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Hotel in Kilindoni
Set in Kilindoni, 5.5 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Mafia Dream Hotel offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. The staff were excellent - very welcoming and happy to help. The rooms were very comfortable and the meals were excellent. The breakfast was particularly fullsome and enjoyable. The shower was excellent.
Hotel in Utende
Set in Utende, 7.6 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Dive Planet Mafia Island offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. Can’t beat the location, food, or staff. Truly a 10/10
Hotel in Kilindoni
Situated in Kilindoni, 7.2 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Maisara Mafia Beach Lodge features accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant. Breakfast was very nice professionally prepared, really wide variety of menu options. Dinner even better the Lobster was world class. The facility was exceptionally clean. The housekeeping staff were polite and professional. Owner was visible, vocal and vibrantly engaged in the business. Excellent value, we plan on returning on a regular basis.
Hotel in Kilindoni
Located in Kilindoni, 7.6 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Juani beach bungalows provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant. The hosts are great, help with organizing tours. Dinner is great.
Hotel in Chole
Situated 7.9 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Chole sanaa offers 1-star accommodation in Chole and has a garden. At the hotel, the rooms have a desk.
Hotel in Utende
Located in Utende, 7.7 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Chole Sanaa provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
Hotel in Utende
Set in Utende, 6.4 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, Kivulini Lodge offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a restaurant.
Utende
Set 7.7 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve, kua garden cottage offers accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. This bed and breakfast provides a bar. Exceptional food and top hospitality from Shaggy. Plus hot water in the shower!
Utende
Boasting garden views, Mafia Island Bungalows offers accommodation with a garden and a balcony, around 6.1 km from Rufiji Mafia Kilwa Marine Reserve. We just finished our 3 day stay in Mafia and at Mafia Island Bungalows : it was a lovely stay, all-round : beautiful space for the house, comfortable terrace, perfect bedroom (Upendo - very nicely decorated with local flair, loved it), great bathroom… everything fine! The place is overall very quiet as it sits a little away from the road at the entrance of the Marine Park. We did not meet the owners, who where on a trip off the island : however, they took the time to check-in with us every single day, and it was much appreciated. We also would like to adress a great shout out to the staff : Hassan was very available, without being « too present » / just the right balance; and there is an amazing Chef on premises: we loved the breakfasts and even more the diners! The homemade bread and Chapatis, the soups, the mains and the deserts… everything was delicious ! Well done, we whole-heartedly recommend staying with you when visiting Mafia and hope to come again one day ☺️
Kilindoni
Kileleni has an outdoor swimming pool, garden, a terrace and bar in Kilindoni. The air-conditioned rooms provide a garden view and come with a desk and free WiFi. Ali and his team provided superior service catering to our every need, whether it was last minute activity, transport or meal request. Super welcoming team doing their utmost to make us feel at home.
Hotel in Kilindoni
Hotel in Kilindoni
Hotel in Utende
Hotel in Kilindoni
Hotel in Utende
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Hotel in Chole
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Dive Planet Mafia Island, Mafia Dream Hotel and Maisara Mafia Beach Lodge are some of the popular hotels on Mafia Island.
Travellers who stayed on Mafia Island near Mafia (MFA) have said good things about Mafia Dream Hotel, Maisara Mafia Beach Lodge and Juani beach bungalows.
Couples travelling on Mafia Island loved staying at Dive Planet Mafia Island, Mafia Dream Hotel and Maisara Mafia Beach Lodge.
There are 24 hotels on Mafia Island you can book on Booking.com.
Many families visiting Mafia Island loved staying at Mafia Dream Hotel, Dive Planet Mafia Island and Maisara Mafia Beach Lodge.
The trip from the airport to the marine park is short, easily and comfortably done by tuktuk. The atmosphere in the marine park area is very relaxed. People were genuinly very friendly. I felt perfectly safe exploring the area as a woman traveling alone. If you want to venture outside of the marine park area, check with your lodge for advice. Some villages outside of Utende can be more conservative, so one must maybe take more into consideration the dress code for women for instance if one wish to go there. Snorkeling was great. Visit to the Kua ruins and lagoon was a nice trip. Turtle hatching trip was memorable (long walk to and from that beach though). Swimming with whale sharks is highly recommended(lots of fun!). All the lodges in the marine park are very nice, although some are more luxurious than others. All the budget options seemed very nice to me (I stayed at Big Blu, which was great). What is really nice is that even though you are staying at a budget lodge, you are more than welcome to go to one of the more luxurious ones to have dinner, lunch or drinks. Or even to use their spa. For dinner it is wise to let them know in beforehand that you wish to visit though. Inside the marine park, most of the lodges are very close to each other(walking distance). I had some really relaxing and quiet, but also eventful few days at Mafia island. Highly recommend it to others. If you are looking for a party place, you might want to go somewhere else though. Also, if you prefer easy access to white sandy beaches for kilometers, the west side of the island is better than the marine park area, which is more a mixture of shorter white beaches and mangroves. If you would just want to visit the western side for a day, I know that at least the Ras Mbisi lodge will happily let you visit and use all of their facilities for a whole day for something like 20 dollars.
Utende
Meremeta, the founder and owner, as well as his staff are exceptional. You will find big, very clean and comfortable rooms, as well as great food with local prising. Furthermore Meremeta will be making sure you discover the island and miss no possible activities (if you want, he doesn't try to persuade you, no worries). It's by far the best acommodation you're going to have at Mafia Island! We travelled through Tanzania for over a month and we never felt this welcomed and appreciated as with Meremeta.
Baleni
this is like a jungle treehouse hotel-- so cool! staff was soooo nice! great social atmosphere even though i was like one of the only guests. THREE different beach entrances, AND an on-demand bar with great sunset beach views? Stunning. Food was very yummy. love that they are really trying to promote sustainability and responsible tour operators on mafia island.
It is a new hotel, but the best one that we went to in tanzania. The staff is lovely and helped us out werever they could. Would definitly go back if we are at mafia island in the future.
This is a very special place, the grounds are gorgeous, the staff is lovely, the room is beautiful and the food is excellent...Bravo!
Butiama Marine Camp is the perfect place to stay in Utende. There are so many activities, Meals are amazing, and the Beach is very walkable and quiet. Would absolutely recommend to all. While it can be a bit pricey with Marine Park fees, it is absolutely worth the convenience and comfort.
Nice and relaxing environment. Very clean, well maintained and very helpfull staff.