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    THE GREEN ISLAND AND ITS BLUE WATERS

    Sep 01, 2016 4 minutes
    Words & Photographs: MATHIEU DASNOIS

    Pemba is about half as big as Unguja, Zanzibar's proper name. Together, these islands form the Zanzibar archipelago. It is technically a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania, and officials unnecessarily stamp your passport when you travel between Dar es Salaam and Unguja's Stone Town, perhaps harking back to a day when Zanzibar was independent from Tanganyika.

    Pemba boasts a rare 'megabat', the Pemba Flying Fox, endemic to the island and has a wingspan of 1.6 metres. I saw them in the northern town of Wete, my favourite place in Tanzania. The rooftop terrace is part of Sharook Riviera Grand Lodge, but anyone can see these bats as they fly at dusk, from their nesting grounds close to the harbour to their feeding grounds

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