Det sker i Zanzibar (Stone Town), Tanzania året igennem

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Christmas and New Year peak

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Kaskazi, the calm season (1. dec. – 28. feb. (normalt)), Christmas and New Year peak (18. dec. – 5. jan.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Ramadan

• Festival

  Sauti za Busara

  5.–8. feb.MusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Four days of live African music in the old fort at Stone Town in early February, the island's best-known cultural event and the one week the town fills. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  17. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  Zanzibar is overwhelmingly Muslim and observes it seriously: Stone Town restaurants close during daylight, hours change, and eating in the street is not done. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–23. mar.Ramadan & eidLukninger

  Four days of celebration at the end of Ramadan, with the beaches at Nungwi and Stone Town's waterfront full of families. Transport and hotels are booked locally. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Kaskazi, the calm season (1. dec. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Ramadan

• Sæson

  Masika, the long rains

  20. mar. – 31. maj · normaltMonsunLukninger

  The wettest stretch of the year, and the one when much of the east coast simply closes: hotels shut, dive centres stop, and what stays open is at its cheapest.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (17. feb. – 19. mar.), Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar.)

Travlt — April short break i Tanzania, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (17. feb. – 19. mar.), Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar.), Masika, the long rains (20. mar. – 31. maj (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Masika, the long rains (20. mar. – 31. maj (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Mid-year break i Tanzania

• Sæson

  Kusi, the cool monsoon

  1. jun. – 30. sep. · normalt

  The southern monsoon is dry and breezy with clear water, which makes the middle of the year the island's best conditions and its reliable kitesurfing wind.

• Festival

  Zanzibar International Film Festival

  24.–28. jun.

  East Africa's largest film festival takes over the old fort and venues across Stone Town for a week in late June, with screenings outdoors after dark. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Mid-year break i Tanzania

• Festival

  Mwaka Kogwa

  15.–31. jul. · normaltStor festival

  The Shirazi new year at Makunduchi in the south: a ritual mock fight with banana stems, a burning hut, and four days of feeding anyone who turns up. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (1. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt)), Zanzibar International Film Festival (24.–28. jun.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (1. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, September short break i Tanzania

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (1. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Vuli, the short rains

  1. nov. – 15. dec. · normaltMonsun

  Scattered heavy showers rather than settled rain, empty beaches and the lowest prices of the year outside the long rains.

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Christmas and New Year peak

• Sæson

  Kaskazi, the calm season

  1. dec. – 28. feb. · normaltMonsun

  The northeast monsoon brings hot, still, humid weather and the flattest water of the year: the best diving visibility and the least wind for the dhows.

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18. dec. – 5. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The fortnight around Christmas and New Year is the busiest and dearest stretch of the dry spell between the rains. Hotels, lodges and climbs book out months ahead, and many add festive supplements or minimum stays. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Vuli, the short rains (1. nov. – 15. dec. (normalt))