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The Manta Resort

Pemba Island

Elevated and crafted along an idyllic island beach, The Manta Resort offers privacy, romance, adventure, and water sports in Pemba, East Africa's finest island sanctuary.

Why Pemba? Manta is there for many reasons - it’s still a truly tropical island, it’s remote, the culture is intact, the environment is not past the tipping point and there’s real hope, chance and opportunity to keep Pemba a genuinely natural place while sharing it with a few lucky travelers. The Manta family is committed to partnering with the community to ensure the island has what it needs to continue to thrive as a natural, cultural island paradise.

A visit to Manta is for those travelers who want to truly unplug, are seeking remote and blissful barefoot luxury, and crave meaningful connections with local people.

Accommodation

The Underwater Room

Anchored in an ocean floor anomaly, the floating underwater room tops almost anything. Encapsulated within a turquoise blue bubble, watching shoals of reef fish swim by - sometimes in three or four layers of different species, this is a truly heart-stopping, yet awakening, experience. The floating structure, Swedish engineered, provides three levels, those above the water clad in local hardwood. Each one worthy of its own story.

3 days minimum stay when booking the Underwater room.

Seafront Villas

The Seafront Villas boast a spacious and private open-plan design, with an extended balcony and plunge pool. The villas feature a perfect blend of traditional Pemban decor with contemporary comfort. In addition, our newly installed state of the art EveningBreeze cooling system provides comfort without noise or drafts. After selecting your preferred sleeping climate, cool clean air will gently circulate over the surface of your bed—carrying with it the promise of a good night’s sleep.

Superior Garden Rooms

The Superior Garden Rooms boast a spacious and private open-plan design, with a four-posted king size bed and large en-suite bathroom. Attached is your own private garden with outside shower. Created from local materials and traditional Pemban decor with contemporary comfort. In addition a large swahili baraza lounge provides the perfect place to relax in the peacefulness of the garden.

The Standard Garden Rooms

Your Standard Garden Room is a compact, private open-plan design, with a four-posted king size bed, open en-suite bathroom and private garden with outside shower.

Created from local materials and traditional Pemban decor with contemporary comfort. In addition a small balcony allows our guests a shady spot to relax in the garden.

Diving

The diving around Pemba Island, Zanzibar is nothing else but breathtaking. The untouched coral reefs surrounding the entire island make Pemba one of the top dive sites in the world. Pemba, Tanzania is the perfect place to start your dive adventure with one of the healthiest coral reefs in the Indian Ocean, a water temperature averaging at 26°C and the best visibility of East Africa of 30-40 meters almost every day!

Snorkeling

Our house reef, directly in front of the resort, lies within The Kwanini Conservation Area. Hundreds of species of marine life and crystal clear tropical waters make this a must for all nature lovers. Our boat captain and snorkel guides will accompany you and spot all our usual reef inhabitants, and all before breakfast. Best time of the day. All revenues are donated to the local Marine Conservation Area Committee and rangers. Further donations are very welcome and appreciated. Our conservation boxes can be found at the diving centre and main lounge area.

Snorkeling trip: experience the vast numbers of marine life and reefs through the clear blue waters of Pemba Island in our chosen snorkeling spots. You will be taken out with a guide and shown the colourful, vibrant life, lying just under the surface.