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10.0
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We stayed at this hotel at the beginning of January 2022. The impressions are the most amazing.
After reading a huge number of different reviews, I was ready for the worst, but everything was perfect for a tired couple that had been puffed up for a year.
I will write here only what I did not find in other reviews.
We flew on a direct flight Kyiv-Zanzibar with a stop in Hurghada for 1 hour for refueling and crew change. Only 10 hours. It is difficult to transfer, because this is not a plane, but a minibus: 3 seats on the sides of a narrow aisle and the distance between the seats barely allows you to stretch your legs. But you immediately forget all this when you land among the palm trees in the coveted Africa.
What documents are needed for the trip:
1.72 hours before arrival, you need to pass a PCR test for coronovirus (no one in Tanzania needs a certificate of vaccination against the corona, they don’t bother with it at all, they supposedly don’t have a corona))))
2. You need to register on the Tanzania health website within 24 hours and print the registration form with a QR code (it is required at the entrance to the airport upon arrival)
Ministry of Health - Traveler Health Portal (moh. go. tz)
3. Print and fill in advance the form for obtaining a visa on arrival (there is on the website of the annex tour)
4. Print and complete the arrival and departure forms in advance. For departure, we were never asked for this questionnaire anywhere, but let it be better (the forms were sent to me by the Sverus tour agency, where I bought tickets
All this will allow you to quickly pass through passport control and not crowd in the arrivals area.
Money was changed at the airport, as everyone everywhere advised. There really is the highest rate. But the difference is not significant. It is possible to change normally in the village. We changed each for $300 for 10 days - that's a lot. It would be possible to invest in 170 if you don’t buy any cotton clothes in local shops)))
There are two types of rooms in this hotel: in buildings overlooking the ocean, such as junior suites and bungalows in a chic garden with a swimming pool and dwarf animals. We opted for an ocean view room with breakfast included. The room is amazing, with air conditioning, hot water, mosquitoes and a chic balcony where you could spend time like on the beach, only on the sofa) I thought that there would be problems with the settlement, as in Turkey, when I bought a more expensive room, and they put you in the basement under the pool, but no, everything was clear.
To feel comfortable, take a fumigator with you (although it seemed that you didn’t need it, let one work to calm your nerves), you can light an anti-mosquito candle on a table on the balcony in the evenings and it’s romantic and practical. Whether these precautions helped, or whether there were simply no mosquitoes, is now unknown. I saw one mosquito in the room, but it did not bite anyone. There have been no outbreaks of malaria in Zanzibar for a long time, but if you suddenly have a high temperature and fever, then you need to call an insurance doctor, if there is no insurance, buy a malaria test in a pharmacy and, if the result is positive, buy malaria pills. For 3 days they put on their feet. Even if a few months after your arrival, the temperature rises and all the doctors start treating you for coronovirus, do not forget that you were in Africa and still get tested for malaria.
Sockets are all for English triple plugs, if there are no adapters, then look on YouTube how easy it is to handle with a pencil or pen.
The room was cleaned daily: garbage from the baskets, washing the floors with tea tree oil, and changing the bed, which was also a complete surprise in a 3 star hotel in Zanzibra,
left 2 small bottles of water, tea, coffee, sugar, cream powder. There was a kettle and cups in the room. The hotel has a chic garden, a nice clean pool and friendly staff.
On many sites, this hotel is sold as a place without the Internet, so consider the occasionally appearing Wi-Fi as a pleasant bonus, and not an unfortunate misunderstanding)))
We bought a local Zantel telecom card in the village in an incomprehensible booth for 15.000 shillings ($7.5), but the seller did not seem to know that he was obliged to take a copy of our passport and fingerprints from us, and could not register the card on the network, so he gave my. We, in Swahili and with our weak English, did not immediately understand that it would not hurt to put money into the account, and the seller was somehow very nervous, holding a fresh iPhone for the first time in his life, and from an excess of feelings did not offer to replenish. The next day we met on the beach with a local who calls himself James Bond and sells excursions. He took us to stone town, provided an almost Russian-speaking guide and helped to top up the bill. So the rest of the holiday we had a decent local internet.
We took all this as an adventure))) But if you cannot live without the Internet, then take care of either an international Internet card or roaming in advance (it seems that Vodafone does not have it there, but on the 7th day I received a message with tariffs of 1 minute 150 UAH and 1 MB 400 UAH)))), Kievstar, they say, has good tariffs for Tanzania, but I don’t know what).
The ocean is wonderful, the colors are amazing. You can not take corals to this place (the village of Nungwi), but in the early days, until you see at low tide where the bottom is, it is better to be careful and not walk barefoot - in some places there are rocky islets with sea urchins. The ebb tides were only noticeable to us at the new moon. Then the water decreased less and less and the tides were almost invisible. At low tides, everyone starts walking / wandering along the beach, both vacationers and locals. Local sticky, but if you ignore them, they don’t grab by the hand. And in general, apparently there is some kind of "strict rule" for the locals, on the territory of the hotels from the side of the beach they do not have a foot. On the land side, everything is behind high fences and guarded. They ask you not to wander outside the hotel in the dark.
Food. Breakfasts are the same every day: coffee, tea, milk, some kind of dry cereal, always hot soup (chicken soup every other day), some pies a la charlotte, only instead of apples pineapples, butter and compote - it's all to itself take. In addition, a waiter comes up and you order an omelet with different fillings from the menu, they can just make scrambled eggs. All this is served with 2 pieces of toast and a plate of fruit (there are few of them)))). The hotel has a restaurant with excellent food. 10-15 dollars per person and you fill yourself up with seafood, there are pastas and pizzas, salads). There are many different restaurants around, people go and try what they like. It is hot during the day, you can buy mangoes, pineapples, bananas in the village and eat fruits.
Safari. Definitely a must visit. It costs expensive. They say you can buy from the locals for $370 and you will be taken there with the same people who bought $450 from the guide. We decided not to be nervous (the locals are always late), and on the way from the airport to the hotel we immediately bought a Safari tour from the guide. The price includes a hotel-airport-hotel transfer + flight directly to the national park on the mainland + a jeep trip for 6 people through the savannah from 8 am to 6 pm + a modest lunch + a normal supply of water in the car, but by the evening it boiled)) ). Although the guide said that there will be an awning in the jeep, do not forget that the Sun tends to move and you are in Africa. You need to prepare: long sleeves + trousers + protection SPF50 and more + panama hats + dark glasses. I even needed a pareo when the wind picked up with sand and I wrapped it like a scarf, although I am not one of the glamorous sissies. When you drive along narrow paths between thorny bushes with huge thorns that whip your arms and legs, you will be glad that you are dressed properly. I am writing all this here because it was a pity for people in T-shirts and shorts. On the way you meet all the animals that live in Africa))) I will not describe the delight. You will experience it yourself. You experience completely different feelings from a running herd of giraffes than from a motionless sad animal in a zoo.
In general, despite the severity of the trip (departure from the hotel at 4 in the morning and return somewhere around 21), you need to save up money and visit Simba with Pumba on the mainland in Tanzania - a worthwhile event.
All good and pleasant holidays! Zanzibar is now in my heart forever
After reading a huge number of different reviews, I was ready for the worst, but everything was perfect for a tired couple that had been puffed up for a year.
I will write here only what I did not find in other reviews.
We flew on a direct flight Kyiv-Zanzibar with a stop in Hurghada for 1 hour for refueling and crew change. Only 10 hours. It is difficult to transfer, because this is not a plane, but a minibus: 3 seats on the sides of a narrow aisle and the distance between the seats barely allows you to stretch your legs. But you immediately forget all this when you land among the palm trees in the coveted Africa.
What documents are needed for the trip:
1.72 hours before arrival, you need to pass a PCR test for coronovirus (no one in Tanzania needs a certificate of vaccination against the corona, they don’t bother with it at all, they supposedly don’t have a corona))))
2. You need to register on the Tanzania health website within 24 hours and print the registration form with a QR code (it is required at the entrance to the airport upon arrival)
Ministry of Health - Traveler Health Portal (moh. go. tz)
3. Print and fill in advance the form for obtaining a visa on arrival (there is on the website of the annex tour)
4. Print and complete the arrival and departure forms in advance. For departure, we were never asked for this questionnaire anywhere, but let it be better (the forms were sent to me by the Sverus tour agency, where I bought tickets
All this will allow you to quickly pass through passport control and not crowd in the arrivals area.
Money was changed at the airport, as everyone everywhere advised. There really is the highest rate. But the difference is not significant. It is possible to change normally in the village. We changed each for $300 for 10 days - that's a lot. It would be possible to invest in 170 if you don’t buy any cotton clothes in local shops)))
There are two types of rooms in this hotel: in buildings overlooking the ocean, such as junior suites and bungalows in a chic garden with a swimming pool and dwarf animals. We opted for an ocean view room with breakfast included. The room is amazing, with air conditioning, hot water, mosquitoes and a chic balcony where you could spend time like on the beach, only on the sofa) I thought that there would be problems with the settlement, as in Turkey, when I bought a more expensive room, and they put you in the basement under the pool, but no, everything was clear.
To feel comfortable, take a fumigator with you (although it seemed that you didn’t need it, let one work to calm your nerves), you can light an anti-mosquito candle on a table on the balcony in the evenings and it’s romantic and practical. Whether these precautions helped, or whether there were simply no mosquitoes, is now unknown. I saw one mosquito in the room, but it did not bite anyone. There have been no outbreaks of malaria in Zanzibar for a long time, but if you suddenly have a high temperature and fever, then you need to call an insurance doctor, if there is no insurance, buy a malaria test in a pharmacy and, if the result is positive, buy malaria pills. For 3 days they put on their feet. Even if a few months after your arrival, the temperature rises and all the doctors start treating you for coronovirus, do not forget that you were in Africa and still get tested for malaria.
Sockets are all for English triple plugs, if there are no adapters, then look on YouTube how easy it is to handle with a pencil or pen.
The room was cleaned daily: garbage from the baskets, washing the floors with tea tree oil, and changing the bed, which was also a complete surprise in a 3 star hotel in Zanzibra,
left 2 small bottles of water, tea, coffee, sugar, cream powder. There was a kettle and cups in the room. The hotel has a chic garden, a nice clean pool and friendly staff.
On many sites, this hotel is sold as a place without the Internet, so consider the occasionally appearing Wi-Fi as a pleasant bonus, and not an unfortunate misunderstanding)))
We bought a local Zantel telecom card in the village in an incomprehensible booth for 15.000 shillings ($7.5), but the seller did not seem to know that he was obliged to take a copy of our passport and fingerprints from us, and could not register the card on the network, so he gave my. We, in Swahili and with our weak English, did not immediately understand that it would not hurt to put money into the account, and the seller was somehow very nervous, holding a fresh iPhone for the first time in his life, and from an excess of feelings did not offer to replenish. The next day we met on the beach with a local who calls himself James Bond and sells excursions. He took us to stone town, provided an almost Russian-speaking guide and helped to top up the bill. So the rest of the holiday we had a decent local internet.
We took all this as an adventure))) But if you cannot live without the Internet, then take care of either an international Internet card or roaming in advance (it seems that Vodafone does not have it there, but on the 7th day I received a message with tariffs of 1 minute 150 UAH and 1 MB 400 UAH)))), Kievstar, they say, has good tariffs for Tanzania, but I don’t know what).
The ocean is wonderful, the colors are amazing. You can not take corals to this place (the village of Nungwi), but in the early days, until you see at low tide where the bottom is, it is better to be careful and not walk barefoot - in some places there are rocky islets with sea urchins. The ebb tides were only noticeable to us at the new moon. Then the water decreased less and less and the tides were almost invisible. At low tides, everyone starts walking / wandering along the beach, both vacationers and locals. Local sticky, but if you ignore them, they don’t grab by the hand. And in general, apparently there is some kind of "strict rule" for the locals, on the territory of the hotels from the side of the beach they do not have a foot. On the land side, everything is behind high fences and guarded. They ask you not to wander outside the hotel in the dark.
Food. Breakfasts are the same every day: coffee, tea, milk, some kind of dry cereal, always hot soup (chicken soup every other day), some pies a la charlotte, only instead of apples pineapples, butter and compote - it's all to itself take. In addition, a waiter comes up and you order an omelet with different fillings from the menu, they can just make scrambled eggs. All this is served with 2 pieces of toast and a plate of fruit (there are few of them)))). The hotel has a restaurant with excellent food. 10-15 dollars per person and you fill yourself up with seafood, there are pastas and pizzas, salads). There are many different restaurants around, people go and try what they like. It is hot during the day, you can buy mangoes, pineapples, bananas in the village and eat fruits.
Safari. Definitely a must visit. It costs expensive. They say you can buy from the locals for $370 and you will be taken there with the same people who bought $450 from the guide. We decided not to be nervous (the locals are always late), and on the way from the airport to the hotel we immediately bought a Safari tour from the guide. The price includes a hotel-airport-hotel transfer + flight directly to the national park on the mainland + a jeep trip for 6 people through the savannah from 8 am to 6 pm + a modest lunch + a normal supply of water in the car, but by the evening it boiled)) ). Although the guide said that there will be an awning in the jeep, do not forget that the Sun tends to move and you are in Africa. You need to prepare: long sleeves + trousers + protection SPF50 and more + panama hats + dark glasses. I even needed a pareo when the wind picked up with sand and I wrapped it like a scarf, although I am not one of the glamorous sissies. When you drive along narrow paths between thorny bushes with huge thorns that whip your arms and legs, you will be glad that you are dressed properly. I am writing all this here because it was a pity for people in T-shirts and shorts. On the way you meet all the animals that live in Africa))) I will not describe the delight. You will experience it yourself. You experience completely different feelings from a running herd of giraffes than from a motionless sad animal in a zoo.
In general, despite the severity of the trip (departure from the hotel at 4 in the morning and return somewhere around 21), you need to save up money and visit Simba with Pumba on the mainland in Tanzania - a worthwhile event.
All good and pleasant holidays! Zanzibar is now in my heart forever
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