beach
Nungwi Beach
A stunning beach at Zanzibar's northern tip where traditional dhows glide past and the tide barely recedes.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Zanzibar North, Tanzania · Africa
Gamba is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Mkokotoni, 19km from Nungwi Beach.
Gamba is a town located in Zanzibar North, Tanzania. With a population of 3,644, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Gamba sits in Tanzania. It's in the Africa/Dar es Salaam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gamba to your route.
Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre,Read more
Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.
Zanzibar is also a semi-autonomous region that united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the present-day United Republic of Tanzania. The archipelago's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. The main spices produced are clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut, and black pepper. The Zanzibar Archipelago, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, is sometimes referred to locally as the "Spice Islands". Tourism in Zanzibar is a more recent activity, driven by government promotion that caused an increase from 19,000 tourists in 1985 to 376,000 in 2016 and 917,000 in 2025. The islands are accessible via five ports and the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which can serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year.
Zanzibar's marine ecosystem plays a vital role in its fishing and algacultural industries; these ecosystems act as nurseries for Indian Ocean fish populations. Moreover, the land ecosystem is the home of the endemic Zanzibar red colobus, the Zanzibar servaline genet, and the extinct or rare Zanzibar leopard. Environmental pressure from the tourism and fishing industries, as well as larger threats such as sea level rise caused by climate change, are creating increasing environmental concerns throughout the region.
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Gamba is located in Zanzibar North, Tanzania, Africa. The coordinates are -5.9000 latitude, 39.3000 longitude.
Gamba has a population of approximately 3,644 people, making it a town in Tanzania.
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beach
A stunning beach at Zanzibar's northern tip where traditional dhows glide past and the tide barely recedes.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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The tallest building in Stone Town, built in 1883 as a sultan's ceremonial palace and the first in Zanzibar with electric light and a lift. Its tiered balconies front the Forodhani seafront.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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