Sea Cliff Resort & Spa | Mangapwani
4 Jan 2020 - 9 Jan 2020
Driving into Sea Cliff Resort & Spa you know you have found something special. The 4 km road through a coconut plantation that leads to the hotel is a reminder of the Zanzibar of old. Peace and tranquillity, no other hotels or busy roads just open space and palm trees.
As you enter the courtyard filled with tropical flowers and palms the view of the ocean stands before you. With our traditional makuti roofs and Arabic towers lit by brass lights you know, this is not a typical hotel. It's a hotel built with our location in mind, it's a unique combination of modern facilities mixed with the original exotic architecture of historical Zanzibar.
The decorative natural colour scheme of creams and golds are complemented by all the antique furniture that has been specially sourced to show the culture, the history and the influences that make Zanzibar so unique.
The hotel is situated on a cliff overlooking the Indian ocean and offers panoramic views from the lounge, restaurant, bar and even the recreation area. You can enjoy breakfast overlooking the ocean or have dinner under the stars, or a sundowner on the jetty the choice is yours.
96 Of our rooms offer panoramic ocean views from the bedrooms and private balconies, so you can sit and watch the dhows sail past and watch the sunset from the comfort of your room.
The hotel offers a number of activities for the more energetic guests, including a fully equipped gym, a water sports centre and 2 tennis courts as well as a squash court and bicycles.
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Ideal for families or couples, the resort has 24 rooms which open out to the hotels’ lush tropical gardens. All rooms are equipped with elegant furnishings, shower. All rooms are well-positioned to take full advantage of the peaceful and cooling gardens where our guests can relax on a personal furnished balcony overlooking the tropical gardens, all rooms lead out onto the gardens and are on a short walk to our pools, children, family and other outdoor activities.
Amenities: all of our garden rooms have quality air-conditioning, ceiling fans, LCD flat-screen TVs with international satellite channels and complimentary internet/WiFi. The rooms have a writing desk and chair, hair drier, telephone, tea and coffee station, stocked bar fridge, electronic fire alarm. iPod Docking Stations (on request). Wheel-chair friendly rooms, available on request. Each room is secured with the latest electronic key facilities and in-room safe. Personal laundry service is available. 24-hour room service.
Our Garden Rooms offer views of the hotel gardens from the bedroom and the balcony
The hotel offers eighty superior rooms which are suitably attired for the discerning. Every room has refreshing ocean views from the bedroom and balcony. All rooms are spacious with a higher standard selected elegant furnishings. Inter-leading rooms can be facilitated. The well-positioned balcony, furnished with comfortable island crafted furniture ensure private outdoor views of the Indian Ocean.
Amenities: all of our superior rooms have quality air-conditioning, ceiling fans, LCD flat-screen TVs with international satellite channels and complimentary internet/WiFi. The rooms have a writing desk and chair, hair drier, telephone, tea and coffee station, stocked bar fridge, electronic fire alarms. iPod Docking Stations (on request). Wheel-chair friendly rooms, available on request. Each room is secured with the latest electronic key facilities and in-room safe. Personal laundry service is available. 24-hour room service
Our Superior Rooms offer views of the sea from the bedroom and the balcony
Visitors who really want to spoil themselves can choose one of our sixteen deluxe rooms. All rooms are spacious and elegantly furnished and equipped with the finest of linen. Each room has a luxurious bathroom, free-standing spa bath, separate shower Jacuzzi, dual washbasins and wall mounted makeup/ shaving mirror. For additional personal capacity, inter-leading rooms can be facilitated. Each room has stupendous ocean views with double balconies, exquisitely appointed with classical island wicker furniture for our guests’ uninterrupted delightful views of the Indian Ocean.
Amenities: all rooms have quality air-conditioning, ceiling fans, LCD flat-screen TVs with international satellite channels and complimentary internet/WiFi. The rooms have a writing desk and chair, hair drier, telephone, tea and coffee station, fully stocked bar fridge, electronic fire alarm and iPod Docking Stations (on request). Wheel-chair friendly rooms, available on request. Each room is secured with the latest electronic key facilities and in-room safe. Personal laundry service is available. 24-hour room service.
Deluxe rooms have double balconies, sea views with both a shower and a Jacuzzi spa bath that overlooks the ocean.
Property Facilities
24-hour Security, Bar, Business Centre, Conference Centre, Disability Services, Gym, Internet Access, Kiddies Club, Meal on Request, Mobile Connectivity, Pool, Restaurant, Secure Parking, Spa
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Complimentary Wi-Fi, Disabled Rooms, En-Suite, Fridge, Hair Dryer, Heater, Internet, Mini Bar, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Satellite / Cable Television, Shower, Tea / Coffee, Television, Verandah
Services
Airport Shuttle, Babysitting Service, Laundry Service, Room Service, Room Service (24 hours), Travel Desk
Mangapwani Restaurant is situated next to the swimming pool and overlooks the Indian Ocean. It offers alfresco and undercover dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Expect cuisine with local and international themes and live entertainment. Breakfast is served from 07h00 to 10h00, lunch from 12h30 to 15h00 and dinner from 19h00 to 22h00
Kobe Restaurant is situated at the Kobe swimming pool and offers casual light lunches such as wraps and pizzas. This menu is also available around both swimming pools, in the Zanzi-bar and lounges. Light meals are served from 12h00 to 18h00.
Zanzi-bar is open from 10h00 to 24h00 and is located between the main restaurant and the recreation area. It is filled with traditional Zanzibar chests and comfortable leather couches and offers perfect views of the setting sun.
Jetty Bar is open between 17h00 and 19h00 and is situated at the end of the jetty. It offers the ideal location to enjoy exotic cocktails while watching the spectacular sunset over the Indian Ocean.
Beach Bar is open between 10h00 and 17h00 and offers a welcome retreat from the African sun on Sea Cliff’s private beach next to the water sports centre.
At Sea Cliff Resort and Spa we understand the demands of modern-day life and therefore we believe a holiday should offer more than fun, but also finding peace and tranquillity and restoring your energy. The Mali Spa will definitely make you feel like a new person.Mali Spa offers you an experience wrapped in the silence of escape and an awakening of the senses. The treatment menu offers a select option of treatments, graciously carried out by the skilled hands of Tanzanian therapists.
Every treatment on the menu has been designed to allow appropriate time to fully enjoy each service. Guests are requested to arrive 10-15 minutes early and bring a bathing suit if they want to use the spa facilities afterwards.The Mali Spa has four treatment rooms, a couples massage suite with individual jet baths and a plunge pool, as well as private dry and wet heat chambers in each male and female changing room. The spa works in partnership with Inaya Zanzibar that uses the finest blend of locally sourced ingredients for its products. Inaya products are also available for sale at the spa.
Spa Menu
The Mali spa offers a Signature Facial Ritual, Body Exfoliation Treatment, Ritual of the Lower Arms and Hands, Ritual of the Lower Legs and Feet, a Holistic Massage, Warm Stone Massage and African Deep Tissue Stick Massage. For more information on these options, visit our website at www.malispamanagement.com.
Our Gift to You
Take 10% OFF your total spa bill as part of our rewards programme when you pay directly at Mali Spa with a cheque or credit card. The Spa does not accept cash.
Sea Cliff has the only golf course on the island of Zanzibar.
Golfers will enjoy our 9-hole Matkovitch course with its clubhouse, under-cover driving range and practice greens, while enjoying the natural features of the island. To top it all, two of the last holes are played along the Indian Ocean. The course has been designed with variation in distance and direction on the front and back 9 to create an experience of playing full 18 holes. The course has a par 71, which includes short and long par 4’s and a couple of drivable options.
The course is rounded off by an international standard practice facility, including a full-length driving range with chipping, bunker and putting greens. A resident golf pro is available for lessons to help individuals and players perfect their swing. Hotel guests get preferential rates and tee off times and can hire golf carts and clubs.
Book your tee-time, online at www.seacliffgolf.com, or visit the reception desk at Sea Cliff Resort & Spa or the clubhouse.
Sea Cliff has two infinity swimming pools (one is 75 metres long) and a children’s pool, as well an ocean dhow.
The recreational area offers darts, pool, table tennis, 2 flood-lit tennis courts, squash court, trampolines, beach volleyball, bicycles and a gym. These facilities and equipment are available free of charge to hotel guests. A variety of board games are also available from the Sports and Recreation area.
The Watersports Centre offers sailing, wakeboarding, water skiing, tubing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) and windsurfing. All non-motorized water-sports are free of charge for hotel guests. The Sports and Recreation Centre organises water sports instruction, which is charged back to your room.
Children can visit the Kidz Club, a secure, contained playground supervised by childminders, with a mini climbing wall, arts, crafts and outdoor and indoor fun activities
A Professionally managed stable yard with a qualified teaching and riding instructor. Riders of all levels are welcome to experience the opportunity of spectacular sunset beach rides as well as a beautiful scenic trail around and over the golf course to the beach. Prophet, our pony is perfect for younger children and makes a wonderful photo opportunity.
Professionally managed stable yard
Qualified teaching and riding instructor
Beach rides
Outrides through the coconut plantations
Sunset rides
And do not miss:
- Lessons for groups or individuals
- Pony camps
- Mini gymkhana’s
- Catering for novice and experienced riders – Open 7 days a week
Enjoy an exhilarating once in a life-time ‘swimming experience’ with your horse at high-tide.
Guests can book various trips on the island, such as visiting Stone Town, following in the footsteps of Freddy Mercury, visiting the Jozani forest to see the Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey and sailing on a dhow to find dolphins. Other excursions include the Princess Salme Trip, the Prison Island Trip to Changuu Island with its ancient giant tortoises and the Sand Bank Picnic. Or choose the Slave Routes of Zanzibar that includes a visit to the slave caves. The Spice Tour shows why Zanzibar was known as the Spice Island, while the Sultan Panorama excursion explores the history of the Sultans. Take the Swahili Cultural Trip to find out more about Swahili culture or try the Safari Blue for snorkelling and a seafood barbeque. End the day with our Sunset Cruise, sipping jungle juice or cocktails and snacking on canapés as the boat sails along the coast.
WE RECOMMEND:
Stone Town Trip
Follow in the footsteps of the sultans, slaves and explorers down the winding streets of Stone Town. Your guide will tell you about the events that shaped Zanzibar, leading you through the buildings where everything happened, including the former slave market, the Anglican cathedral, the House of Wonders, the Sultan’s Palace museum and the old Arab Fort. You will also visit modern Zanzibar sites, including the fish and vegetable markets.
Freddy Mercury Trip
Born Farouk Bulsara in 1946 in Shangani, Freddie Mercury spent his formative years living and playing in Stone Town’s winding alleyways. On this trip, you will wander through Shangani before heading to the mystical Zoroastrian temple, where Mercury worshipped with his family, before ending the day at Mercury’s Restaurant.
Jozani Forest Tour
The Jozani forest is home to a number of endemic species, including the Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey, the Zanzibar leopard, which is critically endangered and possibly extinct and the recently described Zanzibar servaline genet. Your guide will take you on a nature trail, lined with eucalyptus and mahogany trees and explain the medicinal properties of various plants and tell you about the animals, birds and reptiles that make their home in the various habitats of the tropical rainforest.
Kizimkazi Dolphin Adventure
Guests travel about an hour to Kizimkazi on Zanzibar’s south coast, where they board a traditional ocean-going dhow and set sail on the Indian Ocean in search of dolphins. The dhow can pass as close as 10 to 20 meters from the dolphins and guests have sometimes been lucky enough to swim and snorkel with these beautiful animals. The boat trip takes approximately two hours and includes snorkelling on the pristine coral reef and lunch.
Princess Salme Trip
Princess Salme was an Arabian princess who sent shockwaves through Zanzibar when she taught herself to write, conspired to overthrow her brother, fell pregnant and eloped to Germany with a young merchant. On this trip, guests follow her life from Mtoni Marine, where she was born, to Marhubi Palace which was built by Sultan Barghash, Salme’s brother. The tour ends at the Palace Museum, where a room has been dedicated to Salme’s life and writings.
Prison Island Trip
Prison Island, also known as Changuu Island, gets its name from the prison built to keep citizens from Zanzibar in isolation. Previously owned by an Arabian slave trader to house rebellious slaves, the prison was never used and the island is now a tortoise sanctuary. Prison ruins can still be seen on the island and a hotel has also been built there. Visitors can watch giant tortoises shuffle through the trees and are probably over 100 years old.
Sand Bank Picnic
Guests on this trip leave on a dhow from Serena Inn for Prison Island. After exploring the island, they are taken on a guided snorkelling trip to see the stunning array of coloured corals and tropical fish. Afterwards, they sail away to a sandbank with wonderful birdlife, where lunch is served. After lunch, it’s time to relax on the beach or explore the underwater life surrounding the sandbank. The dhow sails leisurely back to Stone Town arriving at approximately 15h30.
Slave Routes of Zanzibar
This excursion begins at the Dhow Harbour, where slave ships originally offloaded their human cargo from Bagamoyo. The tour continues to the Anglican Church at the slave market and past the missionary graves. The tour ends at Mangapwani, where you can walk through the caves which held hundreds of slaves, waiting for the monsoons and the arrival of the dhows that will take them to be sold.
Spice Tour
Zanzibar was known as the Spice Island, exporting cloves, vanilla, nutmeg and cardamom across the world. Nowadays, the plantations are a tribute to the island’s past. On this tour you get the opportunity to walk through the spice farms with your guide and touch, smell and taste different spices and tropical fruits. You also get the chance to learn about their properties, origin and use as medicines and additives to food and drink.
Sultan Panorama
This full-day excursion starts in Stone Town and covers the history of the Sultans, the slave trade and invasions that shaped Zanzibar’s history. Guests visit Darajani Market to experience city life with all the hustle and bustle, sounds and aromas. Guests are then taken to a spice farm where they get the opportunity to taste seasonal spices and fruits and learn about their properties and use.
Sunset Cruise
In the days of slave trading, slaves were exported from the Mangapwani coast over thousands of miles to faraway lands and continents. Guests can explore the coastline, fringed with coconut palm trees and enjoy the most breath-taking sunsets while sipping on jungle juice or cocktails and eating canapés as the boat sails along the coast before it returns to the Stone Town. (Seasonal)
Diving
Diving in Zanzibar is highly recommended and dives can be arranged at various sites around the island including Matemwe Beach for diving at the infamous Mnemba Atoll.
Scuba Fish Zanzibar offers instruction, equipment and transport at our Sports and Recreation Centre..
Swahili Cultural Trips
Swahili culture has many elements, such as music, dance, visual arts, traditional games, cuisine and dhow culture. A Swahili cultural tour is a wonderful way for visitors to immerse themselves in the local culture and experience how Zanzibari’s live every day. The cultural tour offers the ideal opportunity for guests to gain real insight into the people and life on the island and is a great way to support sustainable tourism and the people of Zanzibar.
Safari Blue
On this trip, guests can sail away on a traditional dhow to a private island and enjoy some wonderful snorkelling along the way. A seafood barbeque lunch is served under the trees on the island. After a day full of swimming, relaxing and local dancing, guests sail back to the mainland, stopping for a quick swim in the cool waters of the mangroves.
*All excursions can be booked with your ground handler or onsite at our tours desk.
Experience an Island breakaway at Sea Cliff Resort & Spa 4* and you will discover something very special. A beautiful resort located on the West Coast of the exotic island of Zanzibar. With traditional makuti roofs and Arabic towers lit by brass lights, the hotel is a unique combination of modern facilities mixed with the original exotic architecture of historical Zanzibar. The cliffside location overlooks the Indian Ocean in Mangwapani and offers panoramic views across the sparkling ocean and shimmering white beach.
LOCATION: West Coast, Mangapwani
ACCOMMODATION - All 120 rooms are located on the ground or the first floor.
24 Garden Rooms (Size: 31m2)
Ideal for families or couples, all rooms are equipped with elegant furnishings and the bathroom features a shower only.
Guests can relax on a personal furnished balcony overlooking the tropical gardens, all rooms lead out onto the gardens and are on a short walk to the pools, children, family and other outdoor activities.
80 Superior Ocean View Rooms (Size: 31m2)
All rooms have refreshing ocean views from the bedroom and balcony and are spacious with a higher standard of selected elegant furnishings. Inter-leading rooms can be accommodated.
The well-positioned balcony, furnished with comfortable island-crafted furniture ensures private outdoor views of the Indian Ocean.
Bathrooms feature a shower only.
16 Deluxe Ocean View Rooms (Size: 48m2)
All rooms are spacious and elegantly furnished and equipped with the finest of linen.
Each room has a luxurious bathroom, free-standing spa bath, separate shower Jacuzzi, dual wash basins and wall-mounted make-up/shaving mirror. For additional personal capacity, inter-leading rooms can be accommodated.
Each room has stupendous ocean views with double balconies, exquisitely appointed with classical island wicker furniture for our guests’ uninterrupted delightful views of the Indian Ocean.
ROOM FACILITIES
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling Fan
- Mosquito nets
- LCD TV
- Hair dryer
- Internet
- Telephone
- Mini bar
- Tea & coffee-making facilities
- Electronic safe
- iPod Docking Station
- Private balcony
DINING
Meal Plans
The resort operates on a Half Board, Half Board Plus, Full Board and All Inclusive basis.
Half Board includes:
- Breakfast in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- Dinner in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
Half Board Plus includes:
- Breakfast in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- Dinner in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- House wines and house spirits, local beers, selected alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, juice, still water, tea and coffee (10h00 – 00h00).
Full Board includes:
- Breakfast in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- Buffet lunch in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- Dinner in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
All-Inclusive includes:
- Breakfast in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- Buffet lunch in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- Dinner in the Mangapwani Restaurant.
- House wines and house spirits, local beers, selected alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, juice, still water, tea and coffee (10h00 – 00h00).
- Room service is not included.
Mangapwani Restaurant
Situated next to the swimming pool and overlooking the Indian Ocean offering alfresco and undercover dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Expect cuisine with local and international themes and live entertainment.
Open for Breakfast (07h00 – 10h00), Lunch (12h30 – 15h00) and Dinner (19h00 – 22h00).
Kobe Restaurant
Situated at the Kobe swimming pool and offers casual light lunches such as wraps and pizzas. This menu is also available around both swimming pools, in the Zanzi-bar and lounges.
Open for Light meals (12h00 – 18h00).
Zanzi-Bar
The formal bar overlooking the Indian Ocean offers the same light meal menu as the Kobe Restaurant.
Open for Drinks (10h00 – 00h00 and Light meals (12h00 – 18h00).
Jetty Bar
Situated at the end of the jetty offering the ideal location to enjoy exotic cocktails while watching the spectacular sunset over the Indian Ocean.
Open for Drinks (17h00 - 19h00).
Beach Bar
Located on the resort’s private beach next to the watersports centre.
Open for Drinks and Snacks (10h00 - 17h00).
KIDS CLUB
The Kids Club is available for children aged 2 -12 years.
Trained childminders supervise activities such as arts & crafts and there is a children’s playground with a mini climbing wall. Open 09h00 - 17h00.
SPA
At Sea Cliff Resort and Spa we understand the demands of modern-day life and therefore we believe a holiday should offer more than fun, but also finding peace and tranquillity and restoring your energy.
Zuri Rituals spa has five treatment rooms, including a couple’s massage room, sauna and steam room where visitors can find peace and tranquillity and restore their energy. Natural spices are Zanzibar’s wealth and is a revolving ingredient within our company’s core principles. At Zuri Rituals spa, we use natural botanical skin care products handmade with love in small batches to achieve the greatest degree of particularity and freshness.
In addition, it is the only resort Spa offering a terrace, where authentic Ayurvedic treatments are offered and performed, in the pure Kerala tradition by a certified trained therapist from Kerala, India.
The spa offers a range of treatments, including facials, manicures, pedicures, body scrubs as well as massages and a plunge pool.
GOLF
Sea Cliff is home to the only golf course in Zanzibar.
Golfers can enjoy the 9-hole Matkovitch course with its clubhouse, under-cover driving range and practice greens which include chipping, bunker and putting greens.
Zanzibar’s sandy beaches provide the 7th hole’s unique fairway bunker and the signature 9th hole is complimented by its exotic backdrop of the sea.
The course has been designed with variation in distance and direction on the front and back 9 to create an experience of playing a full 18 holes. The course has a par 71, which includes short and long par 4’s and a couple of drivable options.
After a round, golfers can enjoy the sunset from the Clubhouse’s Veranda, situated on a private beach and soak in the views of the ocean.
Hotel guests get preferential rates and tee-off times and can hire golf carts and clubs.
Wi-Fi
Complimentary in all the rooms and public areas.
WATERSPORTS & ACTIVITIES (* some at a supplement)
- 2 Infinity swimming pools
- 1 Children’s swimming pool
- Darts
- Pool table
- Bicycles
- Snorkelling
- Table tennis
- 2 Tennis courts
- Squash court
- Fully equipped Techno Gym
- Yoga deck
- Horse riding
- Complimentary shuttle to Stone Town
- Conference facilities (10 - 120 delegates)
Your Stay
5 Nights
Half Board - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
