwadi yomhlahlandlela kanye nesamba esingu-$176 semisebenzi/imali yokungena ezindaweni ezihehayo. Ukubhajethi okuhle okuhlaba umxhwele! Kuhlelo lwesabelomali olungonga kancane luka-$50 ukuya ku-USD 100 ngosuku. Leso isabelomali samaholide esimaphakathi nomgwaqo ezindaweni ezimaphakathi nebanga. Ngokusekelwe Kubhajethi Idatha Yohambo Lwakho evela kubahambi bangempela iholidi lase-Zanzibar leviki elilodwa labantu ababili libiza isilinganiso esingu-USD 643 (cishe ama-USD 92 ngosuku ngababili). Ngokusekelwe esilinganisweni sezindleko zansuku zonke zezivakashi zangaphambilini izindleko zeholide laseZanzibar zimi kanje: $15 ekudleni ngosuku ama-dollar ayi-10 ezokuthutha zasendaweni ngosuku ama-dollar angu-44 endaweni yokulala ehhotela umbhangqwana ngamunye ngobusuku Ngokuyinhloko “iZanzibar ingenye yalezo zindawo ezingangena kunoma yisiphi isabelomali!” njengoba umhambi ongumakad' ebona, i-Wandering Earl yakubeka.
Cha, ungadla ngokushibhile eZanzibar. Kusabelomali esiqinile, ungasebenzisa imali encane engaba ngu-$6 ngosuku ekudleni. Isilinganiso esimaphakathi sebanga sezindleko zokudla zansuku zonke ngu-$15 umuntu ngamunye. Uzodinga futhi isabelomali samanzi asemabhodleleni, cishe u-$0.70 ngosuku, lona futhi ngomunye wemibuzo evame ukubuzwa eZanzibar.
Yebo, yebo! IZanzibar iyindawo yase-Afrika enohlu lwamabhakede ngezizathu ezinhle kakhulu.
Yebo, iZanzibar iyindawo emnandi yeholide lolwandle. Futhi kuyindawo enhle kakhulu yenani lemali enezinhlamvu eziningi nomlando ocebile. Isiko linemibala futhi liyathakazelisa. Isakhiwo esidala siyingqayizivele futhi amabhishi mahle. I-Zanzibar iphinde inikeze ngesipiliyoni sangempela kanye nezigigaba ezingajwayelekile eziyenza ibe isiqhingi esingasoze salibaleka samaholide.
Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa okungenani. Ukuthi udinga isikhathi esingakanani ukuze uthole iholide laseZanzibar eligculisayo kuncike kulokho ofuna ukukwenza, kodwa sincoma okungenani iviki. I-Zanzibar Archipelago inkulu ngokumangalisayo futhi ihlukahlukene. Iqukethe iziqhingi ezimbili ezinkulu kanye neziqhingi eziningi ezincane, ndawonye ezithatha indawo engaba ngu-2,462 km² (951 sq mi). Isiqhingi esikhulu sase-Unguja singamamayela angu-53 (85 km) ubude namamayela angu-24 (39 km) ububanzi, sithatha cishe amakhilomitha-skwele angu-565 (1,464 km²). Isiqhingi sesibili ngobukhulu, iPemba ingamakhilomitha angu-42 ubude namamayela angu-67 (14 km) ububanzi. Ngakho, kunokuningi ongakwenza nokukubona eziQhingini Zezinongo zaseZanzibar.
Thina kanye nezakhamizi zase-UK sidinga ama-visa ezivakashi. Lezi zingatholakala lapho ufika eTanzania kodwa bobabili ohulumeni baseMelika nabaseBrithani bakhuthaza abahambi ukuthi bafake izicelo ngaphambi kokuhamba. Izindleko ze-visa yokungena eyodwa yezakhamuzi zaseBrithani yi-USD 50 ($40 uma ufaka isicelo kusengaphambili) kanye ne-USD 100 yezakhamuzi zase-US. Ama-visa okungena amaningi abiza u-USD 100. Abahambi baseYurophu, baseCanada nase-Australia bazodinga nama-visa ezivakashi eTanzania (esebenza eZanzibar). Izakhamizi zaseNingizimu Afrika aziwadingi ama-visa ukuze zivakashele iziqhingi zaseZanzibar. QAPHELA: I-Zanzibar iyingxenye ezimele ye-United Republic of Tanzania. Ngakho-ke, awudingi ukuthola ama-visa ahlukene ezwekazi laseTanzania naseZanzibar Islands. Lapho uya eZanzibar qinisekisa ukuthi ipasipoti yakho isebenza okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha kusukela osukwini lwakho lokusuka eZanzibar. Izidingo ze-Visa nezindleko zingashintsha ngakho-ke sicela uhlole iwebhusayithi ye-Tanzania Immigration ukuze uthole ulwazi lwakamuva lwe-visa.
Yebo, ukugoma okuthile kuyanconywa eTanzania naseZanzibar. I-National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) kanye ne-World Health Organization (WHO) incoma le migomo elandelayo e-Tanzania nase-Zanzibar: i-hepatitis (A no-B) ikholera ye-typhoid ye-typhoid* i-rabies meningitis tetanus *Kudingeka ubufakazi bokugoma i-yellow fever uma uhamba usuka ezweni lapho i-yellow fever ikhona. Lezi yizithombe ezinconyiwe zokuya eZanzibar, kodwa ziyizinkombandlela ezijwayelekile kuphela. Sikweluleka ngokuqinile ukuthi uthintane nomtholampilo wezokuvakasha noma udokotela wakho lapho uhlela iholidi lakho lokuya eZanzibar ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola izithombe ozidingayo.
Lapho uhlela iholide laseZanzibar abantu bavame ukubuza ukuthi iyiphi ingxenye yeZanzibar engcono ukuyivakashela. Abafuna ukukwazi ukuthi akuphi amabhishi angcono kakhulu eZanzibar… Amabhishi asogwini olusenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Zanzibar Island (Unguja) angcono kakhulu ngokubhukuda, ukutshuza nokungena kalula. Nokho, angamabhishi aziwa kakhulu eZanzibar anezindawo eziningi zokungcebeleka, abantu kanye nezindawo eziheha izivakashi. Amabhishi amabili amahle kakhulu enyakatho yeZanzibar yiNungwi neKendwa. Ugu kule ndawo lunesihlabathi esimhlophe esiyimpuphu namanzi acwebile. Kukhona nezinketho eziningi zokuhlala lapha, ikakhulukazi eNungwi nasezindaweni ezizungezile. Izixhobo zamakhorali ezikhoselisa ugu olusempumalanga ye-Unguja kusukela olwandle oluvulekile zenza kube kuhle ukubhukuda. Amagagasi athambile, amanzi acwebile kanye nokuguquguquka kolwandle akubi kakhulu kunasogwini oluseningizimu nasentshonalanga. I-reef ilungele futhi i-snorkelling kanye ne-scuba diving. I-Pongwe Beach ivikelwe kakhulu yi-offshore reef okwenza kube yindawo yokubhukuda engcono kakhulu. Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluthe xaxa lolwandle olukude nolungenamuntu eZanzibar, qonda eningizimu. I-Bwejuu ne-Paje amabhishi amabili angcono kakhulu ogwini oluseningizimu-mpumalanga kanye ne-Kizimkazi Beach, eyaziwa ngamahlengethwa, iyindawo eyiqiniso ogwini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga.
Kunezindlela ezimbili zokufika eziqhingini ezishisayo zaseZanzibar-ngesikebhe noma ngendiza. Ungakwazi ukundizela esiqhingini esikhulu sase-Unguja (esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-Zanzibar Island) nase-Pemba Island. Iningi lezindiza eziya eZanzibar zisuka eDar es Salaam, ogwini lwaseTanzania, ziya eStone Town e-Unguja. Indiza emfushane yemizuzu engu-15. Kukhona futhi izindiza ezimbalwa zamazwe ngamazwe ezivela ezindaweni ezingaphandle kweTanzania, okuhlanganisa i-Doha, i-Nairobi ne-Johannesburg. Uma usuka e-UK, e-Europe noma e-USA inketho yakho engcono kakhulu ukundiza uye e-Dar es Salaam noma e-Nairobi e-Kenya. Lawa madolobha ayizindawo ezimbili ezinkulu zokuhamba zaseMpumalanga Afrika, anemizila eminingi yendiza yamazwe ngamazwe. Ukusuka eDar es Salaam noma eNairobi, kunezindiza ezijwayelekile eziya eZanzibar. Indlela eshibhile yokufika eZanzibar ukuthatha isikebhe esisuka eDar es Salaam. Kodwa awuhlali wongi kangako ngokuthatha isikebhe esikhundleni sendiza eshibhile esuka e-Dar. Kuya ngesikebhe (ezinye zezikebhe zesimanje zibiza kakhulu) kanye nezipesheli zendiza ezitholakalayo ngezinsuku zakho zokuhamba, lona ungomunye wemibuzo evame ukubuzwa eZanzibar.
Yebo. Izinyathelo zokulwa nomalaleveva ziyadingeka unyaka wonke eZanzibar. Kuzodingeka uphuze amaphilisi okulwa nomalaleveva futhi usebenzise isixosha omiyane. IZanzibar iyindawo enobungozi kakhulu umalaleveva ngakho udinga ukuzilungiselela unyaka wonke. Buza umtholampilo wezokuvakasha wendawo noma udokotela ukuze uthole iseluleko mayelana nendlela yokuvimbela ukuthola umalaleveva ngenkathi usohambeni. Kunezinhlobo ezimbalwa zama-anti-malaria prophylaxes ongakhetha kuzo kulezi zinsuku. Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha umalaleveva zidinga ukuqaliswa ngaphambi kokuba uhambe ngakho thintana nochwepheshe bezokwelapha kusenesikhathi.
Abantu baseZanzibar bayinzalo yase-Afrika, e-Arabia, e-India, e-Persia nase-Comoros Islands. Inkolo enkulu eZanzibar yi-Islam. Abantu abangaphezu kuka-90% bangamaSulumane anedlanzana lamaKristu, amaHindu, amaJain namaSikh.
Ungakwazi ukugqoka izikhindi ogwini futhi endaweni yakho yokungcebeleka noma ehhotela. Kwamukelekile ukugqoka amabhikini nezingubo zokubhukuda olwandle. Kwezinye izindawo, kungcono ukugqoka ngendlela eqinile. Amabhulukwe amafushane kufanele ngokungcono abe amabhulukwe axegayo, amakota amathathu agcina ngaphansi kwedolo. Izintokazi kufanele zigweme ukugqoka izikhindi ezimfishane phambi kwabantu. Ukuhamba ungagqokile akwamukelekile ngokwesiko, ngisho nakublokes. Kwabesifazane, ukugqoka ama-mini-skirts kanye nezingubo ze-skimpy ngokuqinisekile kuzocasula. Qaphela kakhulu lapho uvakashela i-Stone Town kanye nama-mosque, lapho i-torso yakho namahlombe kufanele kufakwe futhi, omunye wemibuzo evame ukubuzwa eZanzibar.
Yebo, o yebo! I-Zanzibar ingenye yezindawo ezihamba phambili ze-honeymoon emhlabeni. I-charm yangempela namabhishi anezithombe ezinhle zaseZanzibar akwenza kube indawo edume kakhulu yokubalekela ezothando. Inhlanganisela yamabhishi amahle asezindaweni ezishisayo, isimo sezulu esinelanga nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezicezile kunikeza indawo ekahle yokuthi izinyoni zothando ziphumule futhi zibalekele kuzo zonke. Ngeza kuleyo ndawo yase-Zanzibar ephumule kanye nabantu bendawo abanobungane futhi uthola indawo ekahle ye-honeymoon. Ingxenye yobuhle balesi siqhingi esiyipharadesi ukuthi imibhangqwana ingakhetha ukukhuthala noma ukungenzi lutho ngendlela ethanda ngayo. Ama-hammocks, ukuhamba okuthambile, ukubhukuda okuvilaphayo, amamasaji apholile kanye nokushona kwelanga kulindile. Njengohambo lwesikebhe sokugxuma esiqhingini, uhambo lwe-snorkelling kanye nokutshuza, uhambo lwezinongo, ulwazi lwamasiko kanye nezigigaba zemvelo, omunye wemibuzo evame ukubuzwa eZanzibar.