🇹🇿 Jambiani Beach, Zanzibar
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Best directionSE
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonJun – Sep
Skill levelAll levels
WaterFlat lagoon + reef
Ridden forKitesurfing
A quiet reef-lagoon village on Zanzibar's southeast coast, sharing the same monsoon wind system as Paje just up the coast, with fewer crowds.
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Getting thereFly into Zanzibar's Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) and hire a taxi or drive a rental car east roughly 1 hour to Jambiani village. A car helps…
HazardsAn expansive coral reef lines the entire coast, creating a shallow lagoon that dries out completely or exposes sharp coral heads, sea urchins, and…
Best time of dayMid-to-high tide is the only viable window — the lagoon is unrideable at low tide. Best wind reliability comes in the…
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