LEFT: Stone Town
RIGHT: Private dining,
Bluebay Resort & Spa
Even smaller, the uber-exclusive
Matemwe Retreat has just four villas and an in-room dining option, and as an adult-only resort, it’s perfect for newlyweds to get some privacy. Rainbow Tours has also begun
featuring Chapwani Private Island, another secluded resort – the sort of place where you won’t find televisions or phones but a herb garden is par for the course – although this does have a family villa so could suit couples seeking a romantic island retreat with kids in tow.
w SELL: SAND AND SAFARI Zanzibar is most-often sold as a beach add-on to safaris in Kenya or Tanzania, easily combined with southern Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve or the Masai Mara using Kenya Airways connections from Nairobi. On The Go Tours has released a two-for-one deal on overland safaris including Zanzibar, available January-August, with prices from £599 per couple for an 11-day Zebras & Zanzibar tour. However, there is increasing demand
for combinations with up-and-coming wildlife destinations such as Rwanda, Zambia and Uganda, or with cultural breaks to Oman and the Middle East. Much of that drive comes from the honeymoon market; newlyweds looking for palm-fringed beaches and a castaway vibe will find it here. But there’s no reason that couldn’t extend to special occasions such as wedding anniversaries, attracting older travellers who might have roughed it on an African adventure in years gone by, but now want a softer landing.
SAMPLE PRODUCT
2by2 Holidays offers a safari- beach holiday combining three nights’ full-board at Selous Serena Camp, two nights’ B&B at Zanzibar Serena Inn in Stone Town, and five nights’ all-inclusive at Diamonds
Mapenzi Beach, with flights, from £2,795.
2by2holidays.
co.uk
Hayes & Jarvis can arrange a 10-night twin- centre split evenly between Zanzibar Serena Inn in Stone
Town (B&B) and Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa (half-board), with Qatar Airways flights and transfers, departing May 15. hayesand
jarvis.com
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