There’s a particular moment that guests at our Nungwi property describe again and again. They step outside their villa at around 6:30 in the morning, the beach is completely empty, the Indian Ocean is doing that thing where it...
We are based in Nungwi, on the northern tip of Zanzibar. Our team — from the kitchen staff who grew up cooking with their grandmothers in Stone Town, to the villa hosts who take guests on spice farm tours...
You’ve finally decided to go to Zanzibar — that dreamy, spice-scented island off the coast of Tanzania where the Indian Ocean turns seventeen shades of turquoise and the sunsets look almost too good to be real. Now comes the...
When people research Zanzibar beach rentals, they usually look at photos first — turquoise water, white sand, a hammock — and then try to figure out where to book. The photos look almost identical across the island. The difference...
We host proposals every month at Safaya. Some guests arrive with everything planned down to the minute. Others message us two days before asking where to start. Both work — and over time, we’ve noticed what separates a proposal...
There is a moment, usually about ten minutes into walking Stone Town’s medina, when you stop reaching for your phone and just… look. A wooden door the colour of dried saffron. A man balancing a tray of cassava chips...
There are islands, and then there is Zanzibar. Off the coast of Tanzania, surrounded by the warm, glass-clear waters of the Indian Ocean, this spice-scented archipelago has long captivated travellers who crave something beyond the ordinary. The white powder...
Picture this. You wake up to the sound of the Indian Ocean. Warm light falling across white linen. Your partner still asleep. Just outside the glass doors, a shimmering private pool catches the first gold of morning, and beyond...
You’ve seen the photo. A wooden tray floating on impossibly turquoise water, piled high with tropical fruit, a steaming cup of coffee, and a fresh flower tucked in the corner. Someone — presumably very relaxed — is sitting in...