Zanzibar

Tidal flats extend toward a low-lying Zanzibar shoreline backed by palm trees and thatched-roof structures under a midday sky.

A wooden seating area with picnic tables and a rope fence sits at the edge of a white sand beach in Paje, Zanzibar, with small boats anchored in the turquoise shallows under clear midday skies.

A resort pool in Paje, Zanzibar glows with blue underwater lighting at night, framed by lounge chairs, thatched parasols, and a white rendered building with arched doorways.

A terrace overlooking the Zanzibar shoreline where a group in camouflage uniforms has gathered near traditional wooden boats.

A low coral stone structure with a red corrugated roof sits on white sand ground, surrounded by palm trees and secondary concrete block buildings under midday sun.

A row of modular prefabricated cabins with glass facades sits elevated on stilts along a sandy beach embankment in Paje, Zanzibar, backed by casuarina and palm trees under a clear midday sky.

A painted wooden fishing boat rests on the tidal flats near Paje, Zanzibar, under overcast skies with palm trees and thatched structures lining the shore.

A sandy road cuts through a quiet stretch of Paje, Zanzibar, lined with low concrete walls, a modern building, and dense coconut palms under a clear midday sky.

A live music performance takes place under a thatched-roof open-air venue in Paje, Zanzibar, with an audience seated in lounge chairs under evening lighting.

A low-rise white rendered building sits behind dense coconut palms, its perimeter wall topped with broken glass shards under a clear midday sky in Paje, Zanzibar.

Figures walk and wade along a shallow Zanzibar shoreline where traditional dhow sailboats rest near the water's edge under midday sun.

A person manages a red and black kitesurfing kite on the shoreline at Paje, Zanzibar, while an outrigger sailboat rests in the shallow water nearby.

Two draft beers — a pale lager and an amber ale — sit on a wooden table at an open-air beach bar in Paje, Zanzibar.

A white-walled thatched-roof beach property in Paje, Zanzibar, with wooden lounge chairs on sand and palm trees in the background under midday sun.

A wide sand beach at low tide in Paje, Zanzibar, with scattered seaweed, a dense palm treeline, and a small thatched-roof structure at the shoreline edge.

A traditional wooden outrigger boat sits on an exposed tidal flat in Paje, Zanzibar, under soft late afternoon light with a second sailing vessel visible on the water in the distance.

A wooden sailing vessel rests in shallow coastal water off a Zanzibar beach, its large triangular sail bearing printed text and graphics, with a dugout canoe visible in the background.

At dusk on a Paje beach, kitesurfing kites hang in the sky above calm water as people walk the shoreline near lit thatched-roof structures.

A full moon illuminates a deep blue night sky above palm tree silhouettes and thatched-roof structures in Paje, Zanzibar.

Beachgoers and kite surfers gather along the Paje shoreline as the sky shifts to warm orange and pink tones at dusk.

Fishermen and wooden dhows line the shore at a Zanzibar beach during midday, with palm shadows stretching across the sand.

A beachfront seating area with low white chairs and wooden stools sits along the Paje shoreline, with kite surfers visible above the water under a clear midday sky.

Groups of people walk the exposed tidal flats at Paje as kite surfing kites hang over calm, overcast water near a moored traditional sailboat.

People gather on a tidal flat in Paje, Zanzibar, where traditional wooden boats rest near the waterline and a kitesurfing kite drifts above in the late afternoon haze.

A group of children play on the exposed tidal flat near Paje, Zanzibar, with wooden fishing boats resting in the shallow water under flat overcast light.

A coconut palm in Paje, Zanzibar, photographed from ground level with green fronds and coconut clusters visible at the crown against open sky.

Two bottles of cider rest on a worn wooden surface alongside seashells, with calm turquoise water and a clear sky visible in the background near Paje.

A kitesurfer launches above the water off the Paje coastline, with small wooden boats and a yellow platform moored nearby in calm, shallow water.

A large green sea anemone hosts a cluster of small black-and-white fish above a sandy, seagrass-dotted seabed in shallow coastal waters off Zanzibar.

Seaweed farming plots marked by wooden stakes stretch across a low-tide coastal flat near Paje, Zanzibar, with birds resting on the stakes and a palm-lined shore in the distance.

A red and white patterned starfish rests on a sandy seabed among green seagrass in the shallow coastal waters off Zanzibar.

Two individuals work in calm, shallow coastal water off Paje, Zanzibar, one holding seaweed or fishing line above the surface.

A patterned starfish rests on a shallow sandy seafloor scattered with small rocks and coral fragments off Zanzibar.

A red and white patterned starfish rests on the sandy floor of shallow coastal waters off Zanzibar, with light refraction patterns visible from above.

A large patterned starfish rests on a rocky tidal surface surrounded by black sea urchins in the shallow coastal waters off Zanzibar.

Two monkeys rest on a rendered wall beside an open-air thatched structure in Paje, Zanzibar, with palm fronds visible in the foreground.

A spined sea urchin rests on a sandy tidal flat off Paje, Zanzibar, with midday light casting ripple patterns across the seabed.

A poolside area in Paje, Zanzibar sits quiet under overcast skies, with wet stone paving and the ocean visible past a low boundary wall.

An open-air bar and dining area along the Zanzibar coast sits lit by warm ground-level lights after dark, with thatched canopies, whitewashed platform seating, and palm trees visible throughout the space.

Two boats rest on the exposed sandflat near Paje, Zanzibar during low tide, with two figures standing nearby under midday haze.

Low tide exposes wide tidal flats along the Paje shoreline, where outrigger boats rest on the sand in front of a row of low-rise, thatched structures set among dense palm trees.

A wide tidal flat along the Zanzibar coastline at midday, with a traditional wooden boat resting on exposed sand, palm vegetation lining the shore, and a few figures visible on the beach.

A wide sand beach at Paje, Zanzibar, lined with thatched-roof timber structures and backed by dense palm vegetation under midday light.