• Local Time 17:55
  • Current Weather
  • Population1.304 million
  • LanguageKiswahili, English
    and Arabic
  • CurrencyTanzanian Shilling

Getting to Zanzibar

The Zanzibar Archipelago's main airport is the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, located on the Unguja Island which is about 5 km's from the capital of Zanzibar City. Tourists from South Africa visiting the beautiful islands of Zanzibar can reach this airport by catching a direct flight from the Johannesburg International Airport, which offers many international flights.

The flight from Johannesburg to the Unguja Island of Zanzibar takes about 3 hours and 35 minutes by travelling an air distance of 2 500 km's. Once visitors arrive at Zanzibar's airport on Unquja Island it is easy to travel to neighbouring islands by boat.

Weather

Average Monthly Temperature
  • 27°C
    Jan
  • 28°C
    Feb
  • 26°C
    Mar
  • 26°C
    Apr
  • 26°C
    May
  • 25°C
    Jun
  • 24°C
    Jul
  • 24°C
    Aug
  • 25°C
    Sep
  • 25°C
    Oct
  • 26°C
    Nov
  • 27°C
    Dec