Off the northeast coast of Zanzibar, Mnemba Island is a private paradise where you can walk around barefoot. It is owned by &Beyond, a luxury tour company. This island is surrounded by a reef in the shape of a triangle. This reef is part of the Marine Protected Area and has great places to scuba dive, corals, fish, and views of the ocean.

This is how you stay!

Visitors with more money can expect nothing less than top-notch, high-class comfort at the &Beyond Mnemba Island Lodge. There are beautiful, low-key rustic-chic bandas on the beach that are available from the camp. There are only twelve bandas, and each one can fit up to 24 people. Two of them are family bandas that are connected by a path. From your banda, you can see the white sand beach from the Casuarina pine forest. And now you can relax on your own private beach!

From the eating and bar area, you can see the beach and the nearby island of Zanzibar in a beautiful way. There is a private butler for each banda. He or she will serve you a late breakfast of tropical fruits, freshly squeezed juice, and Tanzanian coffee on your beachfront balcony. You can also be served fresh sushi and chilled champagne in private on the beach chairs if you want to toast the beautiful sunset. Or maybe you want to have a lovely dinner on the beach with candles? That’s also possible! The same goes for yoga classes, spas, and many types of water sports.

A lot of different sea life

Bigger water animals, like three types of dolphins, humpback whales (from July to September), and whale sharks, can be seen here sometimes. And turtles lay their eggs on the beach from February to March, when the season is at its peak.

Things to do on Mnemba Island

Getting wet
Snorkeling and other sports in the water
Trips on boats
Time for yoga to bring the mind, body, and spirit together
A massage
Dinner for two on the beach
How do I get there?
You can be picked up at Zanzibar International Airport or in Stone Town by the Mnemba Island Lodge.
You will drive for 1.5 hours to the northeastern part of Zanzibar, where you will get on an open-air boat for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Take note of:

Since there are no jetties, taking off and landing means going straight to and from the beach, which means swimming. So, boat movements depend on the weather.
It’s not safe to cross the sea at night!
Leave in the morning: summer 6 a.m., winter 6:30 a.m.
Departure in the afternoon: latest transfer 4:30 pm in the summer and winter