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Christmas Eve

Share the spirit of the season and join Saint Joseph's Catholic Church Choir for a Sunset Christmas Carol sing-along as Emmanuel Kazumba leads you through a jamboree of carols.

The party starts at 8pm! Rock around the Christmas Tree with Santa's Karaoke Party and lots of sparkling good cheer.

Christmas Day Chill Out

Join us at the Sunset Bar for lazy day Christmas cocktails and Sizzling Sunset Bar-B-Q. Savour a variety of fresh local seafood & quality meats marinated with our Chef's own secret recipe & char-grilled to perfection.

New Year's Eve

Indulge in the exotic flavours of our specially prepared New Year's Eve menu for an evening of fine dining in Tradewinds Restaurant. The diet starts in January so this is your last chance to indulge one last time!

The clock is ticking for an unforgettable New Year's celebration with Big Music from Big Joe entertaining all the party revellers with the best sounds this side of the Equator.

Countdown to 2014 in style in the Sunset Bar. The place to be and be seen!

Maruhubi Palace

The ruins of Maruhubi Palace can be found four kilometres north of Zanzibar Town, just a few steps from the beach. The palace is named after the former landowner, an Arab of the Al-Marhuby tribe.

Between 1880-1882 the palace was built by Sultan Barghash, the third Arab sultan of Zanzibar, who used the building to accommodate his wife and about 100 concubines. The sultan himself lived in a separate palace in Zanzibar Town. In 1899 the Maruhubi Palace was destroyed by a fire, leaving only a few remains, including some massive stone columns which supported a large wooden balcony which surrounded the upper floor. In the old Persian-style bathhouse, the separate bathrooms for the women and the sultan's own large bathroom can still be seen. On the same grounds are the original water reservoirs now overgrown with water lilies and large mango trees once imported from India.

Nowadays, the beach behind the palace is used by fishermen as a harbour and a place to maintain their traditional dhows. A small admission fee to visit the ruins may be charged by a guard.

AFRICA HOUSE HOTEL, STONE TOWN, ZANZIBAR ISLAND
P.O. Box 3246, Shangani, Stone Town, Zanzibar
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