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Blue Bay Beach Resort

The five-star Blue Bay Beach Resort stands in 30 acres of tropical gardens, dotted with over 1,000 palm trees and facing a wide, white, sandy beach. The hotel offers a wide selection of rooms and suites, all with private balconies. There is a choice of restaurants and bars, which feature theme nights, Taarab music, acrobatic displays and live bands. The hotel offers a swimming pool, water sports centre, spa and conference centre. An eco-friendly choice, Blue Beach Resort has been officially recognized and commended by the Government of Zanzibar for its outstanding contribution towards the preservation of the environment of the island.

Location

The Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa is located on the east coast of Zanzibar, the ‘spice island’, which is part of Tanzania, in an area known as Kiwengwa, home to some of its most pristine and unspoilt beaches. This charming beach resort is less than a leisurely hour's drive from Abeid Karume Airport, Zanzibar.

Accommodation

Blue Bay Beach Resort offers a wide selection of rooms to include; Garden Rooms, Superior Rooms, Club 24 Rooms (8 rooms, which enjoy their own club facilities – pool, Jacuzzi, lounge and restaurant), Junior Suites (with private garden showers, lounges and private extensive veranda areas), Sultan Suites (with dedicated butler service). All Blue Bay Beach Resort rooms feature: 1/2 large four poster beds with billowing mosquito nets, separate dressing rooms, en suite bathrooms, Veranda /Balcony, air-conditioning, ceiling fans, mini-bars, hair dryers, telephone, satellite TV, electronic Safes and tea/coffee making facilities.

Dining and bars

The Blue Bay Beach Resort offers a wide range of dining options: the ‘Makuti Restaurant’, which looks out over the swimming pool and Indian Ocean, offers international and local dishes. It also features a broad range of themed nights and nightly entertainment (Swahili dancers, Taarab music, acrobatic displays, live bands). The ‘Pool Bar’ is located by the swimming pool and serves wines, spirits, minerals and fresh juices as well as specialized coffees. The thatched beachside ‘Beach Bar’ serves drinks and specializes in light meals, seafood grills and pizzas. The a la carte ‘Bahari Grill’ specializes in ‘seafood and steaks’.
The Blue Bay Beach Resort menu will typically include a wide selection of East Africa, Tanzania and Swahili dishes as well as numerous international choices.

Conference and event facilities


The hotel does not offer specific conference facilities but will be happy to quote for small meetings and social gatherings. Tanzania incentives can also be arranged in Stone Town or the surrounding Tanzania beach resort venues.

Weddings and honeymoons

This ideal combination of hotel and beach resort makes an ideal Tanzania wedding destination. The hotel also offers a honeymoon suite.

Child-friendly facilities


The hotel welcomes children and will be pleased to supply additional beds. The hotel also offers a children’s activity club.

Activities

The activities on offer at Zanzibar’s Indian Ocean beach resort choices include Indian Ocean water sports (swimming, snorkelling, sea kayaking, diving, kite-surfing, wind-surfing, sailing and more), and dhow trips (out of Stone Town and the Eastern Indian Ocean beach resort destinations). The hotel can also arrange cultural visits to fishing villages, dhow workshops and Tanzania artisans markets.

Recreation


The Blue Bay Beach Resort has its own recreational and water sports centre offering a wide range of sports facilities and scuba diving. It also offers a gift shop and medical services. The Oasis Spa offers a wide range of treatments and massages.

Cultural activities around Stone Town


The heart of Zanzibar, Stone Town is the only functioning historical city in East Africa and is much the same today as it was 200 years ago. A city within a city, Stone Town is the oldest section of Zanzibar Town, and is made up of winding lanes and unique stone houses, many of which feature magnificent carved doors and overhanging fretwork balconies. Places of cultural interest in Stone Town and around include: the Portuguese Fort, Sultan’s Palace, old Dhow Port, Old Slave Market, Zanzibar House of Wonders, Stone Town Old Dispensary, Livingstone’s House, slave caves/slave market, The Hamamni Bath, The National Museum of Zanzibar, The Chukwani Palace, Jozani Forest (the last sanctuary of the red colobus monkey in East Africa), Mtoni Palace and Maruhubi Palace ruins, and the Persian Baths of Kidichi.

The Spice Tour

Most hotels offer access to the Spice Tour, a tour of the spice-growing fields and orchards of East Africa’s most famous spice exporter, which lie just outside Stone Town. Typically lasting half a day, the tours usually end up with shopping for spices and oils, or a visit to the slave caves and beach resort options.
Wildlife viewing this Tanzania hotel

Jozani Forest Tour

The Jozani Forest Reserve is the last sanctuary in the world for the rare red colobus monkey, which is endemic to this East African island. 35 kms from Stone Town, the reserve is also home to other key East Africa species including Syke's monkey's, bush pigs and nocturnal Zanzibar leopards. Jozani has an excellent nature trail and the guides are well trained and informative.

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