AHG Dream's Bay Beach Hotel

At Kigomani, the northern end of the Matemwe strip on the north east coast of Unguja. From Zanzibar airport it is roughly sixty kilometres and about an hour and a quarter by road. The last stretch is an unmade lane and drivers who do not know the property often miss it, so book the transfer through the hotel rather than taking a taxi on arrival.

January, February, June, July, August, September, October and December are the driest and brightest. The long rains fall in April and May, when the hotel is at its quietest. March and November carry shorter rains that usually pass in an afternoon.

Half board: a breakfast buffet and a set menu dinner every evening, plus the pool, the loungers and towels, wifi and all applicable government taxes. Lunch and anything not named in the plan is charged at the hotel.

A local infrastructure tax of 5 USD per person per night. On 24 December 2026 a compulsory Christmas Eve dinner of 88 USD per person applies, and on 31 December 2026 a compulsory New Year Eve dinner of 117.33 USD per person. Both are itemised in your trip price rather than left as a surprise.

No. The hotel takes adults only, eighteen and over, with no exceptions in its contract. If you are travelling with children, ask us for one of the family properties on the same coast.

Not off the beach. Matemwe sits behind a reef and the tide runs a long way out, so sea swimming works around the higher half of the tide and shifts by about an hour each day. The pool faces the water and covers the rest. If swimming on demand matters, the north tip around Nungwi and Kendwa behaves differently.

Snorkelling and diving at Mnemba, which lies a short boat ride off this stretch of coast, turtle snorkelling, dhow trips, kitesurfing when the wind is up, deep sea fishing, and walks out to the seaweed plots at low tide. Inland, the spice farms, Jozani forest and Stone Town are all day trips.

Yes, free throughout the property, and guests report it works in the rooms as well as the public areas. Mobile coverage on this coast is reasonable.

Twenty four rooms in three categories: Classic looking over the garden and pool, Sea View with a balcony angled at the water, and Sea Front facing the ocean straight on. All have one double bed under a mosquito net, air conditioning, a ceiling fan, a safe and a terrace or balcony. They are simple and well kept rather than large or designed.

Not really. The property has level changes and stairs between its areas and its own operators describe it as unsuitable for guests with reduced mobility. Tell us before you book and we will check what can be arranged.

The contract sets a minimum of three nights, and seven nights over the festive window from 23 December to 6 January. Five to seven nights suits the place: long enough for two or three good tides and a Mnemba morning.

Very quiet. April and May are the long rains and the hotel runs with few guests, which some people love and others find flat. The kitchen and the staffing do not change, but the beach is emptier and the weather less reliable.