A wide, empty pale-sand beach backed by leaning coconut palms, the quiet low-tide character of the southeast coast around Bwejuu, Zanzibar, with a calm shallow lagoon and a thatched hut set back in the treeline. — Bwejuu Beach · area scene · Photo: Bakersville / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bwejuu Beach

Baraza Resort & Spa

One of Bwejuu's marquee stays: a five-star all-inclusive from the Zanzibar Collection, built in an ornate Swahili and Arab palace style right on the beach. There are four restaurants, two bars, a spa, a pool, a PADI dive centre and a kids club. Rated 4.9/5 across about 1,890 Tripadvisor reviews, the top-rated stay in Dongwe; luxury all-inclusive pricing from about US$400 a night.

4.9 · Tripadvisor · 1,892 reviews

Where it is

Baraza Resort & Spa: -6.2670, 39.5390 Open in Google Maps View larger map