I spent a night at the Zawadi Hotel, a five-star, 12-villa property on Zanzibar Island. The all-inclusive stay featured gourmet dining and snorkeling on a private beach.

Other new hotel established in Zanzibar in 2019 are the four-star Golden Tulip Airport Zanzibar Hotel, owned and managed by Royal group of Companies.

TUI offers 20 all-inclusive holidays to Zanzibar with prices ranging from £1,242pp up to £2,509pp. The newest TUI hotel is The Mora Zanzibar, ...

The fixed-price ($25-$30) dinner typically comprises local seafood, meat and vegetables infused with the spices that thrive in Zanzibar’s hot, humid climate: cloves, nutmeg, turmeric and cinnamon.