4.3
Historical Attractions
Prison Island
Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Prison Island, off the coast of Zanzibar City, houses giant tortoises that are descendants of a pair gifted by the Seychelles in 1919. The island's structures were intended as a quarantine station rather than a prison.
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- Best time
- Early morning
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