Here you are in Unguja Ukuu, enjoying the special atmosphere of Menai Bay. Perhaps you’d like to find out more about the village and maybe talk to some of the friendly villagers. But where to start? You don’t speak Swahili and maybe not many of the locals speak English. In fact there’s a group of young people who’ve been working hard at their English language skills since 2016. They love meeting overseas visitors and finding out about their lives as well as talking about their own homes and families. 

Village Tour: We offer a tour that will help you get to know more about the village and the people who live here. Unguja Ukuu is the ancient capital of Zanzibar and is one of the oldest trading posts along the coast where early Islamic influence came to the island. The tour includes the hidden cave where people have come for millennia to ask for help and leave offerings to the gods.  You’ll learn about a famous local, Mohamed wa Joka, who was famous for forseeing the future, finding lost children and working some remarkable magic. Along the way you’ll meet some of the villagers who work as farmers, shopkeepers and fishermen and visit a typical house and shop.

Village Tour: Tour lasts 2 hours and costs $10 per person. Please call Gasica on 0773110738 or Mohammed on 0777514170  or email ann.dieckmann0@gmail.com.