Zawadi means “gift” in Swahili, and the setting is exactly that: twelve ocean-facing villas along a low coral cliff on the quiet Michamvi peninsula, with steps down to a private beach that — unusually for the east coast — stays swimmable at most tides. Adults-only, small and hushed, it is Zanzibar at its most romantic.
Meals are bespoke and largely wherever you want them — the clifftop restaurant, your villa terrace, the sand. For honeymooners coming off a safari, this is the island’s easiest yes.
Twelve adults-only villas on a cliff above a private beach — we send honeymooners here to do nothing, beautifully.
— Evance & JenniferYou never pay more than booking direct — usually less. And everything around your stay is handled.
As a trade partner we access preferred rates and seasonal offers the resort doesn’t always publish — you’ll never pay more than booking direct. And a resort can only sell you its own rooms; we build the journey around it: international flights, the safari before, and every transfer in between.
A private car waiting at the airport, flights timed from the Serengeti or Kilimanjaro, and a meet-and-greet at every step. Book direct and the gaps become your problem; book with us and there are none.
We know which of the twelve villas have the best water views, how the tides run on the Michamvi peninsula, and how to sequence safari, Stone Town and Zawadi so the honeymoon peaks at the right moment.
A missed flight, a weather delay, a change of heart mid-trip — you contact one person, and we re-arrange everything behind the scenes. The resort looks after you on property; we look after the whole journey.
Epic luxury safaris and just magical. I was referred by a friend in the USA — Evance customized our trip beautifully, the accommodation was first class and our guide so professional. Will definitely be back.
Every villa faces the water from the clifftop — sunrise over the Indian Ocean from bed.
Steps lead down to sand that keeps its water at most tides — rare on this coast.
No kids’ club, no animation team, no noise — the hush is the product.
bespoke dining served on the cliff, on the beach or on your own terrace.
Small enough that staff know your names by day one — and your anniversary by checkout.
The most romantic small property on Zanzibar’s east coast — quiet, private and all about two.
Twelve villas on a peninsula the big resorts haven’t reached.
After dawn game drives, a place where the schedule is deliberately empty.
The clifftop elevation gives every villa the big blue — no garden-view compromise.
June–October and December–February are the driest, sunniest windows; the long rains fall roughly April–May.
3–4 nights of deliberate nothing.
The classic finish: safari first, then a 90-minute flight from the Serengeti or Arusha to the island.
Everything else the island offers — Stone Town, spice farms and when to go.
Explore Zanzibar →The bush half of the trip — Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire, designed around your dates.
Explore Tanzania Safari →How we build bush-and-beach honeymoons, start to finish.
Explore Honeymoon & Romance →Tell us when you want to go and what matters most to you — the diving, the dinners, the doing-nothing. We’ll design your private, bespoke luxury safari and beach journey around Zawadi Hotel and take care of everything in between. No pressure, ever.
Plan your safari