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Changu Island, nicknamed Prison Island or Tortoise Island because of its use by Arab Slave traders for the confinement of slaves. A side from the 1893 built gaal that still stands; there are giant tortoises on the island. Changuu Private Island Paradise (Prison Island) has been described as a Small Paradise on Earth, with its private white beach surrounded by pristine waters.
Changu Island or Prison Island was once used by an Arab slave trader to contain the feistier, defiant and freedom seeking slaves brought from the African mainland. To prevent their escape before shipping them to the Arabian purchasers, or for auctioning in Zanzibar's slave market, the slaves were dumped on Changuu, from where they were unlikely to attempt escape.
. In 1893, Mr. Lloyd Mathews, under the orders of the British administrators built a prison. The idea was to send violent and recidivist criminals from the Tanzania mainland to be detained there but the concept never became a reality.
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In fact, it ended up being used as a quarantine center for the yellow fever epidemics that once raged through the region.The old prison's crumbling cells can still be seen today and provide occasional shelter for the giant tortoises which are conserved on the island.
Changu Island or Prison Island tours holidays and vacations to the island is possible by taking a tourist boat or asking a local fisherman to take you to the island at a discounted price. The islet lies 3 miles to the northwest of Zanzibar Town, on the west coast of Zanzibar, and it is oblong in shape and 250 yards broad at the broadest part. Changuu is reachable in a comfortable 20'min boat drive tour , by a traditional Dhow (fishing boat); from the moment of arrival, through the superb jetty, this Five Star holidays island' resort in the heart of the Indian Ocean is a unique experience great honeymoon and family holiday. The white sandy beaches of Prison Island, the dense forest and the splendor of the graceful dhows fishing at night draws foreigners and frequent tourists that come on excursion alike to Zanzibar year after year.
Changu Island - Prison Island Hotel Accommodation
Changu Island - Prison Island Hotel offers Small hotel on the Island. Tourist may stay be accommodated overnight on the island in one of the chalets managed by the hotel.
15 deluxe cottages hotel in Changu Island - Prison Island Hotel are located in the north-west side of the island, discretely distributed along the sea-line, affording maximum privacy and seclusion
The luxury hotel cottages are built in local materials and topped with traditional thatched roofs, achieving cool atmosphere day and night.
The spacious interiors are elegantly decorated and equipped with mosquito nets and ensuite bathrooms, all with 2 fresco showers and bathtub. - The hotels private outdoor verandas face out to the sea, maximizing the beach views and sounds of the Ocean.
Accommodation in Changuu Private Island Paradise Hotel - Deluxe Hotel Room.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner and Lunch
Activities: Strolls along the beach, relaxing at the pool
Added Value: Private Candle lit dinner on beach - Activities (Tours to Stone town, forest walks, and Dhow boat cruises
Vacation and holidays to Changu Island, Prison Island or Tortoise Island, African safaris and Adventures often recommends that tourist arrive wearing a swimming costume or a bikini; once you have landed on the island, the dream has just begun.
Travel to Zanzibar Changu Island including Accommodation in Zanzibar islands with Zanzibar holiday experts offering tours to Zanzibar Island African Safaris Adventure.
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