Location
Zanzibar
Number of Rooms
11 Thatched Villas
Open
Year Round
Activities
Diving
Snorkelling
Kayaking
Village walks
Unguja is one of the few lodges that is owner run and managed on Zanzibar, it is small, and very personally run by Ralph and Elies. We really like this property, each of the large thatch bungalows feels very private and we like that the grounds are not over manicured giving the whole area a very natural feeling.
Although not traditionally luxurious we think that this is a very special place, the standard of accommodation and the overall atmosphere are incredibly hard to beat for the value offered at this lovely hideaway.
As with the whole of Zanzibar the beach is very tidal and when the tide is out the sea is a long way off, this is not a problem though as the main pool area is very nice, the beach is small and private as there are no other hotels either side, just a local village nearby (where most of the staff are from).
One of the highlights is to take a walk with one of the staff through the village, there is no big show put on it is just a great chance to see how Zanzibari people live. We also went diving here and were really well looked after, the diving is as good as we know most of the island to be and if you are a keen diver it is worth a few dives, we also love that you regularly see dolphins on the way out to dive sites down here.
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