International Youth Hostel

Directly in front of the hostel is a beautiful sandy beach, where one can enjoy a quiet afternoon in the shade of the coconut palm trees. Just a couple of meters from the shore there are many sorts of colorful fishes and corals which can be seen while snorkelling. The surroundings of the youth hostel can be best explored by bike which are available to hire, one of the islands most popular means of transport. Furthermore there are several interesting day trips that visitors can take. The most popular ones are diving, snorkelling, visiting spice farms or Stone Town, the old town of the capital, which is a UNESCO’s world heritage site.

Zanzibar Youth Hostel in Makunduchi is part of the small Swiss Charity Organisation CAAA. Which was founded as a Association in 2006 by Nicolas Sarraj, as a teacher Mr. Nicolas believes that “Education is the most effective weapon against poverty”, CAAA also runs a School for professional training in tourism, agriculture as well as fishery. The students of the school work in the youth hostel in order to gain practical experience and be able to escape poverty. CAAA has also built a primary School for over 500 pupils in Zanzibar where children study for free. All the profit from the hostel is completely reinvested into the projects our charity project. Travelers who are interested in getting involved with the charity work of CAAA can get further information about its projects at the hostel.

Even the island‘s name “Zanzibar” sounds magical and wakens in many desire to travel to the country far away. And the trip is well worth it. The visitors who arrive on this island in the Indian Ocean feel like they have just walked into a fairytale of 1001 nights. The beaches are white, the sea is cristal clear and in the narrow alleyways of Stone Town, the most ancient neighborhood of the country’s capital, visitors walk past the remains of its Arab past.