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Chapwani Private Island, Zanzibar

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Description & Facilities

STAR RATING:

5 Stars

Atmosphere:

Boutique
Couples
Intimate
Quiet
Relaxed
Romantic
Simple

Amenities:

Beach
Culture
Honeymoon
Relaxing
Safari
Wildlife

Chapwani in Zanzibar is a private island located just off the coast to the North West of Stone Town.

You can reach the island within just 15 minutes from Stone Town by one of the island's own boats. The island itself is stunning as it is a coral island. it is only 1km long and 100 metres wide and so it is the perfect setting for complete privacy.

It is great fun to explore the surrounding area with its delightful coves, sandy bays and crystal blue waters. It is the ideal spot for snorkelling, windsurfing and diving.

The whole island has just 10 rooms and so there is no competition for the prime spot on the beach! All of the rooms have their own terrace which open out on to their own area of beach with private lounge beds. The rooms are tastefully furnished with a four poster bed and a traditional Zanzibari writing desk.

The restaurant on Chapwani is right by the water and has a large traditional Makuti roof. The food is fantastic with strong local influences, fresh produce and local ingredients. You will find that your choice of food belongs to the locals and what they have harvested or caught that day. It will be the freshest food you have ever tasted.

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Hotel
Chapwani Private Island
Flight Time
9 hours (approximately)
Journey Time From Airport
  • 40 minutes by Road
Weather

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January

"Hot with a breeze"

February

"Weather was great. A bit of rain on safari and one day of rain in Zanzibar but other than that it was hot and dry."
"Weather was hot, approx 35 degrees celcius"
"Hot but with a cool breeze off the sea. Quite humid in Stonetown on the west coast but typical Indian Ocean on the East Coast where we were based. Evenings warm but comfortable. Sun very strong!"

March

"very good"

April

"Not bad considering that it was the rainy season."

May

"Very light rain on a few occasions, other then that, Amazing."
"tropical/showers"

June

"poor - rain and overcast for 10 days. the other days overcast with heavy rains showers then clearing up. Only one full day without rain"
"warm and pleasant"
"Good sunshine with a little rin on some mornings."
"Good"
"Overcast and windy most of the week, with frequent showers, but the locals and staff all seemed to think this was very unusual for the period"
"In genera many cloudy days, no rain. Warm and humid. 50% sunny"

July

"Sunny quite breezy temps up to 28 degree."
"25c very nice"
"V good"
"Good, not too hot"

August

"The weather was hot and sunny 95% of the week, suntan guaranteed"
"It was cloudy a lot of the time and rained 3 - 4 days. When the sun came out it was glorious and there was a lovely breeze by the sea."

September

"Could not have been better, sunshine all day everyday."
"Perfect although some drizzle on last day."
"can be cloudy in the mornings but clears by midday for a full afternoon of sun."
"Lovely - sunny, not too hot though, about 27"
"hot and sunny"
"Perfect. Dry, hot and sunny with a constant on-shore breeze."

October

"Hot with only a couple of spells of rain"
"Average of 28c daily very little cloud"
"warm"
"Absolutely fantastic until 31st Oct..then literlly rained from Nov..rained 1 whole day but was expected and fantastic up til then and not enough to spoil anything"
"Hot and humid, little sunshine."

November

"Lovely and hot and sunny. Average temp was about 29-31 C. No rain at all. No humidity which was nice."
"Hot - around 30 deg c daytime and 25 night time. Occasional shower."

December

"V hot"
"v hot"
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Chapwani Private Island, Zanzibar

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