Yes Vucko, the warning is real. Three years ago, my 2 male friends and female cousin were robbed at gunpoint by 2 men while walking on the beach at night. They were walking from Bourbon Beach to Zanzi Beach Resort around 1:30 AM. I caught a taxi back, but they decided to walk. When they reached an unlit area, they were confronted by the robbers who pointed the gun in their faces and demanded their wallets and her purse. One friend was a local who worked at our hotel and had been robbed once before, although he was alone at the time. My other friend is ex-Navy, and thought about disarming the guy with the gun, but didn't want to jeopardize his travelling crew. They handed over the purse and wallets, and the men ran away. Thank God no one was hurt, just very shaken up by the incident. They made a police report, but nothing came of it, since the thiefs got away and no one saw them. Prior to this incident, for 14 years, I too used to walk along the beach from Bourbon Beach to Zanzi alone at night, but not anymore.

Dr. J