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Tanzanian island of the Zanzibar Archipelago
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Pemba Island is an island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania, located approximately 50 km north of Zanzibar, the largest island in the archipelago and main visitor destination. Visitors to Pemba however with find a dramatically different experience from the increasingly touristy and resort-developed Zanzibar, as Pemba has managed to maintain a strong sense of traditional identity within relative isolation.
The airport (PMA) approximately 7 km from Chake Chake is served local airlines with daily flights to Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam on small Cessna-type aircraft. Flight from Zanzibar takes about 30 mins.
Read in the guideDaladala (public minibuses) are ubiquitous along the main roads of Pemba and generally the easiest (and certainly the cheapest) way to get around.
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