Accommodation
Pemba and Mafia

Small boat-access-only hotel with tented hillside and beachfront suites, a PADI dive centre, a spa and an infinity pool.

Resort facing the Pemba Channel, famous for its underwater room above the reef; profits help fund a marine protected area.

Bungalows on Utende beach inside the marine park, with refined cooking based on local produce, wellness and whale shark trips.

The island’s first lodge, opened in 1995, with fifteen rooms overlooking Chole Bay, a spa, kitesurfing and cultural excursions.

Six open-air treehouses cooled by the breeze and one ground house on a marine park islet, with a team that is 90% from Chole.

Family-run eco-lodge with six bungalows in a 13-acre botanical garden, a pool, solar power and diving on the protected reefs.

Small garden lodge with six air-conditioned rooms, a pool and a restaurant, arranging whale shark trips, fishing and visits to Chole.

Breezy bungalows on a wild islet off south-east Pemba, run on solar power and rainwater, with traditional dhow cruises.

Safari tents and simple bungalows on the Chole Bay beachfront next to the dive centre, with a restaurant and bar.

Around fifteen sunset-facing bungalows on a long, quiet beach, with furniture from recycled dhow timber, a pool and kayaks.

Locally owned bungalows from around US$30 a night, with camping pitches and whale shark trips leaving right from the beach.

Simple, affordable oceanside rooms run by the dive centre that has operated on the island since 1999, on a full-service basis.