Spice Island Beach Resort

... without a smile or an apology. The shutters were coming down. Cash tills were ringing up the takings. It was 8pm!!!! This was a beach resort!!!! Restaurants were closed, bars were empty except for a couple, the street was a ghost town! We went into one ...

... . That morning,  ready for my last adventure, I was waiting with packed suitcases for the bus in the lobby of our Dolphin Beach Resort.  My companions and I were going to the airport but we had planned a stop along the way to see the plantation ...

Zanzibar. The Spice Island. Synonymous with "far away and exotic". Turquoise waters and dhows, white sands and palm trees, birthplace of Freddie Mercury, inspiration for John Brunner's classic "To Stand on Zanzibar". Trading since time immemorial ...

... back I saw a couple of baby turtles. It was about 1530 when we headed of to set up camp further up the island. I drove us back up to the beach and then Martin took over at the wheel. We pitched our tents about 30 minutes drive up just off the beach. ...

... we sat back in the steaminess of our first night in tropical paradise. I won't pretend it's not, because Turtle Beach is most definitely a resort. And generally an all-inclusive resort at that, as evidenced by a visit to the buffet that evening. ...

... travel mode, we took a collective bus the next morning to the north coast. We found a cozy little spot in a beach-side village called Kendwa. The resort was right on the beach and was called Kendwa Rocks. The sand was pristine white, the water was ...

... a mile I had no chance so 265 seemed like a fair guess- so I thought! We had to get a ferry from Rainbow Beach over to Fraser Island which took about half hour- some people got out the vans but what with rain still coming down and rocking around on the ...

... sand. The stunning sunset will really spice those romantic walks on the beach. One of the reasons the island is famous is its peacefulness, the way a resort should be. Unsaturated beauty and a combination of sweet smiling natives made the island as it is ...

... and xplored a little when we got here, booked a few activites, went to the market etc.  Yesterday Spike stayed at the resort (we have a double room with ensuite here) as he was not feeling very well and i went snorkling of the island.  Once i ...

... by a coral reef so there is a large area to swim and play around. What’s great is that Nungwi is not just a resort area – a local culture is alive and well.  Nungwi is a fisherman’s town and walking on the beach you see men ...

... and met two local kids(18 years old) and they said it was closed that night but they knew where one was at outside the beach resort.  I recognized him somewhat from earlier that day and he the same with me as the bearded white guy working out on the ...

... up the top.  I opted to exert as little energy as possible and splashed about the waves instead. We discovered Busua Beach Resort down the road showing football so spent a few afternoons in the cool of the aircon.  The big game being ...

Days filled with boat expeditions. One to Ko Phi Phi and another to the James Bond Island. Beach time. Nights filled with awesome dinners (Mom Tri's Longhouse, Spice, Baan Rim Pa, etc.), great wines and laughter! Close call on the ...

... van on the way back which turned the roads into rivers. In the afternoon, we left Stone Town and headed one hour north to the beach resort of Nungwi, staying at the Nungwi Inn Hotel, a stone's throw from the water. En-suite rooms with fan and a/c (much ...

... the rest of the day trying to choose where on the island to spend the next few days before choosing the slightly expensive Tamarind Beach Resort in Uroa (weighing in at 66 US Dollars per night for the two of us). That sorted, we headed to the Africa ...

... as it became more and more remote. After what felt like a long drive on very bumpy roads, we finally arrived to an island beach paradise with incredible food, and Complete Isolation!   Our first morning relaxing was spent idly on the beach and in ...

...   Day 12: 04 July 2007 After breakfast we left the hotel - we were headed to the East Coast of the Island.  A taxi to the Beach Resort would have cost us 40-50 dollars. The dive centre that we snorkelled with has a second centre at the beach ...

... night’s dinner of baby shark, octopus and scallop kebabs in the nightmarket and then headed up to Kendwa Bungalows, a north coast beach resort. On Sunday, the majority of our group chartered a sail boat from a group of local lads for so we could ...

Our first beach resort in africa and it doesn't dissapoint. We got a short freey to camp and were greeted with whiute sands, blue seas and perfect palm trees. Dar is a busy place but our camp is so peaceful. As soon as we got there we and kelly ran ...

... his family owned one of the fanciest resorts on the island called La Veranda, which was home of the most expensive restaurant on the island as well. He was originally from Hong Kong, and he told me that his mother was Chinese and his father was French. I ...