The Hakuna Majiwe Ora Resort is a small and elegant place that offers you a special vacation away from the rest of the world and surrounds you by beauty, nature and relaxtion in an African atmosphere.
It is situated in Paje, on the central eastern coast of Zanzibar at about 40km from Stone Town airport and is easily accessibile, about 50 minutes, to an asphalt road.
Zanzibar o “Unguja”, The Spice Island, has a history dating back to the 1st century AD, when the Greek and Roman ships sailed down the east coast of Africa. For many centuries there was intense seaborne trading activity between Asia and Africa, in a succession of Arab, Persian, Portuguese and African traders all searching for ivory, tortoiseshell, ebony, coconuts, fruit, timber and of course slave trading.
The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a UNESCO World Heritage: its architecture and urban structure, customs and habits, are the outstanding material manifestation of cultural fusion and harmonization. Its townscape is virtually intact and its buildings reflect a culture which has brought together and homogenized different elements. It has much to offer, including fine restaurants serving local, Asian, Arabic, European and Western cuisine, it is a colourful bustling experience not to miss.
Zanzibar had great symbolic importance in the suppression of slavery, since it was one of the main slave-trading ports in East Africa and also the base from which its opponents such as David Livingstone conducted their campaign.
Unguja, as Zanzibar is also called, consists of two islands: Zanzibar itself and Pemba. Although not too far from each other they have different climates and vegetation. Like most of other Indian Ocean Islands, the monsoon season starts in early March until the end of May.
Far south of Zanzibar lies another balmy island, Mafia. The only means of getting there is by light aircraft (25 min).
The Hakuna Majiwe Resort
The Hakuna Majiwe Ora Resort is a small and elegant place that offers you a special vacation away from the rest of the world and surrounds you by beauty, nature and relaxtion in an African atmosphere.
It is situated in Paje, on the central eastern coast of Zanzibar at about 40km from Stone Town airport and is easily accessibile, about 50 minutes, to an asphalt road.
In kiswahili, Hakuna Majiwe means “a place with no stones”. In fact, the Hakuna Majiwe lodge is located in the middle of a beach with fine white sand “without any rocks” and is surrounded only by palm trees that border the Indian Ocean. The lodge takes up 250 meters of the beach on the south east coast of Zanzibar, between Paje (2 km north) and Jambiani (3km south).
The beach is about 10km long and has is marvelous to walk on. There are no other turistic buildings around the area but just a few small places where one can sit down under the shade and have a drink. There is a constant breeze in the evening that keeps the mosquitos away.
Accomodation at Hakuna Majiwe
All of the rooms have wood flooring and are subdivided into 10 double bungalows, all of which are beach front. There are 16 standard rooms, 2 suites that have two bedrooms, and 2 homes that have the possibility of adding to extra beds. The standard rooms, which have a large veranda, have a bathroom with shower, bidet and sink, a double bed with a mosquito net, a wardrobe, a safe and a fan.The restaurant is located in the center of the lodge in the middle of the beach, with a bar and a lounge area. There is a large swimming pool (27 x 12 meters), a massagge area, a dwelling on the seaside and a shop.
Services at Hakuna Majiwe
The management that is looked after by “Ora Group Hotels” guarantees an excellent standard. The restaurant and bar are furnished in a warm and typical African style reflecting the place itself. The restaurant which has a buffet service offers Italian, International and the local cuisine characterized by grilled meat, vegetables, fresh fish, sweets and an abundance of tropical fruits fresh sliced at the moment requested. A typical Zanzibar dinner and a special dinner ball is held once a week. You have the possibility to reserve a romantic lobster dinner (with an extra cost applied). You may also relax and sit in the lounge and taste a large variety of beers, wines, liquors and cocktails at the bar. During the day you have the possibility to buy any excursions or safarii trips or ask any other information to our assistant.To take you through the sweet nights of the resort you may choose from a relaxing evening listening to soft music in the lounge, watching a African swing concert, a Masai concert or other small forms of entertainment that surrounds the island. The entire restaurant and lounge area has internet connection for those who do not want to lose touch with the rest of the world while on holiday. Visa and Mastercard are accepted (with an extra charge).
There is a large pool (27 x 12 meters), a massagge area, a dwelling on the seaside and also a shop in the lodge.
MEDICAL SERVICE There is an Italian doctor available for the hotel clients located in the medical clinic in Uroa. The service must be paid for.
Sport & Activities at Hakuna Majiwe
These are the suggested activities : Snorkelling around the reef, bathing with the Kizimkazi dolphins, deep sea fishing, Tour of the herbs, Stone Town Tour, Jozani Forest Tour. It is possible to rent motor boats or sail boats, bikes, motorcycles and cars. Furthermore, Hakuna Majiwe offers a bus shuttle to and from the airport, a safe, a laundry service, a tailor’s shop, room service, relaxing massages and organizes and celebrates weddings.
The lodge has a PADI center/school, where scuba courses and patents and held, and where diving in different places of the archipelago are organized. Furthermore, they also organize excursions to the Jambiani Lagoon with goggles and nozzle, swimming through the oasis of the coral reef surrounded by the many colors of the fauna and flora located underneath. And for those who love walking and jogging ….. the 16 km of shore make up for a great gym, away from the European smog and noise.
- 7 Nights Accommodation
- All Meals and some drinks
- Return flights from Johannesburg to Zanzibar
- Return Transfers from the Zanzibar Airport to the resort
Starting from ZAR 10,800 per person sharing
