Destination guide
Pemba
The green clove island, hills of forest and walls of untouched coral
What's there
Places to visit
Island
Misali Island
A tiny protected marine reserve off the west coast with superb snorkelling, coral reefs and turtle-nesting beaches.
Tourist Attraction
Ngezi Forest Reserve
A rare surviving tropical rainforest in the north sheltering the endemic Pemba flying fox and unusual birdlife.
Chake Chake
The island's central capital, with a bustling market, an old Omani fort and views over the mangrove creek.
Historical Landmark
Ras Mkumbuu ruins
The remains of a medieval Swahili settlement, including a mosque and pillar tombs, on a remote western peninsula.
Museum
Kigomasha Peninsula and lighthouse
The wild northern tip with empty Vumawimbi and Kigomasha beaches and the Ras Kigomasha lighthouse.
Wete
Pemba's largest town and the North Pemba capital, a working port set among the clove hills.
Mkoani
The South Pemba capital and main ferry port, gateway for arrivals from Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
Tourist Attraction
Pujini ruins
The atmospheric remains of a 15th-century fortified town near Chake Chake, tied to a legendary tyrant ruler.