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SLEEPING & EATING
TOWN CENTRE
Seaside Community Centre Hostel
GUESTHOUSE $
( 0755-276422; s/d/tr Tsh25,000/35,000/ 60,000; ) This church-run place has clean,
simple rooms with fan, and meals on order. It's about 1km from the bus stand (Tsh3000
in a taxi). As you enter Pangani from Tanga, shortly after the tarmac begins, a small road
branches right to the bus stand and left to the hostel (watch for the small signpost), which
is situated about 150m down to your right.
NORTH OF PANGANI
Capricorn Beach Cottages
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$
( 0784-632529;
www.capricornbeachcottages.com
; s/d US$70/104; ) This
classy, low-key place on a lovely beach 19km north of Pangani has three spacious, private
and well-equipped self-catering cottages set in large, lush grounds dotted with baobab trees.
Each cottage has its own hammock, covered porch and wireless access, and all have plenty
of ventilation and a natural, open feel. It's an ideal choice if you're looking to get away
from it all for a while. There's a grill area overlooking the water for catered BBQs or for
cooking yourself, and the hosts go out of their way to be sure you're not lacking for any-
thing - from a cooler and ice on the deck to local coffee beans in the refrigerator. There's
also a clothing boutique, a pizza oven with delicious pizzas and a deli selling homemade
bread, cheese, wine and other gourmet essentials.
Peponi Holiday Resort
LODGE $$
( 0784-202962, 0713-540139;
www.peponiresort.com
; camping US$5, s/d bandas with
half board US$70/85, extra adult beds in family bandas with half board US$38; )
The recommended, relaxing and traveller-friendly Peponi is set in expansive bougainvillea-
and palm-studded grounds on a fine beach 20km north of Pangani. There's a shady camp-
site (bring supplies with you), spotless ablution blocks, simple, breezy double bungalows
and spacious five-person chalets, all nestled among the palms. There's also a restaurant, a
beach bar serving milkshakes and ice cream floats, a small pool (for Peponi guests only)
and a hand-crafted motorised dhow for excursions to a stunning nearby sandbank and snor-
kelling reef. Ask any bus running along the Pangani-Tanga coastal route to drop you at the
Peponi turn-off, from where it's a two-minute walk.
Mkoma Bay
LODGE $$
