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Zanzibar deserves better. We're building it.
huru connects travellers with personally selected hotels, tours and experiences in Zanzibar — and gives local businesses a direct line to their guests.
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Your free guide to Zanzibar.
The places, beaches, restaurants and small details we tell our own friends about before they visit. Delivered straight to your inbox.
- • Visa & Entry — what you actually need
- • Best time to visit — month by month
- • Tides — the thing nobody tells you
- • Where to stay — areas explained
- • Culture & dress — what to know
- • Practical basics — money, SIM, transport
Journal
From the Blog
Guides
Is Zanzibar Safe to Visit? What Happened and Where Things Stand
What happened in Tanzania in 2025, how it affected Zanzibar specifically, and where official travel guidance stands right now — the honest picture, not the recycled blog-post version.
28 August 2026
Guides
Zanzibar Vaccinations & Health: What You Actually Need to Know
Yellow fever, malaria, and what's actually required versus recommended before you travel to Zanzibar — the clear answer, not the Facebook group version.
18 August 2026
Guides
Jozani Forest: Zanzibar's Only National Park
Zanzibar's only national park, home to the red colobus monkey found nowhere else on earth — the entrance fee, best time to visit, and what to actually expect.
10 August 2026
For Hotel Owners
Direct bookings. Zero commission.
huru lists independent Zanzibar hotels and guesthouses on a flat monthly fee — never a percentage. Booking requests land in your inbox.
Your Listing
A clean, editorial-style page for your property — written, not templated.
Direct Booking Requests
Guests request to book directly. You own the conversation and the booking.
Monthly Reports
Views, enquiries, engagement. Plain numbers, sent the first of each month.
Flat Fee. No Commission.
One predictable monthly price. We never take a cut of your bookings.
Founding Partners
We are onboarding our first partner hotels personally before we launch. If you run an independent hotel or guesthouse in Zanzibar and want to be part of huru from day one — register your interest below.