Zanzibar North, Tanzania · Africa
Nungwi sits on the route: 25 minutes from Kijini, 50km from House of Wonders, Stone Town.
Nungwi is in Zanzibar North, Tanzania, with about 31,000 people. The nearest town is Kijini, about 14 km away.
Nungwi, or Ras Nungwi, is a large village located in the far northern end of the island of Zanzibar. With a population of 30,762 (2022 census), Nungwi is the second largest settlement on the island. It is situated in the Nungwi Ward in the Kaskazini A District of the Unguja North Region. It is about 35 miles (56 km)Read more
north of Zanzibar Town on the Nungwi Peninsula, about an hour drive from Stone Town. To the south Nungwi shares a border with the neighboring Matemwe and Tazari villages. Nungwi was traditionally a fishing village and dhow-building center, but is now a popular tourist destination, and for instance recognized in CNN’s list of "100 best beaches of the world" in 2014. West Nungwi has changed a lot since the 1990s and is now a popular tourist destination with numerous resorts, restaurants, bars, stores, etc. East Nungwi is quieter and generally more laid-back.
Nungwi can be reached by public bus, dala-dala or a hired vehicle from Zanzibar Town. From Zanzibar Town the main tarmac road goes through the villages Mtoni, Mahonda, Kinyasini and Kivunge. It costs about TSh 2,000/=. Dala-dala number 116 leaves daily from Creek Road in Zanzibar Town for Nungwi every half-hour between 5:30 AM and 9 PM. Public bus on route 14 departs also every half-hour between 7 AM and 6 PM from the Darajani Terminal, Zanzibar Town.
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Within an hour or so of Nungwi: House of Wonders, Stone Town (50 km).
Nungwi is in Zanzibar North, Tanzania, about 14 km from Kijini.
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The tallest building in Stone Town, built in 1883 as a sultan's ceremonial palace and the first in Zanzibar with electric light and a lift. Its tiered balconies front the Forodhani seafront.
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