Mnemba Island Resort
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Mnemba Island Resort Amenities
Informal lounge with television A small library Bar Watersports and dive centre Palm-thatched en-suite bandas Ceiling fans Safe Room service Laundry Dress code: Strictly sarongs and barefeet.Directions To Mnemba Island Resort
Mnemba, lies two kilometres northeast of the island of Zanzibar. It's a 45-minute drive from Stone Town, followed by a 20-minute boat ride to Mnemba Island.Area Attractions
Accommodation at Mnemba Island Resort The 10 beach bandas, or cottages, have been crafted for you by thatching experts and tucked discretely in between the casuarina trees on either side of the lodge to ensure privacy. Natural materials such as wood and palm branches have been hand-woven to create the ultimate beach banda, the epitome of understated island elegance. The windows are open allowing the balmy breezes in. A palm-covered walkway leads from your banda to an en-suite bathroom, where an occasional ghost crab may make an appearance. The water for the shower comes from the island's well or rainwater and is heated by solar panels. There is a spacious outdoor veranda on which to mentally replay days spent diving among exotically coloured tropical fish on the magnificent Mnemba reefs. The interiors are spacious and stylish. Huge beds have white cotton bedspreads and mosquito netting. The netting is apparently not necessary as the island has been declared malaria-free, but they're great for romantic ambiance. Besides this, the rooms are very simply furnished and don't have any of the facilities usually associated with top lodgings. This fits perfectly with the island theme. After all, would Robinson Crusoe have had air conditioning, mini-bars and televisions? Dining at Mnemba Island Resort Basket loads of tropical fruit and freshly caught seafood arrive by ngalawa outriggers. These are whipped into mouthwatering platters and served buffet style for lunch. Elegant feasts are served for dinner either in the open-air dining room or at tables lit by flickering hurricane lamps on the beach under the stars. If you prefer, your meals can be taken in the privacy of your beach cottage. Needless to say, the service at this lodge is highly professional. In keeping with the tradition of CC Africa lodges, Pan-African cuisine is served. You'll also notice a slight Mediterranean and Moroccan influence. A typical meal may include West African-style curried corn and coriander soup with Naan bread; spicy chicken with grilled bananas and ginger chutney, roasted beef with caramelised onions and chilli with cumin potatoes and followed by homemade vanilla ice cream with macadamia nut praline and slow-roasted rum-soaked pineapple. Oh yum. Breakfast consists of a variety of hot and cold options. Special diets are catered for with prior notice. Mnemba Island Resort Activities: The main lodge with dining room and lounge/bar is open plan, letting in those balmy island breezes. From here, you have good views of the beach and coral reefs beyond. You can watch television, play board games, read books from the library or watch a great selection of wildlife videos. In the beach forest situated in the middle of the island, you'll find timid suni antelope and white forest vagrant butterflies. Amazingly, there are no snakes, mosquitoes, scorpions or snakes on the island. Birders can look out for the purple-branded sunbird, bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian oystercatcher, crab plover and paradise flycatcher. Along the shores, you'll see curlew sandpipers, sanderlings, ruddy turnstones and Mongolian sandplovers. Other Activities: • Diving and snorkeling at Mnemba Atoll • Sailing, boating, windsurfing and kayaking • Deep-sea fishing and birding • Tours to Stone Town and the spice plantations can be arrangedMnemba Island Resort Reviews
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Current Reviews: 5
Title: Forget the world...
Posted: Mon, 28 May 2012, 09:54:42
Title: A perfect end to a great safari
Posted: Mon, 28 May 2012, 09:51:51
Comment:
Mnemba Island was the perfect relaxing end to a great but busy safari trip in Kenya and Tanzania. The island is lovely and the staff is friendly. The food was really good and we loved the daily sundowner cocktails. You can do as much or as little as you like on Mnemba. We chose to do somewhere in between. I highly recommend doing a night dive!
Mnemba Island was the perfect relaxing end to a great but busy safari trip in Kenya and Tanzania. The island is lovely and the staff is friendly. The food was really good and we loved the daily sundowner cocktails. You can do as much or as little as you like on Mnemba. We chose to do somewhere in between. I highly recommend doing a night dive!
Title: Paradise
Posted: Mon, 28 May 2012, 09:49:34
Comment:
I went to Mnemba on a family trip and it was awesome. The staff is incredible friendly and helpful with a special mention to our butler Rajab and Peter, one of the managers. The food was amazing and despite reviews that said food could be repetitive, I chose what to eat everyday (fish is fresh and superb) and I had the chance to enjoy wonderful lobster (which I still remember). Rooms are open so you can hear the sea, the birds and the wind and that is wonderful. They are large and comfortable and you can see the sea from your bed. That is what we look for the perfect beach holiday. The possibility of taking your snorkel from your room at 6 am, go to the sea an enjoy the view of tropical fish. Have your day to sunbathe, snorkel, dive and enjoy the wonderful white sand beach with almost nobody, enjoy a drink at the sunset and a nice dinner either alone or with some nice people.
I went to Mnemba on a family trip and it was awesome. The staff is incredible friendly and helpful with a special mention to our butler Rajab and Peter, one of the managers. The food was amazing and despite reviews that said food could be repetitive, I chose what to eat everyday (fish is fresh and superb) and I had the chance to enjoy wonderful lobster (which I still remember). Rooms are open so you can hear the sea, the birds and the wind and that is wonderful. They are large and comfortable and you can see the sea from your bed. That is what we look for the perfect beach holiday. The possibility of taking your snorkel from your room at 6 am, go to the sea an enjoy the view of tropical fish. Have your day to sunbathe, snorkel, dive and enjoy the wonderful white sand beach with almost nobody, enjoy a drink at the sunset and a nice dinner either alone or with some nice people.
Title: best honeymoon venue in africa
Posted: Mon, 28 May 2012, 09:47:47
Comment:
We recently spent our honeymoon at Mnembe, we have stayed at many &beyond lodges but this is by far the best :-) A big thanks to Peter (GM) very friendly and professional to Simon (chef) by far the best personal chef we have any come across, from the spicy watermelon soup to crab curry and Roja (the most amazing guy who make sure our every wish was taken care of) We are now totally stuffed, as we don’t know how we will ever have a better holiday experience :-) cant wait to come back soon...
We recently spent our honeymoon at Mnembe, we have stayed at many &beyond lodges but this is by far the best :-) A big thanks to Peter (GM) very friendly and professional to Simon (chef) by far the best personal chef we have any come across, from the spicy watermelon soup to crab curry and Roja (the most amazing guy who make sure our every wish was taken care of) We are now totally stuffed, as we don’t know how we will ever have a better holiday experience :-) cant wait to come back soon...
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