I still hear the words of the chef in my ear: "sorry, we don't have the fish you ordered anymore but I will bring you another one.." -some hours later, I had food poison and won't go into details, but it was really awful. At the same time, like many times before, the toilet did not flush - again no...
Of all eight weeks we travelled through Africa with our kids (8 and 11) and stayed in many different types of accomodation, this was the most disappointing. I felt like we were very isolated and the hotel was dated and didnt suit our needs. The booking process was an initial pain and we were made to pay the whole amount...
Pumzika is nestled in a quiet and tourist-free area of Zanzibar. The South East is still free from large and noisy resorts so we enjoyed the quietness of the place. Although just 1 hour drive from Stone Town, very close to Kizimkazi and the dolphins, Pumzika has everything on hand.
Our bungalow was quite charming and the large pool more...
This is exactly what we hoped to find on Zanzibar: Solitude, quiet, beautiful views, great service, large clean romantic rooms, monkeys 5 meters from the dinner tables.
Of course there is the traditional African service difficulties: Power shortages, ice cream shortages, red wine shortages, etc., but that's a part of the charm in my opinion. As long as the staff...
Mbuyuni Lodge is a great low budget accomodation in Zanzibar. The rooms are very simple but clean. The food is very tasty and satisfying (but slow) and the beach is very scenic (but not good for swimming). My partner and I prefer to swim in the sea so we simply walked about half an hour down the beach (it gets...
this is a true eco-resort. The aim is to keep your CO2 footprint to zero during your stay. Rain and shower water are collected, filtered and re-used. There are huge storage tanks under every hut. The Park Rangers explain all about the flora and fauna on land and in the water. The proceeds from tourism are used to fund education...