Chumbe Island Coral Park

Overview of Chumbe Island Coral Park

Tanzania, Zanzibar, Chumbe Island

Situated on Chumbe Island, in a Marine Protected Area off the coast of Zanzibar, Chumbe Island Coral Park is located in an award-winning private nature reserve founded to preserve the island’s exceptional environment. The small, state-of-the-art eco-lodge offers accommodation in unique thatched bungalows situated right on the beach.

Explore the beauty of Chumbe Island in the company of a trained park ranger or you can set out on your own with the help of laminated cards and leaflets available. Snorkel through the shallow water Reef Sanctuary, explore the Forest Reserve or look for historical monuments. Alternatively, allow yourself a lazy day at the beach watching dhows and outrigger boats go by.

Highlights & Activities

What's on offer whilst on this itinerary?
  • Situated in the Chumbe Island Coral Park
  • Just 9km from Stone Town
  • Entire island is a nature reserve
  • State-of-the-art, eco-architecture & technology
  • Small eco-lodge with only seven bungalows
  • Diver's paradise with beautiful coral reefs
  • Ideal location for romantic getaways

Beach activities

Guided walks

Historical tours

Scuba diving

Snorkelling

General Facilities

Filtered water is pumped through solar-powered heating systems for showers and hand-basins.

Additional solar panels on the roof of the bungalows provide electricity for normal usage.

Bar

Laundry service

Restaurant

Dining

Meals at the Chumbe Island Coral Park are enjoyed under the impressive roof of the visitor’s centre which offers stunning views of the sea between Zanzibar and the mainland.

Dishes are a mixture of local Zanzibarian flavours with Arabic and Indian influences with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.

Expert Opinion

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Liesel van Zyl

Liesel van Zyl

Head of Positive Impact and Product Development

A basic beach camp with an extraordinary environment of reefs, forests and history, in place to preserve and protect so you can enjoy and discover.

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Traveller Reviews

  • LV
    Liesel van Zyl
    employee

    A basic beach camp with an extraordinary environment of reefs, forests and history, in place to preserve and protect so you can enjoy and discover.

  • MZ
    Maurizio Zola
    traveler

    Chumbe Island ecolodges are actually a great experience and the environment (coral reef, beaches with dramatic changes in low and high tide, mangrove forest) is very well preserved ; and getting to know that part of our money spent there is used to allow local students and teachers to learn what conservation of coral reef really means is part of this experience. Only one remark about food: quality was not so bad, quantity has to be improved.

  • SE
    Sharon Enright
    traveler

    I cannot stop talking about Chumbe Island. What an experience! We saw so many things in the reef walk and the snorkelling was quite good. We loved the eco bungalows and again, the food was great.

LV
Liesel van Zyl
employee

A basic beach camp with an extraordinary environment of reefs, forests and history, in place to preserve and protect so you can enjoy and discover.

MZ
Maurizio Zola
traveler

Chumbe Island ecolodges are actually a great experience and the environment (coral reef, beaches with dramatic changes in low and high tide, mangrove forest) is very well preserved ; and getting to know that part of our money spent there is used to allow local students and teachers to learn what conservation of coral reef really means is part of this experience. Only one remark about food: quality was not so bad, quantity has to be improved.

SE
Sharon Enright
traveler

I cannot stop talking about Chumbe Island. What an experience! We saw so many things in the reef walk and the snorkelling was quite good. We loved the eco bungalows and again, the food was great.