Unguja is the largest and most populated island of the archipelago. It is often referred as Zanzibar, hilly, about 85 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide.

The area is about 1,666 sqm and separated from Tanzania mainland by the Zanzibar Channel. It is home to the only international Airport of the Archipelago, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. Surrounded by some small islands, with only two of them having inhabitents. Hence is Unguja the heart of the Archipelago.

CAPITAL – STONE TOWN

Unguja is also home of the capital Stone Town. Here, you feel the fascinating and turbulent history. Moreover, it is a labyrinth of narrow twisting streets. A must visit are the bustling bazaars, Slave Market Site, The Old Fort, Sultan Palace, House of Wonders, Jubilee Garden and Fredie Mercury House . UNESCO declared Stone Town in 2000 to a World Heritage Site. Moreover they used the words – “it is an outstanding material manifestation of cultural fusion and harmonization”.

Pemba Island, known as “The Green Island”, is an island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago. It lies within the Swahili Coast in the Indian Ocean. With a land area of 988 sqm, it is about 50 kilometers to the north of Unguja. However it has only a small domestic airport, from where you reach mainland and Zanzibar. Most of the island, is hillier and more fertile than Unguja and dominated by small scale farming. There is also large scale farming of cash crops such as cloves.

On the whole, Pemba is quite the opposite of Unguja as it is still very remote, pristine, few tourists and a hand full small hotels. Above all, it is very well known for diving and deep sea fishing.