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Where to Stay in Zanzibar?

This sections covers Hotels and Resorts options, according to your budget and taste. We understand your cravings, so we have a combination of beach hotels and city hotels for you. Below would help you take your first step into choosing the hotel for you:

Our Grades of Hotels

Categories Basic Premium Plus
Price per night $70-110 $111-250 $251+
Budget seasons to keep in mind
Low Season: 01 April to 30 June, 01 November to 02 December
High Season: 07 January to 31 March, 01 July to October
Peak Season: 23 December to 06 January

Accommodation Deposit Special

🎁 High-tier early booker
Booking more than 6mons prior: deposit 40% of the total first. The rest to be paid 30 days before the trip.
🎁 Mid-tier early booker
Booking 3-6mons prior: deposit 50% of the total first. The rest to be paid 30 days before the trip.
🎁 Low-tier early booker
Booking less than 3mons prior: deposit 100% of the total.

Which Beach Hotels to Stay in?

Here we pick the most efficient beach hotels, good beaches and good services. Guaranteed to give you the best beach experience.

North/North East Coast

Featuring beach hotels located in Nungwi, Kiwengwa, Matemwe and Pwani Mchangani. Nungwi and Kiwengwa being the highlight of the North coast favourites.

Our 3 hotel picks for North/North East

Surfescape Zanzibar
Category: Basic ($70-$110)
Location: Kiwengwa (beachfront)

Surfescape Zanzibar
Booking.com rating: 8+ (260+ reviews)


Kendwa Rocks Hotel
Category: Premium ($111-$250)
Location: Nungwi (beachfront)

Kendwa Rocks Hotel
Booking.com rating: 7+/10 (1,300+ reviews)


Nungwi Dreams by Mantis
Category: Plus ($251+)
Location: Nungwi (beachfront)

Nungwi Dreams by Mantis
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (1,200+ reviews)

South East Coast

Featuring beach hotels located in Bwejuu, Paje and Michamvi. Paje being the highlight of the South East coast favourites. We don't deal with the South coast as it's beach is yet to trigger our interest.

Our 3 hotel picks for South East

Dhow Resort
Category: Basic ($70-$110)
Location: Jambiani (beachfront)

Dhow Resort
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (290+ reviews)


Dhow Inn Boutique Hotel
Category: Premium ($111-$250)
Location: Paje (beachfront)

Dhow Inn Boutique Hotel
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (220+ reviews)


The Nest Boutique Resort
Category: Plus ($251+)
Location: Paje (beachfront)

The Nest Boutique Resort
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (340+ reviews)

Which City Hotels to Stay in?

Stone Town

Stone Town being the capital of the 2 islands we've decided to have our options here. The idea is to make you experience our multicultural residents, colourful textures and tasty local cuisines. All these in combination with beautiful historical sites, including the Central Market, museums and even some of the residential buildings. All within this small city area.

There are also a handful of curio shop, bars and restaurant in the area. Be advised though, as a city it tends to get noisy.

Our 3 hotel picks for Stone Town (and nearby)

Mizingani Seafront Hotel
Category: Basic ($70-$110)
Location: City Center (beachfront)

Mizingani Seafront Hotel
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (2,100+ reviews)


Tembo House Hotel
Category: Premium ($111-$250)
Location: City Center (beachfront)

Tembo House Hotel
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (4,630+ reviews)


Park Hyatt
Category: Plus ($251+)
Location: City Center (beachfront)

Park Hyatt
Booking.com rating: 8+/10 (360+ reviews)

Zanzibar Holiday Packages (to December 2022)

Welcome to the Zanzibar Holiday Packages. This section covers ready-made (referred to as tailor-made) packages, which is basically a combination of key and most requested items put together to make your planning easier and straight forward. From accommodation to transport, tours and excursions whether you're a tourist, a business traveler or a honeymooner.

These are carefully handpicked programs with different budget categories to ensure that everyone gets a chance to endulge what has been installed in each experience. The prices that you see have been considered by following the key values that shape our service delivery, which are Quality, Simplicity and Affordability.

Packages with Code Names and Budget

Bana Package (3 days)

Categories Standard Premium Premium+
Adult US$210 US$250 US$315
Child (5-10) US$105 US$125 US$158
Baby Free Free Free
Single suppl. US$10 US$10 US$10
Ferry tickets Economy VIP Royal
Tours Standard Premium Premium+

Getting to Zanzibar
Azam Marine fast ferry return tickets

Basic itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Forodhani Garden evening walk
Day 2: Stone Town Tour and Prison Island Tour
Day 3: Departure

Hotel location
Night 1: Stone Town
Night 2: Stone Town

Bana+ Package (3 days)

Categories Standard Premium Premium+
Adult US$385 US$435 US$565
Child (5-10) US$193 US$218 US$283
Baby Free Free Free
Single suppl. US$10 US$10 US$10
Ferry tickets Economy VIP Royal
Tours Standard Premium Premium+

Getting to Zanzibar
Azam Marine fast ferry return tickets

Basic itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Forodhani Garden evening walk
Day 2: Stone Town Tour and Spice Tour
Day 3: Prison Island Tour and Departure

Hotel location
Night 1: Stone Town
Night 2: Nungwi beach

Achia Package (4 days)

Categories Standard Premium Premium+
Adult US$405 US$480 US$620
Child (5-10) US$203 US$240 US$310
Baby Free Free Free
Single suppl. US$10 US$10 US$10
Ferry tickets Economy VIP Royal
Tours Standard Premium Premium+

Getting to Zanzibar
Azam Marine fast ferry return tickets

Basic itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Forodhani Garden evening walk
Day 2: Stone Town Tour and Prison Island Tour
Day 3: Mnemba Island Snorkeling
Day 4: Departure

Hotel location
Night 1: Stone Town
Night 2: Stone Town
Night 3: Nungwi beach
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Tandaza Package (5 days)

Categories Standard Premium Premium+
Adult US$598 US$698 US$873
Child (5-10) US$299 US$349 US$437
Baby Free Free Free
Single suppl. $10 $10 $10
Ferry tickets Economy VIP Royal
Tours Standard Premium Premium+

Getting to Zanzibar
Azam Marine fast ferry return tickets

Basic itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Forodhani Garden evening walk
Day 2: Stone Town Tour and Prison Island Tour
Day 3: Nungwi Tour
Day 4: Safari Blue
Day 5: Departure

Hotel location
Night 1: Stone Town
Night 2: Stone Town
Night 3: Nungwi beach
Night 4: Nungwi beach