Chwaka Bay Resort is located in the East Coast of Zanzibar, near the village of Chwaka. The hotel is built according to Scandinavian security standards, with high demands in sanitation and cleanliness, and offers 20 modern rooms set in 5 double storey buildings with a fantastic seaview. Another ten rooms in round bungalows are situated on a fossilized reef above the gardens and the swimming pool.

All rooms are fully equipped with modern bathrooms, ceiling fans, wardrobe, tables and chairs, and a terrace or balkony, overlooking the Indian Ocean. The spacious Deluxe Rooms have an additional aircondition.

The main building contains the reception, a spacious restaurant with a cocktail bar, an Internet Cafe, a TV-room (for those who need TV even in paradise) and a lobby. All builings are surrounded by lush tropical gardens, and from everywhere you have a glimpse of the Indian Ocean and the nearby mangroves of the Chwaka Bay.

At the beach you will find a small 'lounge', where you can sit and enjoy sundowners, as the local fisherman in their fisherboats are floating by.

Miles of white sandy beaches fringe the Chwaka Bay. Although Chwaka Bay is right on the beach, the swimming can be subject to the tides. And due to its location in the bay and the mangroves nearby, the beach of the hotel is not one of the best in Zanzibar.

You can swim in the pool, or explore beautiful beaches at the opposite beach of 'Michamvi'. The hotels offers free boat rides in a local 'Dhow' to this beach, where swimming is at its best, and a small local restaurant provides cold drinks and snacks. It is a beautiful boat trip along the mangroves of the Chwaka Bay, with its population of birds and seaturtles. The Chwaka Bay is just recently declared as a 'National Reserve'.

For the time being we don't do bookings with this hotel, as it is exclusively run by a italian tour operator.

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