Zanzibar South & Central (Jambiani & Paje)

Zanzibar's eastern coastline — particularly the villages of Jambiani and Paje — offers a dramatically different rhythm to the island's busier northern resorts. Here, seaweed farmers wade at low tide through vast turquoise shallows that stretch for kilometres, harvesting red and green algae exported to cosmetics and food industries worldwide — a women-led industry that sustains entire coastal communities. Paje is East Africa's premier kitesurfing destination, its consistent southeast trade winds and shallow lagoons perfect for beginners and pros alike. The Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Tanzania's only Zanzibar national park, protects the critically endangered Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey — found nowhere else on Earth — in a cathedral of ancient forest.