Where the Tourists Don't Go on Zanzibar (#31)

Tourists are flocking back to Zanzibar, but you won't really find them outside of Stone Town and the beach resorts. Zanzibar is an island with over a million people and there are lots of little villages that continue on undisturbed from the tourist economy. One day, I decided to head south and see what I would find.
And also bring a Chinese girl along for the journey.
#zanzibar #tanzania #sabbatical

[@SabbaticalTommy]

My last video from Zanzibar, and also apparently my longest one yet! I unintentionally created a damn movie for this one. Enjoy this strange journey in Mandarin and Swahili through rural mosques, Soviet architecture, medicine doctors and lots and lots of mavi. Good to be back

[@Roobkii_Gaalkacyo]

Mavi meaning plse

[@SabbaticalTommy]

@Abdulkadir Kassim Mavi = 💩

[@HYPYmum2010]

How did u learn your languages

[@SabbaticalTommy]

@@HYPYmum2010 A lot of studying and drinking, to simplify my answer quite a bit

[@shukriamoha3293]

@@SabbaticalTommy how is Zanzibar good or boring

[@TheKrazykwasi]

DUDE!! I’m watching an American in Zanzibar teach a Chinese person Swahili…. In Mandarin! Why do we have wars again??

[@Tyler-hk4wo]

Because our leaders are selfish and do nothing but try to divide us based on religion, race, ethnicity, social status, sexuality, etc. The people of the world have a lot more in common than our leaders do.

[@ihateyou9197]

Career politicians

[@iexist6021]

Because the devil is at the head of most of these nations.

[@alvinmburu9968]

🤣🤣

[@collinsoconnor5843]

The Chinese don't like integrating that's why they intentionally don't bother learning Swahili

[@rhatid]

You can get by in so many languages! Respect!

[@richardmunthe]

Different cultures make the world more beautiful. greetings from Indonesia

[@beajustme]

You are a true linguist….I am amazed at how quickly you learn languages. Really impressed!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@chickennuggetscoon6900]

Man the richness of experience in this man's life is unparalleled. I have never left my state and I am totally missing out

[@epicpika11]

I have only been to like 7 states in total and most are in south east, never left the country. I am also missing out, I hate it . I wish currency wasn't so vital to have experiences like this

[@MiRa-pi5kq]

Best places is where tourists dont go 😅 video with kids and animals is therapy

[@LaLagunz187]

I love this guy and I appreciate his respect and love for the people. I also appreciate the fact that he doesn’t let people try to get over on him. And let’s not talk abt how he speaks so many different languages. This guy is amazing

[@sirleh8500]

I like the shopkeeper, he was nice and he didn't cheat with the prices of two bottles of water.

[@Amiri2x]

I wouldnt let you near

[@Geedow95]

cuz he is muslim

[@thekinginvestor47]

I hate to admit this but all the other Americans who are black who moved to Dar, you out did them. You cared a lot more about the learning the culture and it shows. You are real deal much respect kaka. I'll be there may 26. Hopefully we can link up

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Thanks. Sure if I'm still around

[@thekinginvestor47]

@@SabbaticalTommy I hit you up on Instagram

[@rexplorer.official]

doesn't matter the skin color, brother. all that matters is the brain inside people's head.

[@thekinginvestor47]

@@rexplorer.official you not black you don’t got a clue REX RAMOS. Stay in your lane homie

[@rexplorer.official]

@@thekinginvestor47 if you think the quality of a person is defined by their skin color than you’re racist. “Stay in your lane” 🙄. I wasn’t even trying to talk down to you in the first place.

[@craighogg426]

Love the Bald and Bankrupt reference. Youre my two favourite KZbinrs. Wish i had both of your language skills.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

He's a great guy, hope I can get my Russian up to his level someday

[@rickyb1903]

@@SabbaticalTommy I heard you speaking russian on the russian beach episode. You sounded natural to me. I hope you can make it to a russian speaking country soon. That would be good content and practice for you

[@lifeandbeyond7279]

How about Halald?

[@craighogg426]

@@lifeandbeyond7279 I love Harold's videos but he doesn't have the language skills of Tommy or Benjamin.

[@prudencebushnell9165]

The fact that you even advising her to learn a few words am impressed with your linguistics level, I admire you 🇰🇪🇬🇧🇰🇪

[@keyboardevangelist8956]

You have inspired me to go to New york. And try to learn more about your culture😅.. Your swahili accent is funny..God bless.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

I think my accent was worse than usual in this one 😂 You'll have to leave behind chipsi mayai/zege to go to New York, but you'll get to try New York pizza for the first time in exchange

[@rodrigoscustodio]

Zanzibar feels like a Wild GTA in Real Life. Anything is possible.

[@asdwh1998]

Lol

[@kxkxkxkx]

Good luck with your adventures on Muslim Communist Island

[@glennprieto1200]

Just discovered your channel a week ago and I have watched a bunch of your videos. I have to say you have big balls going to the places you go but I appreciate the raw experience you give through your videos, thank you and much respect to you

[@zaytum]

You speak good sawahili and very beathfully kids. I love zenzibar💓💓💓💓💓💓 Thanks alot showing all👍👍

[@MutualistSoc]

Near 100k subs is a accomplishment, but seriously. Your content should be closer to 750k-1m subs. Underrated channel.

[@shanti888]

Love your authentic “raw” vlogs. Very much appreciate being able to travel with you. Please keep up the positive fraternal vibes. The world needs you more than ever ! Salama ndugu- from Canada.

[@neeraj7354]

this guy knows so many languages, thats just amazing

[@albertswai3335]

Salute Tommy, you really explored Zanzibar, I am from Dar es Salaam, I've been to Zanzibar a couple of times but I haven't been to half of the places you visited especially for the natives. Well done 👏🏾

[@nureyna629]

Bao is a common player in zanzibar. 10:00 a boy has answers your questions very well. Those building and others located at Michenzani, Kilimani in Unguja Island and others located at Pemba Island were built by the first president of zanzibar the late Karume who then told the residents to stay freely during that time.

[@Johmatri]

We even play bao in germany now. Is it from tanzania?

[@southeastoriginal5668]

Stumbled upon this channel idk how or why but literally launched this on my 65” and me and wifey watched back to back videos. I hope VICE or some network picks you up. You seem so chill and really had us engaged and you editing is awesome. Keep going “white man” lol

[@dlasky]

I like the random historical and other trivial facts in your videos

[@TheZuluman7]

Great content keep them coming man .Thanks a lot for showing us the jewel of East Africa !

[@WorldUkulele]

Thanks again for these videos. The medicine doctor meeting seemed a little sketchy at first...

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Just a bit

[@Kyra_of_Kerkyra]

At first? It was sketchy from beginning till end. Thugs. Not friendly at all. You're being naive.

[@hectorvegagarcia7419]

It is great you've uploaded a new video. Keep on the great content, Tommy.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

I won't be stopping anytime soon

[@jeremybear573]

This guy always puts a smile on my face! 😃

[@shanti888]

You are so incredibly talented in languages and your cultural sensitivity is impeccable! You’re an inspiration. Thank you ! 😎

[@davyvandamme810]

Thank you for posting these vids about your travels. I always wanted to see more local culter and so on in other countrys. But sinds i cant travel myself i do enjoy postings like these. Take care and plz keep them comming. With warm greetings from Belgium.

[@justinloh2616]

I am really impressed by how multilingual you are! I don't understand any Swahili, but I know mandarin and you can speak pretty good mandarin too! Good job and I enjoy watching your videos!

[@Benj722]

Hongera mwalimu wa Kiswahili 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@abhishektodmal1914]

I love your channel man. Keep at life the way you do:) Love, peace, health and happiness to you :D

[@tombimashri8149]

Just love the Boab trees nd their fruit the sea besutiful people friendly.

[@LynnaeaEmber]

I do envy people with a talent for languages. It is amazing how you pick them up, I know you study but it seems mush easier than it is for me. Love the videos.

[@dncviorel]

Wow, you speak Mandarin as well! Loved the island tour. And since you return to the continent, I can only expect to become more and more interesting. Looking forward for future videos with locals that have never talked with an European prior meeting you. Beautiful channel, very genuine content, thanks for the uploads!

[@AliciaMully]

Are you working there, you mentioned checking the roads in another video? How did you encounter the Chinese woman there? So many questions....

[@dncviorel]

@@AliciaMully Haha, he was kidding about that road inspector. :)))) He speaks Chinese, and that lady was Chinese so it was very easy to connect.

[@AliciaMully]

@@dncviorel he gets me a lot! Lol i thought he was serious...so she was just a stranger tourist following him around too?

[@dncviorel]

@@AliciaMully I don't know how they met, but most likely when he saw her Tommy started talking in Mandarin and since he was the only guy that new her language they connected and probably decided to travel together a bit.

[@AliciaMully]

@@dncviorel if it was that random that's so cool & all the more reason to keep learning language.

[@livingintheforest3963]

OMG B&B style!!!! I appreciate your simple low key style so much more! I have watched all his videos. I love the travel but his personality is to be desired.

[@PaulMarkX]

We play bao here in Mozambique too, but don't call it "Bao" here we call it "Ntchuva" a very fun board game☺

[@Tony-tn2dj]

Thank you for the travel vlog. I am fascinated with foreign countries. They have so much culture we can learn from. When I start watching, I "get hooked" on all I see that I have never seen in person before. I traveled around India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh years ago, and I love it. So thanks for giving us the pleasure of traveling with you.

[@craigr4763]

Hey Tony. I've travelled India a lot too. Where did you visit, if I may ask?

[@salehdaud6400]

He did not insulted you in Kimakunduchi (local language mainly spoken in Makunduchi). He just tell his friend "keep playing buddy , you also counted mine before, now you see???!!!!"

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Thanks, good to know! I was trying really hard to find info on this language and couldn't find anything

[@AliciaMully]

Would love to know what all those guys said....

[@ramyali6347]

@@SabbaticalTommy Actually that was one of Swahili dialect spoken in Unguja Southerneastern ( Hadimu dialect); Just like the KIUNGUJA MJINI dialect you are using to communicate .

[@philipbuttler8474]

Keep doing this brother.. love love love....blessing from Trinidad and Tobago

[@thetwingirls7464]

I like your videos and accent too. Especially when you speak in English.. So authentic

[@King_Of_Everything]

Nilikua nasubiri video yako Brother asante sana, 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿✌

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Nimerudi!

[@King_Of_Everything]

@@SabbaticalTommy usichukue muda mrefu ku upload video mpya, napendekeza kila baada ya siku moja upload new video.

[@AnusPenatratus]

Hey man, I just found your channel on Reddit yesterday and literally as I finished catching up on all your videos, you uploaded this one! You're definitely gonna blow up soon, dude! Keep up the good work

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Thanks! I appreciate the thought, especially coming from someone named AnusPenatratus

[@njendanjenda56]

😂

[@lusimyer]

Laughing my "ASS" off @ the user name above 😆🤣

[@farintinobialor7023]

Who d F.....K is this saying blow up.

[@farintinobialor7023]

Hahaha.....😁😂

[@ruzyuz8443]

I love watching this video or rural area zanziba. ..you are right not many tourists or youtubers film this areas. But it was interesting to watch your journey.

[@libork8106]

Very interesting and an eye opening. Thanks ...

[@Al-nd5gk]

Very good bro don t stop i love your videos 🤗👍

[@kilroy6765]

Imagine how nice itd be if SOMEONE just decided to take care of the roads.... Stop, fill in a hole a day.... Make it a community project.... Could maybe even run pipes, and proper power after that.. It starts 1 road at a time.. I see the foriegn hotel owners dont give anything back....... Makes me want to visit. Good video my friend

[@AliciaMully]

That sky!!😍😍😍

[@kiakadi_manosphere]

Wow man you speak alot of languages awesome.

[@livingintheforest3963]

Wow you speak so many not so easy languages!!! 🤓

[@prinzo.worldwide]

Great video keep it up

[@lovewithoutborder6051]

She is beautiful 😍. I see that you have a good communication.

[@manfredkrifka8400]

Most likely the building was East German, just like the Michenzani flats in town. I staid there in 1980 for a few months. There were also North Koreans in the city.

[@livingintheforest3963]

The children are so BEAUTIFUL!!! 🥰❤️

[@khalimudodoma6045]

nice zanzibar

[@dragonflame583]

Okay, dude, I've watched 3 videos of yours not fully was in the flow yet but you've got you're languages quite spread out man haha Jezus, Swahili, okay, English, okay, Russian? hmmmkay, but Chinese was the last one I expected haha damn, nice. I'm envious of you being able to chat around with so many parts of the world. Keep up! I like it! Greetings, from the Netherlands! :)

[@SabbaticalTommy]

I have a few more crazy ones I haven't even gotten to speak yet. I have issues..

[@ruzyuz8443]

Interesting to watch that area near the sea st the end of the video. If the govt tidy up these areas and beaches it will attract more tourists. Thanks for this video is important to see how other people living in rural zanzibar and areas and old buildings need to renovate, areas to keep clean including roads to be in good condition.

[@deadcrush]

This is lovely... Ulifka kwa mchawi.

[@henrymuanpuia1856]

Fantastic.....

[@jodicrain4500]

That goat at 13:00 had me cracking up!

[@allyjama3552]

I have enjoyed your vlogs bro!!... Same of your swahili word made me laugh a lot,( unataka kufanya picha 😂) The medicine man was not a witchcraft, he was a traditional medicine docto.Hopefully you will be visiting other part of Tanzania.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

I've got a lot more to do and see, I'm not fully a Swahili man yet

[@JOHN16verse33]

If you are contacting spirits thats witchcraft...I have not yet seen a traditional doctor who does not contact spirits...

[@lovemidou9619]

@@JOHN16verse33 oh please !God is a spirit too.

[@JOHN16verse33]

@@lovemidou9619 understand my statement: Yes God is in spirit and you can contact him only by holy spirit NOT spirits. Holy spirit dwells in your heart is a person and not persons; and you do not need to do anything or use anything to contact/speak to holy spirit...you communicate within your heart!

[@lovemidou9619]

@@JOHN16verse33 You make no sense. You see i feel very pity when i see Africans don't know nothing about their spirituality. The way you're talking I'm assuming you're a Christian in the holy bible how many sacrifices you saw Abraham, Jacob, David ,Salomon etc.... did for their God? Did they call the holy spirit inside of them? If Africa is really the birthplace of humanity how come we don't know God before colonization? How come we have to wait for the bible to finish from another race to let us know God? Now tell me how come some Africans can call spirits from earth,sky, water ,fire who teaches them the knowledge they have about herbs, agriculture way of survival before colonization? I find that God is racist if he did something like that left us in the dark for so long . Spirituality is freedom ok .

[@jackzhang6597]

you are amazing!you can speak so many languages.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Thanks, I still need to practice them more. 你是中国人吗？

[@ThePathOfEudaimonia]

Great video, as always! I am starting way back on you journey, to see what you have been up to. Thanks, brother. Also, you might be the first American who I see (rightly) distinguishing between socialism and communism.

[@swhite8303]

I love your Wonderful traveling videos. ❤❤

[@johnfabular2628]

And u speak Zanzibar language.. that's great

[@bonnie6065]

Mavi sana🤣🤣🤣 this one killed me, the Zanzibar guy asking "what's my name?" instead of "what's your name?

[@josetrujillo738]

Great videos!

[@miankhalid9152]

Hamidi good boy Wonderful medical store 🏪 and certified And greedy doctor ha haaaa Banana tree 🌴 around the roads wao Banana tree need more water

[@michaelwemba3481]

This is rally cool, you should go live sometimes.

[@juliegarcia4597]

Omg why am I dying watching this? Hilarious! How fun would this be

[@mariceldoria8111]

omg my husband was in long 3 weeks rest and almost finished your vlogs..He’s very happy and really missed East Africa

[@swahilisongswithZita]

I loved the video! As a swahili teacher, i can't help myself not to improve your swahili. -Mwalimu wa* Kiswahili sio ya kiswahili :) -Unachota maji? (more correctly than unapata maji) -You like to use Mbalimbali for different, you can also use tofauti e.g tofauti tofauti :) -Jengo hili* lina miaka mingapi? sio jengo hii (keep reading on noun classes :) -Inaitwaje? better than unasemaje hii kwa kiswahili... -jina lako ni nani* sio nini :) nani - who, nini - what -Unaweza kunishikia? to mean please hold it for me, sio kuninunua means to buy me? -Sina magonjwa or siumwi to mean i am not sick sio sina mgonjwa which means I have no patient -24:10 At the Kigaeni beach, Hamidi was trying to explain about mothers who make ropes using makumbi but at first I thought it was sisal. They beat the makumbi to get rope ( Kina mama wanapiga kamba) - Mtaani means at the streets "yupo huko mtaani" he is around, in the streets...village is kijijini but you translated well too could mean he was back in the village, i got that impression as well -Maji - water, maziwa - milk...ng'ombe anataka maji (the cow wants water not milk) haha - Hamidi said inanuka meaning it smells / stinks like the poo, not you could fall into it :) Lastly, did you say "baki salama?" or what did you say at the end? I couldn't hear it well. Asante for another great video even myself as a Tanzanian, I am learning that Zanzibar is huge not just Nungwi!

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Asante mwalimu! I actually said maji in the video, I don't know why I changed it in editing. And I said "maa salama" at the end which is Arabic for goodbye/go in peace (it's Zanzibar, after all). Nitaendelea kusoma!

[@Tino_Official_tz]

Umeelezea vizuri sana mwalimu. Asante kwa muda wako na kuandika haya yote

[@swahilisongswithZita]

@@SabbaticalTommy haha sawa! I'm going to watch the new video now with my swahili comments haha okay so maa salama! new swahili vocab to me! first time hearing it. Asante pia!

[@swahilisongswithZita]

@@Tino_Official_tz Nashukuru sana!

[@oldmanofcotati]

Thank you Tommy. I enjoyed every minute. You might consider Portland, Oregon or San Francisco to make a video. Although they are much more dangerous compared to sub Saharan Africa.

[@mikemathias1562]

Lol

[@kxkxkxkx]

San Francisco is worse than Nigeria now...

[@LeahTVdotcom]

Tommy that was 'GOOD fun ' as we say in Hawaii ! Aloha from Maui. I had some moments in West Africa where u just had to walk by faith. Even in Thailand on rides, where I had no idea where I was... but some how gonna get home safe. Leah Tunkara

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Nice. Yeah you really have to develop a feel for the situation here, but Zanzibar is usually safe. I hope I can get to West Africa sometime as well

[@LeahTVdotcom]

@@SabbaticalTommy the more I look at clips of Zanzibar the more I want to go.

[@khadjaissa222]

I liked Zinzibar thank you salute from SOMALIA.

[@rickyfuller6057]

Your a vary brave trusting man.

[@emilemanga3093]

Great video.

[@sharifjuma1220]

That building was built by the East German. Zanzibaries were labour in the project. Yes after Zanzibar revolution 1964.

[@Amiri2x]

So who built it then?

[@zombiemillionaire6397]

Whenever i save enough money I always travel internationally and I go places tourists never see, The people are the friendliest and also the poorest but its the best way to see a country by far.

[@AliciaMully]

13:00 i think that goat was asking for your help! 😂

[@craigruddock3824]

Love the "bald and bankrupt" reference.

[@enockelia9567]

How many language do you speak?

[@momforone7946]

I got scared the medicine guy

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Yeah that guy was a little suspect 😂

[@lusimyer]

He was a bit scary. Its because he knew he wants to hussle the American man.

[@dawkins9150]

2:47 lmaoooo

[@jyotishchandrabaruah7521]

Zanzibar as à country has natural beauty so nice their people

[@myamwezmyamwez8669]

24:12 "Makumbi" is the fiber-like material from dried coconut husks, it can be used to make rope, "kamba", this type of rope is very common in Zanzibar, it is normally brown in color, many hardware shops sell it, just ask for kamba ya makumbi, you can also google coconut husk rope.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Interesting

[@hi_lo574]

AWESOME😂😂😂😂👍👍👍the whole village came out to greet you😍😍😍😍😍they love you💖💖💖💖EVERY WHERE😂😂😂😂 Nice ride and great pick on the Beautiful Chinese girl , she has great personality and will GREATLY add your popularity among Asian viewers to subscribe your channel. Nice tour and PRICELESS by Hamidi , RARE places and only few tourist got to view the beach lagoon .You must be the Lucky one.. You have God given talents to make strangers SMILE around you , am learning to be like that, it LIGHTENED the HEART 💌💖💖💕 😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍 Looking forward to MORE RARE PLACES where tourists dont go in DAR Maybe MKURANGA Pwani😁 ?

[@SabbaticalTommy]

There will be some surprises in Dar for sure

[@deanthurman4916]

I love to watch everyone’s face when he replies in the native language of what ever tge language that person speaks, look at the faces lije WHAT!!!!! It’s a special skill

[@saralomauyesu]

Tommy is really a genius language wise.

[@philipmacharia4872]

All these languages,wow!!👊🏾

[@user-yk5by3uc2b]

Medicine man shook you down LOL

[@lusimyer]

I know right. As soon as I read..bring him here to take pictures..I was like "ooh no" ..hes going to get hussled. I wouldnt have been so trusting. Luckily they're not violent.

[@ryancourts2726]

Witch doctor

[@Pattnaa]

4:39 mans wearing a staten island shirt, wow 🤣

[@johncopeland3826]

Tommy , apart from the talents you have to have some kind of photographic memory to be able to remember all of the languages you are able to speak ! Not getting words mixed up is a gift on its own ... A nice job with the U N beckons !

[@rashman6691]

We call it "ayo" in Nigeria. You are doing well Sabbatical👍

[@kudraally6492]

Very intersting=inafurahisha sana 10:20

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Thanks, was looking for that word

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

Very nice how you spoke to the cow in it's native language

[@korleisapp3301]

hola watching from Jamaica

[@jaycutter5815]

Lucky you always find pretty girls!!

[@kevinfred2885]

Why would you give a cow milk that got me laughing so hard...

[@lusimyer]

Hahaha yea that baffled me too..give a cow milk?? Hahaha...perhaps he meant "maji" (water)??

[@freewithnature]

A shame they didn’t teach him how to play! Also, I love how he’s always worried about the kids not being in school. ❤