TOURISM STATISTICAL RELEASE FEBRUARY, 2026

Zanzibar recorded 86,839 international visitors in February 2026, an increase of 4.9 percent compared with 82,750 visitors in February 2025 and decrease of 13.3 percent compared with 100,216 visitors recorded in the preceding month (January 2026). European tourists dominated the market by accounting for 77.4 percent of the total visitors in February 2026. Country-wise, Italy dominated the tourism market by accounting for 15.4 percent of all visitors entered in February 2026, followed by French (10.4 percent), while New Zealand recorded less than one percent (0.02 percent) the least. Other performances are shown in Table 1. The data shows that in February 2026, 82,155 visitors, equivalent to 94.6 percent of the total visitors entered through the Airport. 66,446 visitors entered by international flights and 15,709 by domestic flights. The remaining 4,684 visitors entered through the seaport, 43 visitors entered through a cruise ship and 4,641 entered through ferries from the Tanzania Mainland

Published on March 10, 2026