Uzi Island Zanzibar Cultural Village Tour

Uzi Island Zanzibar Cultural Village Tour

Uzi island has managed not to be involved in tourism development and most of the Uzis are fishermen and peasants. The island's scenery is fascinating and lush with mangrove, banana plantations, and huge mango trees. The island is part of a conservation area and is an ecosystem with seaweed, corals and a big variation of plants, and sea- and land animals. The island can only be reached by boat or at low tide when the only road to the island surfaces.

Discover Uzi Island where the cultural heritage of sleepy Island approach to life and slowly attitude is perfect for those wanting to get away for a bit of Do Absolutely Nothing or Visiting the Island’s Culture. Head to Uzi Island of which is the second-largest island around Zanzibar, holding a unique distinction in terms of its culture and people. The Island is located in the South of Zanzibar and it can only be accessed via a causeway that is accessible during low tide and it is also known as “Mosses Road”. When the water comes up, the road disappears and you might as well travel by traditional Dhow.

Uzi Island has a population of 6,000 peoples but still don’t have any restaurant or bar. A canoe trip through the thick forest and lush mangroves, seaweed farming, bird watching in the Mangroves, discovering lonely beaches and Champaign baobab tree & hollow baobab tree composed of several fused stems makes the Island very unique. The baobab is one of the most iconic African trees. It is widespread across the continent, and its fruit is an important traditional food. Uzi Island is an example of Zanzibar before the age of mass development, which someone can say that things are spared if not backward.