PEMBA ISLAND.

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The island of Pemba known as ‘AL Jazeera AL Khadra’ (the green island, in Arabic) is an island forming part of the Zanzibar archipelago, lying 50 kilometers off the East coast of mainland Tanzania in the Indian ocean.

It is situated about 60 kilometers to the North of the Island of Unguja (Zanzibar).Together they form the Legendary ‘Spice Island’

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NGEZI FOREST RESERVE HOME TO THE PEMBA FLYING FOX

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The lash green swathe of tropical forest spanning the Ngezi Peninsula is almost all that remains of a trick blanket of indigenous forest which once almost covered Pemba. The reserve, 1440 hectares was declared a protected area in the 1950s after much of the island’s natural vegetation was cleared to make way for clove plantations. Extending over half the reserve, a jungle-like canopy draped with creepers and vines, with thick undergrowth Ngezi provides a haven for a wide variety or rare and protected species of plants and wildlife. The rest is made up of coastal evergreen thickets, mangrove forest, swamp, marsh and health lands.

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MISALI ISLAND DIVERS PARADISE ISLAND

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Lying within the Pemba channel is Misali Island. Misali is considered one of the diving paradises of East Africa if not the world. It was once thought of as a safe haven by the pirates of the olden days and it is still believed that the local treasure of the notorious captain kidd might be awaiting discovery some where around here. Beautiful and extensive coral reefs, containing myriad fish and other marine life, surround the island, which host rich-tidal eco system.