Zanzibar's quieter sister island — clove plantations, pristine coral reefs, flying fox colonies.
Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Region
Zanzibar Archipelago
Best time
June–October, December–February
Coordinates
-5.170, 39.780Pemba is 50 km north of Unguja (main Zanzibar island) and attracts a tiny fraction of its visitor numbers. The result is uncrowded beaches, some of the Indian Ocean's most pristine coral walls, hills carpeted with clove trees (Pemba produces 70% of the world's cloves) and colonies of the endemic Pemba flying fox — the island is also a birder's paradise with 4 endemic birds.
Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.
Best time to visit
June–October, December–February
Choose a curated departure or use any of these as a starting point — we'll tailor the itinerary, dates and pace to you.
Zanzibar's uncrowded sister — pristine coral walls, flying foxes, clove-scented hills.