[ noun ] an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania <noun.location>
Of course, even the charter doesn't fly when the Zanzibar airport is closed, as it was for five days last month.
The latest brochure on Zanzibar from the tourist office in Dar was printed in 1983 and speaks of "up to four flights daily" and "several passenger ferries."
EME is active in Zanzibar and Zambia.
If the wind is right, the dhows can make the trip to Zanzibar in four to five hours.
"I must confess," sighs Mr. Juma, "it is very difficult for tourists to get to Zanzibar.
Even George Bush is popular here. Zimbabwe, Zambia and Zanzibar.
Last month, passengers flying to Zanzibar from Oman were told to disembark in Dar because the plane was being rerouted.
They focused a powerful 70mm camera on the Tanzanian plains in Africa and then looked for evidence of pollution near Zanzibar, where a coral reef is dying.
He spoke at a public rally there, met island officials and laid a wreath on the tomb of Abeid Amani Karume, Zanzibar's first president who was assassinated in 1972.