Zanzibar is truly an enchanted island, few countries in the world can equal Zanzibar's long fine white sand beaches which lead into warm aquamarine waters and provide the backdrop for superb diving and snorkeling. With It's history, steeped with romance and mystery, the slave and ivory trades and spice plantations, Zanzibar is essentially a nineteenth century phenomenon. The atmospheric Stone Town with its carved wooden doors and narrow cobblestone streets is a good base from which to make fascinating excursions to Jozani tropical rainforest , spice plantations, dolphin cruises and trips to the powder white beaches of the north and east coasts. There is no other place quite like Zanzibar, with it's warm light and perfumed air, the traditional sailing dhows posed dramatically against a backdrop of Indian ocean blood red sunsets.