Trying to finalise the last details of our honeymoon where we spend 6 days in Zanzibar at the end! We've maxed the budget on the safari so going a bit more modest on Zanizbar and it's come down to ...

Hi Everyone - Ok, I have finally narrowed down my Zanzibar resort options to Matemwe Bungalows or Pongwe Beach Hotel, but I can't decide which one to choose??!! I am going with my husband in September ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Watching life go by from the veranda of one of the Matemwe Lodge bungalows in Zanzibar, Tanzania, it feels like it could be 1816 rather than 2016. Fishermen in dhows — traditional wooden sailboats — ...

White sandy beaches and turquoise waters–Zanzibar offers paradise-like conditions. It’s no surprise that the beaches of this Tanzanian archipelago are almost too beautiful to be true. TRAVELBOOK knows ...

To the thousands of European and American tourists who flock to it on vacation, the village of Matemwe Beach looks like a tropical paradise: white sandy beaches, warm turquoise ocean, and plenty of ...

The dining scene at Shah Palace Zanzibar is set to redefine what luxury tastes like on the Spice Island. As the resort prepares for its 2026 debut in Matemwe, the spotlight falls on a culinary ...

Zanzibar, Tanzania — On a warm morning at Matemwe, a small crowd gathers behind a rope barrier as the sand begins to tremble. A tiny head pushes through a soft mound of earth, then another, and ...