Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sunset Bungalows
BUNGALOW $$
( 0777-414647, 0777-413818;
www.sunsetkendwa.com
; s US$40-75, d US$55-95, tr
US$60-95; ) This long-standing place has a mix of rooms on the beach and on the cliff
top, some with air-con and all with bathroom with hot water, plus some cliff-top rooms
in two-storey blocks. There's also a resident dive operator, and a large, popular beachside
restaurant-bar with evening bonfires on the beach.
Kendwa Rocks
BUNGALOW $$
( 0777-415475;
www.kendwarocks.com
;
s/d banda without toilet from US$28/41, s/d
beach bungalows from US$55/69, s/d/tr stone cottages from US$41/76/97, cliff top s/d
from US$55/83, d ste from US$103; ) A Kendwa classic, although it has considerably
expanded from its humble beginnings. Accommodation is in no-frills beach
bandas
sharing
toilets, nicer self-contained bungalows on the sand, cool stone garden cottages and suites
and rooms up on the cliff top. Full moon parties are an institution.
White Sands Beach Hotel
BUNGALOW $$
( 0773-924170;
www.whitesandhotelznz.com
z
; s US$50-75, d US$65-100; ) White
Sands has a mix of straightforward rooms (the pricier ones with air-con) on a small cliff
above the beach, and a beachside bar and restaurant.
La Gemma del'Est
HOTEL $$$
( 024-224 0087;
www.gemmadellest.com
;
per person full board from US$265;
) This is the nicest of the larger resorts and Kendwa's quietest, most family-friendly
place, with large grounds, a good beach, several restaurant-bars (including one on a jetty
over the water), a gym, a spa and a huge pool.
GETTING THERE & AWAY
You can walk to Kendwa from Nungwi at low tide in about 25 to 30 minutes, but take care
as there have been some muggings. Alternatively, you can arrange boats with hotels in both
Nungwi and Kendwa for the short jaunt. Via public transport from Stone Town, have dalla-
dalla 116 drop you at the Kendwa turn-off, from where it's about a 2km walk to the beach.
If you're driving, this access road has been graded, and is passable in 2WD, with some care
needed over the rocky patches.
MATEMWE
The long, idyllic beach at Matemwe has some of the finest sand on Zanzibar. It's also the
best base for diving and snorkelling around Mnemba, which lies just offshore. In the nearby
