Amaan Kendwa Beach Resort

Located on the North Coast of Zanzibar, Amaan Kendwa Resort is one of the newest in the area. Kendwa is noted for it’s long magnificent beaches and very laid back atmosphere.

Being quite new, the landscaping of the place still needs a bit of attention. The lodge has been built in stages down a mild slope, with the reception area at the top, then a couple of sea view rooms facing out on to the ocean. The standard rooms have been built in a U-shape facing out on to the gardens, and the balance of the sea view rooms located closest to the beach. The garden rooms are located some 50m or so from the beach.

When you arrive, you are greeted at a very laid back reception by Moroko, the front office manager. The journey out to the lodge can be quite intimidating as the roads are terrible, mainly coral rag. Once you arrive at the lodge, you will almost forget the road, as the beaches at the lodge are most magnificent. If you have a look at the pictures, you will see the fantastic beach, this is the epitome of a tropical island beach. The owners have built their restaurant and bar area on the beach under a massive Makuti structure. Meals are served at the restaurant, whilst guests also have a variety of other restaurants and lodges to choose from in the Kendwa area and nearby Nungwi. The lodge offers free boat transfers to and from Nungwi, and during low tide you can walk along the beach from Kendwa to Nungwi. Just make sure you don’t get caught at high tide.

The lodge is very comfortable, and the sort of place where you come and go as you please. There are no formalities, just a hassle-free kind of place.

There are a total of 39 rooms in garden and sea view categories. The garden rooms face the gardens and are comfortable and reasonably priced. There are two types of sea view rooms, 11 of them are located at the back of the lodge, and then the other 10 are almost right on the beach. Unfortunately there is no price difference between the two, so we will always try to get you in to rooms 1-10 when booking with us. These definitely have the best views.

All the rooms are basic but comfortable. They all have en suite facilities, hot water showers and ceiling fans. The sea view rooms have the added bonus of air conditioning. All rooms have 2 ¾ beds in them which can be pushed together to make a double bed. All beds have mosquito nets. 

The lodge has 8 rooms which can sleep 4 people, so is excellent for family accommodation.

The rooms are kept clean daily by the 30 or so staff that they have at the lodge.