The Journey
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Where is Pemba ? Pemba is located 5º south of the equator and 43º East of the Prime Meridien. It is 50 Nautical miles south of Mombassa and 25 miles off the East African Coast from Tanga. The Southern tip of Pemba is 22 miles from the Northern most tip of Pemba. |
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How to get to Tanzania Travelling to Pemba is an adventure in itself. Even for a small island off the coast of East Africa we're more than usually off the beaten track. Our closest world class airport is Dar es Salaam. Swiss, British Airways, KLM, Air India, Emirates, Oman Air, Ethiopian, South African, Air Malawi, Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania all land at Dar es Salaam international airport. Personally, we fly and recommend Swiss. www.swiss.com |
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And on to Pemba... As recently as the late 1980’s, reaching Dar es Salaam was the start of your problems. You had to seek passage on a Dhow that was calling at Pemba . Bad winds, storms, and the whim of the owner often changed the vessel's course. The journey would never take less than four days and often stretched to two weeks. Happily things have changed quite a bit since then. There are now twice daily flights by Cessna light aircraft by Zanair and Coastal Airlines to Chake Chake airport in Pemba . www.zanair.com |
