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Getting to Pemba
Island About Pemba
Pemba Regions
Pemba can be reached by air either from
Unguja (Zanzibar Island) or from the mainland cities of Dar es Salaam or
Tanga. Local air charter companies run daily flights most days of the
week. The airport is named after Abedi Amani Karume, the first African
President of the Peoples’ Republic of Zanzibar, who went on to become
the Vice President of Tanzania after Tanganyika and Zanzibar were united
in 1964. The airlines that fly to Pemba include Zanair, Tropical Air and
Coastal Aviation, apart from some chartered flights.
The journey, by ship between Zanzibar and
Pemba can take between 3 and 6 hours depending on the company used. The
only mainland city to travel to Pemba by sea is Dar es Salaam with a
service running 3 times a week via Zanzibar. Nearly all passenger ships
coming into Pemba arrive at the town of Mkoani, on the southwestern end
of Pemba Island. Very few ships or dhows actually make use Chake Chake
as point of destination or departure as the old harbour is silted up and
only canoes can actually gain entrance!
You are most welcome
to the virgin island – Pemba
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