A palm- and casuarina-shaded resort beach typical of the Kiwengwa strip on Zanzibar's northeast coast, rows of wooden sun-loungers and thatched umbrellas on the pale sand with a dhow and kitesurfers out on the turquoise lagoon. — Kiwengwa Beach · area scene · Photo: Pmk58 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kiwengwa Beach

Melia Zanzibar

Melia Zanzibar is the priciest resort here, a five-star from the Spanish group with seven restaurants and a spa. It runs all-inclusive and takes families, a large polished operation rather than a boutique hideaway. Reviews are solid at 8.6/10 over 400 plus stays, with full board about US$550 a night.

4.3 · Booking.com · 416 reviews

Where it is

Melia Zanzibar: -5.9536, 39.3678 Open in Google Maps View larger map