{"id":2559,"date":"2023-12-29T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilipilihotels.com\/?page_id=2559"},"modified":"2024-01-27T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T10:20:08","slug":"prisonisland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pilipilihotels.com\/index.php\/prisonisland\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2559\" class=\"elementor elementor-2559\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5911b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee5911b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a39a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9a39a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">08:00AM<\/span><\/h4><h4 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Changuu Island was used as a penitentiary for rebel slaves by the sultans from the 1860s until the end of the slave trade. After which the British began building a prison on the island under the guidance of First Governor, Lloyd Matthews. This was completed in 1894. However, the \u2018prison\u2019 was only ever used as a quarantine center for possible yellow-fever victims, and even then, was hardly used as that.<\/span><\/h4><h4 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">It is also home to a family of giant tortoises, imported from the Seychelles in the late 19th century. This island is ideal for a daytrip with refreshments available throughout the day. It also has a small restaurant where you can enjoy freshly caught fish.The island is a popular day-trip destination from Stone Town. About 20 minutes from the city by traditional Dhow sailing boat, the island offers excellent snorkeling, a beautiful and quiet white sandy beach for sun bathing and swimming.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ac3c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8ac3c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca31763 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca31763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"mailto:tours@pilipilizanzibar.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask us about the tours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>08:00AM Changuu Island was used as a penitentiary for rebel slaves by the sultans from the 1860s until the end of the slave trade. After which the British began building a prison on the island under the guidance of First Governor, Lloyd Matthews. This was completed in 1894. 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