The African island Zanzibar has its own peculiar charm: a tropical ocean and white sandy beaches as far as the eye can see. It is surrounded by a barrier reef which provides a unique underwater experience for divers. Colourful shoals of fish, dolphins and small reef sharks can be seen in the waters of Zanzibar. On shore, mangrove forests are characteristically. This jungle-like rain forest with tall coconut trees reaches from Masingini Ridge, which is the highest point on the island, over the extensive hilly landscape of the island almost to the beachfront. This is typical for coral islands. In the interior of the island you can find numerous running waters, a very fertile ground and ideal climatic conditions for agricultural cultivation. Therefore a variety of spices like cinnamon, pepper, ginger, vanilla or cloves can be cultivated. Because of its large number of spice plantations Zanzibar already got the byname ‘Spice Island’. Furthermore Zanzibar is a region of rich fauna with species which can not be found elsewhere in the world, like the Red Colobus Monkey.