The person who hands you the keys.
Everything Zanzibar isn't a faceless booking site — it's one islander on a mission, and a team who believe the most beautiful island on earth deserves to be experienced properly.
One islander. One obsession.
Everything Zanzibar began with a single belief — that the most beautiful island on earth deserves to be experienced properly. Here's the person who built it.
Tareeq Twaha Swai
Tareeq founded Everything Zanzibar to close the gap between the island visitors see and the island locals live — the unmarked beaches, the grandmother's kitchen, the dhow at golden hour.
Today he leads the vision across everything the brand touches: insider guides, ground festivals, luxury yacht sailings, partner hotels and door-to-door transfers — every experience held to one standard, every guest treated like a friend coming home.
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It started with a simple frustration.
Friends kept arriving in Zanzibar and leaving having seen only the inside of a resort. They'd miss the grandmother's kitchen, the unmarked beach, the dhow at golden hour — the island we actually live in.
So we built the friend we wished every visitor had: part insider guide, part event host, part concierge. One local team that plans your whole trip — from the airport pickup to the last party on the water.
Today that's guides, festivals, luxury yacht sailings, partner hotels and door-to-door transfers — all under one roof, all run by people who call this island home.
Four promises we don't break.
Local-first
Owned and run by islanders. Your money supports the community that makes Zanzibar, Zanzibar.
Zero gatekeeping
The real recommendations, not the sponsored ones. We tell you what we'd tell a friend.
End to end
One team, one WhatsApp thread, your whole trip — from landing to take-off.
Premium, always
Whether it's a street-food crawl or a private yacht, the standard never drops.
Let's plan your island, together.
Tell us what you're dreaming of and a founder-trained local curator will build it with you, end to end.