Tembo House Hotel | Official Site

The Tembo House Hotel is situated in the heart of Stone Town of Zanzibar at the picturesque seafront, It is magnificent building. Which has functioned in many ways over the past years?

(As American Consulate in 1834) in 1884 it become the premises of Cowasjee Dinshaw and Partners which was the famous Trading Companies in the western Indian Ocean in those years. That name is tilled seen on the of the main entrance of the hotel.

The Tembo has many Intresting historical neighbours just next door is the former British Consulate where Dr. Livingstone's body was brought in 1874 during the epic journey from deapest Africa back to England. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa 1930 and came to Zanzibar and stay in this Building with Cowajee Dinshaw Brother for few weeks.

As it could be seen, it is only a half kilometer from the harbor and is 10 to 15 minutes driving from the Airport.