Mkoani
Pemba's main southern port, where ferries from Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam dock, with a busy fish market at the pier.
Mkoani is a port town in southern Pemba. Fast boats and ferries that run between Unguja, the main island of Zanzibar, and Dar es Salaam usually call here. The crossing takes about 2 to 5 hours. The fish market by the pier is busiest early in the morning, when you can watch fishermen unload their catch and hold auctions. The town also has boat operators offering trips to Misali Island and Panza Island. Visitors who arrive by ferry to Pemba usually land here and then take a car for about 40 minutes to Chake Chake.
Opening hours
All day; ferry schedules vary daily
Nearby sights
- Misali Island Marine Conservation Area
- Ras Mkumbuu Ruins
- Pemba Museum (Nanzim Fort)
- Chake Chake
- Pujini Ruins
- Pemba Clove Plantations
- Kidike Flying Fox Sanctuary
- Mtambwe Mkuu