Dar es Salaam, July 8 -- ZANZIBAR remains famous among tourists, visitors and holidaymakers from East Africa and beyond as a travel destination with wonderful beaches, exceptional red monkeys and other rare animal species.

Narrow streets, historical buildings and monuments, scuba diving, snorkelling, playing with dolphins, sea ride, spice farms and Forodhani Gardens are other forms of enjoyment that attract tourists.

The good performance of the tourist industry has been partly attributed to the perception that the archipelago is a secure destination and the promotional efforts made by the ministry responsible for tourism. Zanzibar offers a number of other attractions to tourists in terms of hotels, accessibility/transportation and festi...