Guide to All Zanzibar Hotels and Lodges in Tanzania

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The Independence and Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar finalised the end of colonial rule in Tanganyika. This page brings you all hotels, Beach Holiday Lodges, Apartments,Villas and the history of the Zanzibaris joining the mainland Tanganyika to make Tanzania.


Zanzibar accommodation is a laid-back, exotic affair with many excellent hotels on the island. There is a large variety of Zanzibar accommodation that we recommend, ranging from luxury hotels to seaside cottages. But Remember camping, however, is not allowed anywhere on the island


Zanzibar Luxury Beach Hotels

Jafferji House &Spa › | Chumbe Island Coral Park › | Next Paradise Boutique Resort › | Emerson Spice › | Pongwe Beach Hotel › | Baraza Resort & Spa › | Dongwe Club › | Anna of Zanzibar › | The Residence Zanzibar › | Samaki Lodge & Spa › | Essque Zalu Zanzibar › | Michamvi Sunset Bay Resort › | Hakuna Matata Beach Lodge › | The Palms › | Zanzibar Retreat Hotel › | Diamonds Star of the East › | Mvuvi Resort › | Waikiki Zanzibar Resort › | Mashariki Palace Hotel › | Uroa Bay Beach Resort › | Mchanga Beach Lodge › | Zanzibar Palace Hotel › | The Z Hotel Zanzibar › | Ora Resort Hakuna Majiwe › | Mamamapambo Boutique Hotel › | Diamonds La Gemma dell' Est › | Sultan Palace › | Sea Cliff Resort & Spa › | Breezes Beach Club & Spa, Zanzibar › | Blue Oyster Hotel › | Zanzibar Serena Inn › | Kisiwa House › | Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel › | LangiLangi Beach Bungalows › | Sandies Mapenzi Beach Club › | Sultan Sands Island Resort › | Kholle House › | Diamonds Dream of Zanzibar › | Sandies Neptune Pwani Beach › | Blue Bay Beach Resort› | Changuu Private Island Paradise Hotel› | Fairmont Zanzibar Hotel › | Karafuu Hotel Beach Resort › | Ocean Paradise Resort › | Zanzibar Serena Inn › | Sultan Palace in Zanzibar › | Tamarind Beach Hotel › | Chavda Hotel › | Nungwi Village Beach Resort › | Mnarani Beach Cottages › | Dhow Palace Hotel › | Mbweni Ruins Hotel › | Zanzibar Palace Hotel › | The Tembo House Hotel › | Mnemba Island Lodge › | Sau Inn Hotel › | Bawe Tropical Island› | La Gemma Del Est Resort › | Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel › | Jangwani Sea Breeze Hotel› | Matemwe Beach Village › | Zanzibar Safari Club › | Matemwe Beach Village › | Zanzibar Beach resort › |

Five Star Hotels in Zanzibar

Pyramid Hotel › | 236 Hurumzi › | Paje by Night Hotel › | The Africa House Hotel › | Zanzibar Beach Resort › | Arabian Nights Hotel › | Evergreen Bungalows › | Visitor's Inn Hotel › | Asmini Palace Hotel › | Cristal Resort Ltd › | Sunset Bungalows › | Fairmont Zanzibar › | Paradise Beach Resort Zanzibar   › | Al Johari › |   Garden Lodge › | Sea Club Kiwengwa › | Hotel International › | Zanzibar Dolphin View Paradise   › | Paje Beach Bungalows › | Bawe Island › | Atlantis Club Michamvi › | Changuu Private Island Paradise › | Menai Bay Beach Bungalows › |   Sunrise Guest House Hotel › | Nyota Beach Bungalows › | Coco De Mer Hotel › | Zanzibar Safari Club › | Kasha Boutique Luxury Hotel › | Villa Dida › | Echo Beach Hotel › | Dongwe Ocean View › | Sun and Seaview Bungalows › | Kono Kono Beach Villas › | Zanzibar Coffee House › | Mangrove Lodge › | Spice Island Hotel Resort › | Karafuu Beach Resort and Spa › | Warere Town House › | Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort › | Karamba Resort › | Hotel Ras Michamvi › | Doubletree by Hilton › | The Zanzibari › | Neptune Pwani Beach Resort Spa › | AW Bravo Kiwengwa › | Amaan Kendwa Beach Resort › | Eden Village › | Zanzibar Azure Beach Resort › | Ora Resort My Blue Hotel › | Ocean Paradise Resort › | Sunset Beach Resort Zanzibar › | The Seyyida Hotel & Spa › | Flame Tree Cottages › | Villa de Coco › | Coral Rock Hotel › | Makuti Beach Hotel › | Zanzibar Grand Palace Hotel › | Mbuyuni Beach Village › | Chapwani Private island › | Palumbo Reef › | Robinson's Place › | Queen of Sheba Beach Hotel › | Princess Salme Inn › | Tembo House Hotel › | Mnarani Beach Cottages › | Tanzanite Beach Resort › | Mtoni Marine › | Mbweni Ruins Hotel › | White Rose › | Ora Resort Marumbi Beach › |

Zanzibar Bed and Break Fast Hotels and Lodges

Ngalawa Beach Village › | Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar › | Hiliki House › | Stone Town Cafe and Bed & Breakfast › | Furaha Resort › | Matemwe Beach Village › | Zenji Hotel › | Bellevue › | Dhow Inn › | Rumaisa Hotel › | Panga Chumvi Beach Resort › | Red Monkey Beach Lodge › | Clove Hotel Zanzibar › | Kikadini Villas › | Jaribu Beach Hotel › | Kilima Kidogo Guesthouse › | Dudes Guesthouse › | The Kipepeo Lodge › | Casa Del Mar Hotel Jambiani › | Funguni Palace Hotel › | Coco Beach Hotel › | Flamingo Guest House › | Mustapha's Place › | Fairytale Villa & Guesthouse › | Upepo Boutique Beach Bungalows › | Pumzika Beach Resort › | Abuso Inn › | Beyt al Chai › | Hotel Kiponda › | Ndame Village › | Palm Beach Inn › | Garden Palms Hotel › | Bluebay Beach Resort and Spa › | The Swahili House › | Raha Lodge › | Paje Blue Lagoon › | Swahili Beach Resort › | Paje Beach Guesthouse › | Pakachi Beach Hotel › | Bwejuu Village Guest House › | Karibu Zanzibar Hotel › | Jambo Guest House › | Les Toits de Palme › | Smiles Beach Hotel › | White Sands Beach Hotel › | Aleksandar the Great Beach Resort › | Mauwani Inn › | Tamarind Beach Hotel › | L'Oasis Beach Hotel Kizimkazi › | Nyumbayetu Bungalow › | Annex of Abdallah › | Haven Guest House › | Pearl Guest House › | Jambiani Guesthouse › |

Cheap Hotels and Lodges in Zanzibar

Che Che Vule › | Maru Maru Hotel › | Zanzibar Lodge Dolphin View Village › | Kimte Beach Inn › | Zanzibar Ocean View › | Vanilla House › | Karibu Inn Guest House › | Golden Dragon Lodge › | › | Salome's Garden › | Kitete Beach Bungalows › | Nyoto Beach Bungalows › | Safari Lodge › | James' Guest House › | Hotel Marine Zanzibar › | Union Beach Bungalows › | Shangani Hotel › |

Zanzibar Special Beach Villas

Mango beachhouse › | Imani Beach Villa › | Unguja Lodge › | Milele Villas › | Villa Kiva Resort and Restaurant › | Teddy's Place › | Matemwe Retreat › | Hotel Kiwengwa Apartments › | Azanzi Beach Hotel › | Sele's Bungalows › | Zanzest Beach Bungalows › | Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant › | Game Fish Lodge › | Sea View Lodge › | Demani Lodge › | Shooting Star Lodge › | Pakacha Bungalows › | Promised Land Lodge › | Kichanga Lodge › | Uroa White Villa › | Fumba Beach Lodge › | Baby Bush Lodge Zanzibar › | Matemwe Lodge › | Maruhubi Beach Villas › | Green and Blue Ocean Lodge › | Bahari View Lodge › | Zanzibar Villas › | Domokuchu Beach Bungalows › | Casa Umoja › | Santa Maria Coral Park › | Paradise Beach Bungalows › | Kendwarocks Bungalows › | Kandili Villa › | Amaan Beach Bungalows › | Mohammed's Beach Bungalows › | Malaika Bungalows › | Villa Biba › | Manch Lodge › | Matemwe Baharini Villas › | Kizi Dolphin Lodge › | Nature Safari Lodge › | Keys Bungalows › | Nungwi Village Beach Resort › | Duniani Lodge Kendwa Beach › | Dhow Beach Village › | Tamani Villas › | House of Spices › | Malindi Guest House › | Jambiani White Sand Bungalows › | Jambo Brothers Bungalows › | Shehe Bungalows › | Bandari Lodge › | Kinazi Upepo Hotel › | Fontaine Garden Village › | Crazy Mzungo's Backpackers › | Nungwi Guesthouse › | Hotell Nya Paje Ndame Zanzibar › | Safina Bungalows › | St. Monica Hostel › |

Zanzibar Beach Vacation Rentals

Vanilla Arches › | Villa Kiva Boutique Hotel › | Spur of the moment › | Saffron Beach Villa › | Villa Loiki › | Upendo Villa › | Panga Chumvi Beach Resort › | Zi Villa › | The Kipepeo Lodge in Zanzibar › | Crazy Mzungo › | OceanView Villa and Bungalows › | Mapenzi Bungalow › | Promised Land lodge › | Villa Turquoise › | White Sands › | Matemwe Beach House, Asilia › | Bushman's Hideout › | Baraka Aquarium Bungalows › |

More information about Zanzibar Island in Tanzania


Zanzibar today refers to the island of that name, also known as Unguja, and the neighboring island of Pemba.

Both islands fell under Portuguese domination in the 16th and early 17th centuries but were retaken by Omani Arabs in the early 18th century.

The height of Arab rule came during the reign of Sultan Seyyid Said, who moved his capital from Muscat to Zanzibar, established a ruling Arab elite, and encouraged the development of clove plantations, using the island's slave labor.

Zanzibar and Pemba were world-famous for their trade in spices and became known as the Spice Islands; in the early 20th century, they produced approximately 90% of the world's supply of cloves.

Zanzibar was also a major transit point in the East African and Indian Ocean slave trade. (See Arab slave trade.)

Zanzibar attracted ships from as far away as the United States, which established a consulate in 1833.

The United Kingdom's early interest in Zanzibar was motivated by both commerce and the determination to end the slave trade. In 1822, the British signed the first of a series of treaties with Sultan Said to curb this trade, but not until 1876 was the sale of slaves finally prohibited.

The Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 made Zanzibar and Pemba a British protectorate, and the Caprivi Strip in Namibia became a German protectorate.

British rule through a Sultan remained largely unchanged from the late 19th century until 1957, when elections were held for a largely advisory Legislative Council.

Independence and Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

In 1954, Julius Nyerere, a school teacher who was then one of only two Tanganyikans educated to university level, organized a political party—the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU). On December 9, 1961, Tanganika became an autonomous Commonwealth realm, and Nyerere became Prime Minister, under a new constitution. On December 9, 1962, a republican constitution was implemented with Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere as Tanganyika's first president.

Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom on December 19, 1963, as a constitutional monarchy under the sultan.

On January 12, 1964, the African majority revolted against the sultan and a new government was formed with the ASP leader, Abeid Karume, as President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council.

In the first few days, between 5,000 and 15,000 Arabs and Asians were murdered, their women raped, and their homes burned.

Within a few weeks, a fifth of the population had died or fled. It was at this time that the Tanganyika army revolted and Britain was asked by Julius Nyerere to send in troops.

Royal Marines; Commandos were sent by air from England via Nairobi and 40 Commando came ashore from the aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark. Several months were spent in Commandos touring the country disarming military outposts. When the successful operation ended, the Royal Marines left to be replaced by Canadian troops.

On April 26, 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The country was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania on October 29 of that year. The name Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and previously had no significance. Under the terms of this union, the Zanzibar Government retains considerable local autonomy




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