Villa Kokos — Kiwengwa

To Enjoy

Days that start in the pool and end wherever you like

The point of the place

You may not want to leave

Most days at Villa Kokos do not need a plan. There is an eleven by five metre pool with a jacuzzi built into it, a garden that shuts out the rest of the world, and three living rooms to scatter through when the sun is at its worst. When you do want to go out, the team books it — boats, instructors, tables, drivers.

11×5m
Pool
4×3m
Jacuzzi
3
Living rooms
Concierge
Sun loungers and daybeds along the pool at Villa Kokos
At the villa

Without going anywhere

  • Eleven metres of pool, and a jacuzzi at the end of it
  • Loungers in the sun, daybeds in the shade
  • Three living rooms, air conditioned, for the middle of the day
  • Blue hour on the terrace, when the underwater lights come on
On the water

Fifty metres to the tide

  • Mnemba atoll for snorkelling and diving, a boat ride north
  • Kitesurfing on the east coast, with lessons for beginners
  • A dhow at sunset, sailed the way it has always been sailed
  • Low tide walks on the sandbank in front of the village
The reef and white sand beach of Kiwengwa seen from above
Sports & experiences

Say the word and it is booked

Everything below can be arranged from the villa, usually with a day's notice. Instructors and skippers come to you, and the driver takes you to whatever starts somewhere else.

Snorkelling in Zanzibar
Snorkelling
Diving in Zanzibar
Diving
Kitesurfing in Zanzibar
Kitesurfing
Sailing a traditional dhow in Zanzibar
Sailing
Transparent kayak in Zanzibar
Transparent kayak
Wakeboarding in Zanzibar
Wakeboarding
Jet ski in Zanzibar
Jet ski
Horse riding at low tide on a Zanzibar beach
Horse riding
Padel in Zanzibar
Padel
Quad adventure through the Zanzibar countryside
Quad adventure
Lagoon catamaran off the coast of Zanzibar
Catamaran
Tandem skydiving jump from the plane
Skydiving
Where to eat

Tables worth the drive

A few places we send our own guests, from beach lunches to a table for a special night.

La Capannina, ZanzibarKiwengwa

La Capannina

Italian classics done properly — pizza, pasta, a long wine list. The easy one with children in tow.

Yoga Bar, ZanzibarKiwengwa

Yoga Bar

An Italian kitchen on the sand — handmade pasta, pizza and fresh seafood — with cocktails pressed from island fruit. Live music some evenings.

Gabi Beach, ZanzibarKiwengwa

Gabi Beach

Day beds on the sand and a bar behind them. Made for a lunch that turns into an afternoon.

White Dream, ZanzibarKiwengwa

White Dream

Swahili recipes and seafood, right on the beach. Sunset is the reason to book.

Zanzibar Sunrise at Bandas, MatemweMatemwe

Zanzibar Sunrise at Bandas

Right on the beach, best caught early when the light is still low and the fishing boats are coming back in.

The Island, ZanzibarPongwe

The Island

The one for a birthday or an anniversary — small, quiet, and the most careful cooking on this coast.

Plan it before you land

Or decide nothing at all

Send us what you would like to do and we will have it lined up for the day you arrive. Or come with an empty week and choose each morning by the pool.