Chapwani Island - Tanzania

Chapwani Private Island is the perfect spot for those seeking a small quiet lodge with good food on a beautiful peaceful beach with Stone Town and all its facilities just 25 minutes away by boat. There are only five bandas with a total of ten rooms right on the beach, and a new Sunset Villa coming up soon, ideal for couples or families.

The rooms are not large but are comfortable, with a spacious bathroom and separate toilet. They are decorated with colourful African prints and furnished with traditional local furniture and four poster beds.

The restaurant on the water's edge provides a unique blend of Oriental, African and European cuisine using local ingredients fresh from the market.

The island is some 800 metres long and 200 metres wide and is surrounded by small coves with white sandy beaches and coral reefs. The thick tropical vegetation of baobabs, palm trees and passion fruits, harbours a small historic graveyard and rich wild-life including a herd of indigenous Duiker Chapwani (miniature antelopes). The size of the island, the few guests (maximum 20) and the choice of small coves means that each person can find total privacy.

For much of the day the island is excellent for swimming and when the tide goes out you can explore the life on the coral reef and the neighbouring islands. At night Stone town, with its 40 mosques is a show of colours, lights and distant sounds. The partners are of different nationalities: French, English, Italian and Zanzibari.

PO Box 3248
Zanzibar
Tanzania 

Phone: +255 (0) 777 433 102 
Email: chapwani@zitec.org 
Website: http://chapwaniisland-zanzibar.com/