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Dance and disco into the new year with resident DJ Dullah at the Sunset Bar and Tradewinds while watching the fireworks from the legendary Africa House terrace.
In addition to traditional Maasai dancers we present the Safi Theatre Group, mixing ngoma music, flute, barrel drums and shakers combined with their incredible acrobatics dance performance.
Entrance: Tsh 20,000 (includes a cocktail toast into the new year).
Call for reservations at 0774 43 23 40.

Zanzibar Butterfly Centre

The Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is located in the small village of Pete, only five minutes by car from the entrance to the Jozani Forest. The centre opened in 2008 with the aim to show visitors the various colourful butterfly species that are native to Zanzibar as well as to provide an additional income for the villagers and to preserve the forest.

Several locals are trained to farm butterflies. After having been taught how to identify butterfly species, the farmers built a small enclosure net and plant the preferred food plants of butterflies inside. Female butterflies caught in the wild are brought to the breeding cage to lay their eggs on the food plant. The farmers collect those eggs and place them in a pest?free container. After hatching, the caterpillars (larvae) are brought back to the breeding cage until they pupate. After the transformation, farmers collect the pupae and sell them to the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre. Thereafter, some of the pupae are sold to a zoo in South Africa. The rest is kept in the centre and the resulting butterflies are exhibited in a large, netted tropical garden.

The income of the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is channelled back into various local development projects, particularly those that are involved in conservation and poverty alleviation.

At the moment visitors can observe about ten different butterfly species. Several boards and signs explain the life-cycle of butterflies. Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is open daily from 9am to 5pm. The admission fee is USD 4 per person and includes a professional guide.

The centre works closely in association with Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Jozani Environmental Conservation Association (JECA) and Pete Development Association (PDA). More information can be found at zanzibarbutterflies.com.

AFRICA HOUSE HOTEL, STONE TOWN, ZANZIBAR ISLAND
P.O. Box 3246, Shangani, Stone Town, Zanzibar
Tel.: +255 (0)774 43 23 40 or +255 (0)777 212621
Email: / Skype: africahousehotel