Stone Town

Well, that was a terrible night. We stayed at the Giraffe Hotel. The top floor of the hotel was a club at night and you could hear music resonate in the room all night long. It was a way sketchier accommodation then expected.

We caught a cab to the ferry docks. Locals grabbed our bags as we got out of the cab and at first we weren’t sure if they were trying to steal them. They ended up selling us tickets to the ferry and just tried to catch tourists before they go to the official terminal. It was raining out so we went along with it. Not sure how much we got ripped off. From there one of the guys escorted us to the terminal and carried our luggage. He flipped out when we didn’t give him a large of enough tip and demanded $20 US dollars. We didn’t cave in, and he stood around awkwardly for 10 minutes expecting us to pay more.

The ferry had a special tourist level, kind of like VIP. The ferry ride to Zanzibar was long and boring. In hind site, we could have caught a flight directly from Arusha Airport. Wish, I realized that.

We had a bit of time left in the day to explore Stone Town, Zanzibar. We wandered around and as luck would have it, the best recommended restaurant in town had a space for us. They do a roof top private dinner each night with set menu and live entertainment. It was a lovely experience, and the food was delicious.Read more