LUX Marijani
Pwani Mchangani, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Location
Pwani Mchangani
The resort sits on Pwani Mchangani beach on the north-east coast of Zanzibar, one of the island's best stretches of white sand — the beach finish to a Tanzania safari, around an hour from the airport and an hour and a half from Stone Town.
Transfer
A Zanzibar transfer
Around an hour from Zanzibar's Kisauni airport, reached by a flight from Dar es Salaam or Arusha, or a direct international service. Stone Town is around an hour and a half away.
Villas
Around 82 rooms
Around 82 rooms and suites in whitewashed Swahili design with terrazzo tiles and hand-carved Zanzibari doors — from Deluxe and Ocean-View rooms to family triples and suites, with balconies and en-suites.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and honeymooners after a stylish Zanzibar beach finish to a safari — Swahili-Arab design, a private beach and spice-island culture.
Board Basis
Flexible
Flexible board — bed and breakfast, half board or all-inclusive options — with Mwamba's Zanzibar-spice cooking and beach barbecues.
Overview
A Zanzibar beach to finish your safari
LUX Marijani is the beach finish to a Tanzania safari — a boutique resort on Pwani Mchangani, on Zanzibar's north-east coast, in whitewashed Swahili-Arab design with terrazzo tiles and hand-carved Zanzibari doors. After the bush, this is where the trip slows down: around 82 rooms and suites with balconies, an infinity pool above a private white-sand beach, the LUX* ME spa, and creative Zanzibar-spice cooking at Mwamba, octopus in spiced coconut among it. The island's spice-trade culture is part of the appeal — spice tours with a miniature garden on site, dhow cruises, beach cinema under the stars, and Stone Town a day trip away. This is one of the island's best beaches, and the north-east coast has a real tide: at low water it draws right out to reveal the reef flats and the 'seaweed mamas' tending their seaweed beds, a sight in itself. Board is flexible, from bed and breakfast to all-inclusive. (Zanzibar is also a destination in its own right on our list; here it is the Tanzania page's coast finish.) A stylish, easygoing close to a safari, for couples, families and honeymooners.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 82 rooms and suites in whitewashed Swahili design with terrazzo tiles and hand-carved Zanzibari doors, all with balconies, robes and en-suites — from Deluxe and Ocean-View rooms to family triples and suites.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. A king or twin with a balcony over the garden or ocean, in whitewashed Swahili design with hand-carved Zanzibari doors.
BalconyGarden/ocean
Ocean
Ocean-View Room
Sleeps two. A king with a balcony facing the Indian Ocean.
Ocean viewBalcony
Family
Triple / Family Room
Sleeps three. A king and a single with a balcony — family-friendly.
FamilyBalcony
Suite
Suite
Sleeps two to three. A larger living space with a premium ocean outlook.
LargerOcean view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining centres on Mwamba, serving breakfast and creative Zanzibar-spice cooking — octopus in spiced coconut, mezze — with beach barbecues, sunrise breakfasts on the sand and a beach bar for sundowners.
Signature
Mwamba
Mwamba, for breakfast and creative Zanzibar-spice cooking — octopus in spiced coconut, mezze.
Beach
Beach BBQ
Beach barbecues and sunrise breakfasts on the sand.
Bar
The beach bar
A beach bar for sundowners.
Wellbeing
LUX* ME spa
The LUX* ME spa runs Healing Earth treatments, and there is an infinity pool with a pool bar and a sun terrace above a private white-sand beach with gazebos.
LUX* ME spa
The LUX* ME spa, with Healing Earth treatments.
An infinity pool
An infinity pool with a pool bar and a sun terrace.
A private beach
A private white-sand beach with gazebos.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Beach days and spice-island culture after the bush. Swim and snorkel off Pwani Mchangani, take a spice tour, sail a dhow, watch a film on the beach, and head to Stone Town for the day.
The beach
Pwani Mchangani beach, on Zanzibar's north-east coast.
Spice tours
Zanzibar spice tours, with a miniature spice garden on site.
Dhow cruises
Dhow cruises along the coast.
Beach cinema
Beach cinema nights under the stars.
Stone Town
Stone Town day trips, around an hour and a half away.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Zanzibar (Kisauni)
Around an hour from Zanzibar's Kisauni airport, reached by a flight from Dar es Salaam or Arusha, or direct international.
On the coast
Pwani Mchangani
On Pwani Mchangani beach, on Zanzibar's north-east coast.
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Board basis
- Flexible board — bed and breakfast, half board or all-inclusive options.
Made for couples
- A romantic boutique resort for couples, with triple rooms for families.
Setting
- On Pwani Mchangani beach on Zanzibar's north-east coast, in whitewashed Swahili-Arab design — the beach finish to a Tanzania safari.
Note
- This is the Tanzania page's Zanzibar beach finish; Zanzibar is also a destination in its own right. As on the north-east coast, the tide draws right out at times, revealing the reef flats and the seaweed mamas at work.
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