Description
Set on 50 acres of sloping hillside overlooking the sea, Kilindi's imaginitively designed villas offer unique and extremely stylish accommodation on Zanzibar's main island, Unguja. There is 500m of private beach front on a sweeping bay 1km from the nearest hotel and one hour from Stone Town.
The hotel commands breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean, traditional wooden dhows and Tumbatu Island can be seen across the sandy beach and from the T-shaped, 24 metre infinity swimming pool. The main building is open at the front through archways to a terrace overlooking the beach. There is a spacious bar with a waterfall feature and an indoor/outdoor dining area
Each domed residence offers guests a serious amount of space including a small courtyard garden, two plunge pools, outdoor daybed, huge wet room and, of course, a beautiful bedroom with floor-length shutters opening onto a stunning tropical view.
The highly-experienced restaurant team are on hand to create delicious fresh meals from locally caught fish and produce and guests are encouraged to venture down to the bar for pre-dinner cocktails.
If you can tear yourself away from your room there is a main pool to enjoy and even a mini-cinema. Otherwise, recline on your daybed and watch the fishermen's dhows glide serenely by.
The hotel prides itself on being 'logically eco' by practising rainwater harvesting, using solar energy, it has a water treatment & recycling plant and also an organic market garden with seasonal produce being used in all the delicious cuisine. The hotel runs profit-sharing initiatives with local community partners to support the locals as much as possible.
Guide price
£3,975 Per person
£3,975 Guide price is per person based on two sharing in a Luxury Pavilion for 7 nights on a fully inclusive basis, and includes flights, air taxes and transfers.
Accommodation
The stylish accommodation at Kilindi is in 15 Villas (including 2 Family Villas) each with cascading
waterfall pools. These uniquely designed rooms have a domed bed chamber with stained glass
skylight and a spacious wet room with dance shower. They are all set amongst lush tropical gardens and have their own barraza lounge. Each stunning villa has two private plunge pools that are linked by water features and a waterfall. Two of the villas each have two bedrooms.
Childcare
Although there are not specific childcare facilities, children are most welcome at Kalindi where food and meal times can easily be tailored to suit the younger guests. Babysitting can arranged for those that require it.
Facilities
Kilindi boasts a fine dining room with lovely alfresco terrace and spacious public sitting area just near to the stylish bar area. There is also a great deck area surrounding the 25m infinity pool. Guests can enjoy a relaxing massage or a film in the mini-cinema. If needed all guests can obtain internet access.
Activities
Activities such as snorkelling, scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, spice tours and Jozani Forest and Stone Town tours can all be arranged. There is a spa on site so guests can relax with a range of treatments or if feeling more energetic there is a gym nearby which guests can use. The hotel can also arrange trips to do some Kizimakazi dolphin spotting.
When to travel
Situated only 6° south of the equator, Zanzibar enjoys ideal holiday weather. Temperatures average between 24°C and 27°C throughout the year with 7-9 hours of sunshine per day.
There are 2 rainy seasons: Acute, brief showers, lasting about an hour in the morning occur for a couple of weeks during November. The rains last slightly longer in April and May, but even then it does not rain every day. These rains replenish the Island and are often referred to as the “Green Season”.
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Location and directions
Zanzibar and the coast, Tanzania
Kilindi Resort Zanzibar is located on the northeast coast of Zanzibar, just south of Kendwa, less than an hour's drive from Zanzibar airport and the Stone Town.
How to get there
The easiest and most direct way to reach Zanzibar is to fly via Dar es Salaam, on Tanzania's coast (9.5hr international flight). The connecting flight from Dar es Salaam to Stone Town Airport on Zanzibar take 20 minutes. Kilindi is less than an hours drive from the airport .
