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Mwanda Destination Guide

Explore Mwanda in Tanzania

Mwanda in the region of Tanzania (general) is a town in Tanzania - some 247 mi or ( 397 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mwanda

Current time in Mwanda is now 04:51 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zanzibar, Wete, Tanga, Potoa, and Potoa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zanzibar . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mwanda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Z Hotel Zanzibar

3:01 min by TheZHotel
Views: 14890 Rating: 5.00

The Z Hotel is a chic, boutique hotel situated in a secluded plot on the corner of an idyllic beach in Nungwi, located on the northern tip of Zanzibar. It blends elegant, contemporary design with trad ..

Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar (below/south of Z Hotel)

0:30 min by Björn Sennbrink
Views: 14550 Rating: 5.00

This short clip was shot on a paradise like beach in Nungwi, on the Northern tip of Zanzibar. We stayed in a cheap bungalow (Safina), enjoyed the beach during the day and after high tide, at night, we ..


Rosa Bussarna på Zanzibar 2007

3:23 min by Stefan Liljegren
Views: 3706 Rating: 5.00

Rosa Bussarna kommer till Zanzibar i slutet på resan Safari & Zanzibar ..

Ras Nungwi Suite- a Zanzibar holiday with Tanzania Odyssey

1:24 min by TheTanzaniaOdyssey
Views: 2898 Rating: 0.00

Ras Nungwi Suite with www.tanzaniaodyssey.com Hi-Res Video of the Lodges and Parks of Tanzania and Zanzibar. For more information and other videos of Tanzania please see www.tanzaniaodyssey.com or ema ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nungwi

Nungwi is a fishermen's village and a tourist attraction located at the northernmost tip of Unguja (Zanzibar), East Africa. In the past it was mostly known as a dhow boatyard. Until the 1990s, the local population was opposed to tourism, so Nungwi's beach is one of the last in the area to host hotels and other touristic structures.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.73 39.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zanzibar

Zanzibar ferry sinking

On 10 September 2011, the MV Spice Islander I, a passenger ferry carrying over 2,000 passengers, sank off the coast of Zanzibar. The ferry was travelling between Unguja and Pemba, two islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania, when it capsized. Early estimates put the death toll at around 200, but a report published by the Tanzanian govenment in January 2012 claimed that over 1,500 people had been killed.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.66 39.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2011 in Tanzania, Disasters in Tanzania, History of Zanzibar, Maritime incidents in 2011, Pemba Island

Tumbatu

Tumbatu Island is the third-largest island making up Zanzibar, part of Tanzania in east Africa. The island is located off the northwest coast of Zanzibar's main island, Unguja. The island is eight kilometres long and is surrounded by a reef, making it somewhat isolated from the rest of Zanzibar, even though its southern shore is only two kilometres from Mkokotoni on Unguja.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.82 39.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Islands of Zanzibar

Mnemba Island

Mnemba Island is a single small island located about 2 km off the northeast coast of Unguja, the largest island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, opposite Matemwe Beach. It is roughly triangular in shape, about 500 m in diameter and about 1.5 km in circumference. It is surrounded by an oval reef seven by four kilometres in extent. These reefs have been declared a Marine Conservation area.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.82 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Zanzibar Archipelago

Matemwe

Matemwe is a village on the north-eastern coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, between Mwangaseni and Kigomani. Its economy is mostly based on seaweed farming and fishing.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.87 39.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zanzibar