Prison Island

Prison Island situated on the west of Zanzibar, it's the second from left among four visible Islands from stone town, It takes about 20 minutes ride by motorboat..

It was firstly used by an Arab slave merchant to detain recalcitrant slaves. In the 1890s a General Matthews bought the island and built what be intended as the prison for Zanzibar.

The Island is a home for beautiful birds like peacocks and the enormous giant tortoises some of which are over a 100 years old age. Sultan Said brought these tortoises from Seychelles in the 1820's.

The island is also an ideal place for sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, or relaxing on a white sandy beach.