It's 8.30am and I'm walking barefoot to work, on sand as soft as white pepper. My job today is to check hotels along Matemwe beach, but the real working day here on Zanzibar's shimmering east coast ...

White sandy beaches and turquoise waters–Zanzibar offers paradise-like conditions. It’s no surprise that the beaches of this Tanzanian archipelago are almost too beautiful to be true. TRAVELBOOK knows ...

Watching life go by from the veranda of one of the Matemwe Lodge bungalows in Zanzibar, Tanzania, it feels like it could be 1816 rather than 2016. Fishermen in dhows — traditional wooden sailboats — ...

The dining scene at Shah Palace Zanzibar is set to redefine what luxury tastes like on the Spice Island. As the resort prepares for its 2026 debut in Matemwe, the spotlight falls on a culinary ...

Zanzibar, Tanzania — On a warm morning at Matemwe, a small crowd gathers behind a rope barrier as the sand begins to tremble. A tiny head pushes through a soft mound of earth, then another, and ...