Zanzibar, Tanzania

A Dhow in the Harbour, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

The most distinctive and traditional of vessels that sail upon the Indian Ocean, the dhow is an unmistakeable craft, a true symbol of Africa’s ‘Swahili Coast’. The elegance and simplicity of its design means that dhows are still much in evidence today, although they are very rarely used for the long-distance voyages to Persia and Arabia that were common hundreds of years ago, and which brought both wealth and fame to the fabled islands of Zanzibar.