Chake Chake
The capital of Pemba, where the market, mosques, old courthouse clock tower and fort ruins are all packed into a small hillside old town.
Chake Chake is the largest town on Pemba and the capital of South Pemba region. It sits on a hillside overlooking a mangrove bay. The old town has a busy central market, a courthouse clock tower from the colonial era and an old mosque. It also has Ngome Kongwe, a fort built in the 19th century by Omani Arabs on the foundations of a Portuguese fortress; it now houses the Pemba Museum. The town has banks, currency exchange offices and small restaurants, and it is the main centre for visitors who need to take care of errands or shopping. It is about 7 kilometres from Karume Airport and is convenient for trips to Misali Island and the Pujini ruins.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pemba Museum (Nanzim Fort)
- Pemba Clove Plantations
- Kidike Flying Fox Sanctuary
- Pujini Ruins
- Ras Mkumbuu Ruins
- Misali Island Marine Conservation Area
- Mkoani
- Mtambwe Mkuu