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WhatsApp +255 65 943 6456Casamoyoboutique@gmail.comNungwi Beach, Nungwi 73107, Zanzibar, Tanzania
The gate of Casa Moyo at dusk: an arched timber door in a terracotta wall, bamboo fences lit from below, palm thatch above

Seven rooms in Nungwi, Zanzibar

A small hotel of terracotta plaster and palm thatch, at the northern tip of the island.

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Casa Moyo is a small hotel in Nungwi, at the northern tip of Zanzibar. Its seven rooms are built in terracotta plaster under palm thatch, around a courtyard. We answer every enquiry ourselves, on WhatsApp or by email.

The rooms

Seven rooms in two sizes, each with an open rain shower.

  • Deluxe Double

    Sleeps two

    A room for two. The bed and shelves are built from the same plaster as the walls and floor. Open rain shower behind a curved wall, air conditioning and an in-room safe.

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  • Deluxe Triple

    Sleeps three

    The same room with a third bed, for three friends or a small family. Plaster bed and shelves, open rain shower, air conditioning and an in-room safe.

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A bedroom with a plaster bed, an arched timber door and a curtained arched window
Deluxe Double
An open shower with a black rain head and plaster shelves in the corner
Rain shower
A bedroom with shelving and a dressing table moulded from plaster
Plaster shelving and dressing table
A bedroom in the evening with a strip of warm light behind the bed
The room in the evening

The house

The rooms are set around a courtyard with a long, curved plaster sofa. A planted lane runs between the walls to the rooms. After dark the bamboo fences are lit from below.

Walls
Terracotta plaster, trowelled by hand
Roofs
Makuti, layered palm thatch
Doors
Arched, in carved timber
Fences
Bamboo poles
The courtyard at night: a curved plaster sofa with linen cushions under uplit planting
The courtyard
A narrow lane between terracotta walls, lit from the ground and planted on both sides
The lane to the rooms

A day in Nungwi

  1. Morning

    The call to prayer carries from the village before dawn. Nungwi starts early.

  2. Low tide

    At low tide you can walk along the sand to Kendwa, three kilometres south. Check the tide times with us before you set off.

  3. Sunset

    Between 18:15 and 18:46, all year. The beach on the west side of the point faces straight into it.

  4. Evening

    The courtyard is lit after dark, and the bamboo fences along the lane are lit from below.

Nungwi

Nungwi is a fishing village at the northern tip of Zanzibar, with a beach that faces west. Dhows are still built by hand on the sand.

Find us

Nungwi Beach, Nungwi 73107, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Before you come

Getting here
The airport is about 75 minutes away by road, and Stone Town about an hour. Send us your flight details and we will help arrange a car.
The tides
The sea stays close in Nungwi. On the west side of the point it drops back about 25 metres at low tide. On the east coast it goes out for hundreds.
Seasons
The long rains run from March to May, and April is the wettest month. Short rains come in November and December. June to October is dry.
In the village
Nungwi is a Muslim village. Please cover shoulders and knees when walking through it. Swimwear is for the beach and the hotel.
Insurance
Zanzibar requires every visitor to buy its travel insurance before arrival. It costs 44 US dollars and is bought online.
Rates
Send us your dates and we will reply with availability and rates.

Enquiries

Send us your dates and the number of guests, and we will reply with availability and rates.

WhatsApp +255 65 943 6456Casamoyoboutique@gmail.com