The Block House

The Block House: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Block House

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Block House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -6.44197, 38.90484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Block House

• Chumbe Lighthouse · fort · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fungu Yasini Reef · beach · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tippu Tip's House · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~55 km · Must-see
• White Sands · beach · Dar es Salaam · ~55 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph's Cathedral · church · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Fort · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hamamni Persian Baths · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~55 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sultan's Palace · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~56 km · Must-see
• Michenzani · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~56 km · Must-see
• Friday Mosque · dargah · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~56 km · Must-see
• Old Dispensary · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pungume Lighthouse · beach · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dar es Salaam Pentecostal Church · church · Dar es Salaam · ~70 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center · Buddhist site · Dar es Salaam · ~72 km · Must-see
• Askari Monument · fort · Dar es Salaam · ~74 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Cathedral · church · Dar es Salaam · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Block House

Other other attractions near The Block House

• Tippu Tip's House · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hamamni Persian Baths · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Dispensary · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mangapwani Lighthouse · attraction · Zanzibar North · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse · attraction · Zanzibar South & Central · ~92 km · Must-see
• Hanging Place · attraction · Pwani Region · ~1 km
• Uroa Village · attraction · Zanzibar South & Central · ~85 km
• Cavaran Serai · attraction · Pwani Region · ~0 km
• The Caravan Serai · attraction · Pwani Region · ~0 km
• German Boma · attraction · Pwani Region · ~1 km

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