Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Pemba MuseumA2
Sleeping
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Le-TavernB1
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Pemba Clove InnA1
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Pemba Island HotelB1
Eating
Ahaabna(see 3)
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Balloon BrothersB2
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Chake Chake NeedsB1
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NabahaniB2
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Night MarketB1
Information
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Chake Chake HospitalB2
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Coral ToursB2
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Imara Tours & TravelB1
Transport
Dalla-dallas to Mkoani(see 11)
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Dalla-dallas to WeshaB1
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Dalla-dallas to Wete, Konde and VitongojiB2
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Transport StandB1
SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES
Pemba Museum
MUSEUM
(admission adult/student US$5/3; 8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Sat & Sun)
Filling what's left of an 18th-century Omani-era
fort
, which was probably built on the re-
mains a 16th-century Portuguese garrison, this is a small but well-executed museum with
displays on island history and Swahili culture. You'll enjoy your visit to Ras Mkumbuu,
Mkame Ndume and Chwaka ruins much more if you stop here first.
Be sure to also swing by the nearby 1922
courthouse
to see its clock tower and gorgeous
original door, the most impressive on Pemba.
Pemba Essential Oil Distillery
SPICE TOURS
(admission Tsh3000; 8am-3.30pm Mon-Fri) Visitors to this factory just out of town
to the northeast can see the tanks where clove stems, cinnamon leaves, eucalyptus leaves,
lemongrass and sweet basil are turned into essential oils. Check in at the office and
someone will show you around. From July through February locals deliver their clove
