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Zanzibar for Christmas
I've been thinking of going with a group of friends to Zanzibar for
Christmas. From Cape Town there are two obvious routes. One is to take the train to Durban, then drive up to Mozambique, through Malawi (maybe taking in Lake Malawi on the way) to Tanzania and then by boat to Zanzibar. The other is to take the train to Johannesburg, then overland to Gaberone, up to Lusaka and then onto the Tanzam railway to Dar. I think that I favour the latter. I enjoyed my trip the other way on the Tanzam railway. It would, of course, be possible to do both, one there, the other back. Is there a better routing? I don't see any point in getting involved with Zimbabwe and both routes cut that out. On the World Atlas, it looks as if there is road all the way up the coast to Dar from Durban - is the road passable? Do you need a four wheel drive vehicle? Are there other railways that I've missed out? Is Zanzibar a good place for Christmas? Is there anywhere to avoid or to stay that is particularly nice and/or cheap? Any other suggestions? |
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wrote in message oups.com... snipped Is Zanzibar a good place for Christmas? Is there anywhere to avoid or to stay that is particularly nice and/or cheap? A colleague of mine went there last Christmas. From what I recall, he said he thoroughly enjoyed himself. I'll ask him about it when I see him next. Any other suggestions? Take a look at http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/. You might get some ideas from there. |
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FreeSpirit_uk wrote: wrote in message oups.com... snipped Is Zanzibar a good place for Christmas? Is there anywhere to avoid or to stay that is particularly nice and/or cheap? A colleague of mine went there last Christmas. From what I recall, he said he thoroughly enjoyed himself. I'll ask him about it when I see him next. Thank you - that would be very useful! Any other suggestions? Take a look at http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/. You might get some ideas from there. I'll have a look. |
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"Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message Peter is planning, or at least contemplating, a trip to Zanzibar I've heard great things about it. Wouldn't it be frightfully hot at that time of the year? -- Moira de Swardt posting from Johannesburg, South Africa Remove the dot in my address to find me at home. |
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Moira de Swardt wrote: "Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message Peter is planning, or at least contemplating, a trip to Zanzibar I've heard great things about it. Wouldn't it be frightfully hot at that time of the year? I wouldn't have thought so, it is pretty well equatorial, so it should be much the same all year round, with four or five degrees difference between the 'hot' and 'less hot' seasons. On an island there should be sea breezes and showers to keep it cooler but more humid. A quick look around shows that the average temperature is around 27C, which is hot, but not ridiculous (I've been at 40C in Abu Dhabi and 45C in the Sahara - that's certainly hot!). I'd be inclinded to go for a room with air conditioning. Cold beer and G&Ts go down well in that sort of weather. It's much the same in Cape Town then, but dryer. |
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"Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message I wouldn't have thought so, it is pretty well equatorial, so it should be much the same all year round, with four or five degrees difference between the 'hot' and 'less hot' seasons. On an island there should be sea breezes and showers to keep it cooler but more humid. A quick look around shows that the average temperature is around 27C, which is hot, but not ridiculous (I've been at 40C in Abu Dhabi and 45C in the Sahara - that's certainly hot!). I'd be inclinded to go for a room with air conditioning. Cold beer and G&Ts go down well in that sort of weather. It's much the same in Cape Town then, but dryer. G&Ts go down well in any sort of weather. -- Moira de Swardt posting from Johannesburg, South Africa Remove the dot in my address to find me at home. |
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Moira de Swardt wrote: "Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message I wouldn't have thought so, it is pretty well equatorial, so it should be much the same all year round, with four or five degrees difference between the 'hot' and 'less hot' seasons. On an island there should be sea breezes and showers to keep it cooler but more humid. A quick look around shows that the average temperature is around 27C, which is hot, but not ridiculous (I've been at 40C in Abu Dhabi and 45C in the Sahara - that's certainly hot!). I'd be inclinded to go for a room with air conditioning. Cold beer and G&Ts go down well in that sort of weather. It's much the same in Cape Town then, but dryer. G&Ts go down well in any sort of weather. Well, that is undoubtedly true! Particularly pink ones with lime rather than lemon. |
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I would start he
http://www.zanzibar.net/ if you haven't already. We've had clients and taken groups there but not for the beaches and water activities. Just the history and cultural aspects (Stone Town, etc.) It certainly will be hot.. and very humid. Crowded? I have no idea what their holiday season is like, but intuition suggests that Europeans would be headed there, just as they are to the east African coastal resorts. And the Western Cape! |
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"Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message oups.com... Moira de Swardt wrote: "Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message I wouldn't have thought so, it is pretty well equatorial, so it should be much the same all year round, with four or five degrees difference between the 'hot' and 'less hot' seasons. On an island there should be sea breezes and showers to keep it cooler but more humid. A quick look around shows that the average temperature is around 27C, which is hot, but not ridiculous (I've been at 40C in Abu Dhabi and 45C in the Sahara - that's certainly hot!). I'd be inclinded to go for a room with air conditioning. Cold beer and G&Ts go down well in that sort of weather. It's much the same in Cape Town then, but dryer. G&Ts go down well in any sort of weather. Well, that is undoubtedly true! Particularly pink ones with lime rather than lemon. I shall never forget the (young) barman in a motel in Musina many years ago, who, after taking my order for a pink G&T came back after 5 minutes searching, with the announcement that he couldn't find a pink gin! Only white, meneer. Luckily the motel manager was with me, and he 'gently' explained what a pink gin was. |
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