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Mapenzi Beach Club

Mapenzi Beach Club is located on the east coast of Zanzibar on a great stretch of beach. Built in traditional Zanzibari style, with a huge thatched makuti (palm-thatch) roof and coral walls, Mapenzi Beach Club is an enormous hotel spread out on a sloping hill. The gardens are lush, full of tall palm trees and vibrant bougainvillea. The rooms are very comfortable and the food is fantastic. Mapenzi offers an all-inclusive rate with all your meals, drinks (including alcohol) and selected water sports included. Mapenzi offers a programme of activities and entertainment so you never have to worry about being bored in paradise.

There are 87 bungalows divided into three categories: garden-view, standard or seafront rooms. Rooms are similar in size and décor. The closer you are to the beach, the further you are from the lodge restaurant and pool. The first row of seafront rooms have the best location, right on the beach. Family accommodation is also offered in standard rooms, which have two rooms connected by an interleading door. All the rooms are attractively decorated with carved beds and doors and mozzie nets over the beds. They are extremely comfortable and have verandas.

The open-air dining room with views of the ocean is situated on an elevated platform. The interior is attractive with wooden chairs and tables adorned with colourful flowers picked from the verdant gardens. Here you can enjoy a combination of international and local cuisine. All meals are served here, and both lunch and dinner are generous buffets.

Facilities at Mapenzi include a swimming pool, a tennis court, a games room, an aerobics studio, cycling, archery and beach volleyball. Kayaking, windsurfing, sailing in a catamaran, fishing in a traditional dhow, aerobics and water-aerobics are just some of the activites on offer at Mapenzi Beach Club. Diving can also be arranged through nearby operators.