

It is also next door to the former British Consulate where Dr. Originally built as the American Consulate in 1834, in 1884 Tembo House became the premises of Cowasjee Dinshaw and Partners, one of the famous trading companies operating in the western Indian Ocean. Heavy rains can be expected from March to the end of May and short rains during the month of November. The cooler, dry period from June to October is also pleasant. From December to March the weather is hot and relatively dry. When to go: Zanzibar enjoys a typical Equatorial climate. Dhows also link Zanzibar with Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Bagamoyou and Mombasa.

There are also regular flights to Mombasa and Nairobi and a ferry service operating between Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam and Pemba. There are daily air connections between Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, Pemba and Arusha as well as to the Selous Game Reserve and the northern parks. The Tembo House Hotel stands on the seafront in the very centre of Stone town some 10-15 minute's drive from the international airport. There are Red Colobus Monkeys and dolphins and a bright tapestry of Arab, African and Swahili culture, folklore and cuisine that are as mesmeric as myth. There's a House of Wonders and a street of food, a Palace Museum, an ancient slave market, an age-old fort, a ruined harem and the house where Dr Livingstone once lived. To enter the world of Zanzibar is to step through the looking glass into the world of a thousand and one nights and black eyes that smile from behind deep veils. Now you can pick them for yourself on a spice tour that takes you from the winding alleys, carved doors and cool courtyards of Stone Town, through the slave caches of the coral bays, past the blue-domed bath-houses of long dead sultans and out onto the silver and blue ribbons of Zanzibar's perfect beaches. Offering excellent beach hotels and resorts, coral reef discovery, water sports, family holidays, spice tours and ocean paradise islands.įor centuries past, cardamom, clove and cinnamon culled from the fabled spice gardens of the enchanted island of Zanzibar have been prized by sultans and princes alike. Zanzibar, the spice island of Tanzania is one of the continent's most famous destinations when it comes to beach travel, beach vacations, beach resorts and Tanzania holiday options.

Today a superb hotel, Tembo House features an array of antique furniture and ornaments from all over the World from unique Swahili beds to wood carved furniture which is rarely seen in many countries. A magnificent building poised at the edge of this Indian Ocean island town, the hotel is a historic icon that once served as the American Consulate in 1834 and later as the premises of Cowasjee Dinshaw and Partners, a famous trading company in the western Indian Ocean in 1884. The Tembo House Hotel stands on the seafront in the very centre of Stone Town, Zanzibar, some 10-15 minute's drive from the international airport.
