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Bagamoyo Accommodation
Hotel Nzuri Bagamoyo #1: Family Cottages
Familiy Cottages is one of the more upscale recommendations on this list, with a price tag to match.
The cottages offer lots of privacy and views of the ocean right from your bed.
Family Cottages also has an in-house restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool, as well as direct access to Bagamoyo beach.
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Bagamoyo Beaches Hotel/Bagamoyo Beach Resorts #2: Oceanic Bay Hotel & Resort
Oceanic Bay Hotel & Resort is the most traditional hotel on this list, complete with a gym and conference center.
What it lacks in charm in comparison to the other establishments on this list, it makes up for in terms of anonymity due simply to the size of the establishment.
Oceanic Bay Hotel & Resort also lies on a particularly calm and quiet stretch of Bagamoyo’s beach.
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Bagamoyo Hotels
For those of you who don’t know, Bagamoyo is a small beachside town of historical importance located about a 2-hour drive north of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest (though not capital) city.
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Being a small town, Bagamoyo does not have a big selection of hotels, but there is something for everyone—from personable, beachside cottages to standard big hotels.
If you are planning a trip to Bagamoyo and are looking for a place to stay, the first thing I recommend is searching online on hotel booking platforms like Booking.com to see the full range of what is on offer and, more importantly, what will be available on your intended travel dates.
And now, here are some more recommendations for where to stay when you are next visiting Bagamoyo.
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Hotel za Bagamoyo #3: Ella’s Swahili House
Ella’s Swahili House is a 6-bedroom/3-bathroom vacation home which can house up to 9 people.
It’s an easy walk to-and-from many of Bagamoyo’s points of interest. It’s also quite well priced especially as the number of people staying in the house increases (the price paid is for the entire house).
Hotels Bagamoyo Recommendation #4: IDC Guest House
The IDC Guest House is one the highest-rated places to stay in Bagamoyo.
This very neat and clean guest house is located only a couple of minutes from Bagamoyo beach and also has a swimming pool of its own.
Hotel Nzuri Bagamoyo #5: Firefly Boutique Lodge
The eco-friendly Firefly Boutique Lodge lies in a renovated historical building in Bagamoyo and is full of Swahili charm.
The lodge has both an outdoor pool and private beach area and can organize activities for you such as snorkeling and cycling.
To help you relax further, Firefly Boutique Lodge also has a spa where you can enjoy treatments such as massages, scrubs, waxing, manicures and pedicures.
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Hotels Bagamoyo Recommendation #6: Msafiri Lodge Bagamoyo
Msafiri Lodge Bagamoyo is a basic, 2-star hotel that is typical of many upcountry hotels in Tanzania.
It is very well priced but does not offer beachfront access.
It does have a restaurant, though, a 24-hour front desk, and free Wi-Fi.
Beach Nzuri Dar es Salaam
Kwa kuwa Dar es Salaam inajulikana kwa uzuri wake wa pwani, kuna fukwe kadhaa zinazofaa kielezo cha “nzuri.”
Hizi hapa ni baadhi:
1. Coco Beach
Iko kwenye Peninsula ya Msasani, Coco Beach ni moja ya fukwe maarufu zaidi za umma Dar es Salaam. Ni mahali penye shughuli nyingi, hasa mwishoni mwa wiki, ambapo wenyeji na watalii wanakuja kufurahia jua, bahari, na mchanga.
Utakuta wauzaji wakitoa vitafunwa vya kienyeji, vinywaji baridi, na vyakula vya barabarani, na hivyo kuunda mazingira yenye furaha na utulivu. Ingawa pwani yenyewe si bora sana kwa kuogelea, ni nzuri kwa kupumzika na kujumuika.
2. Kigamboni Beach
Kigamboni, inayoweza kufikiwa kupitia Daraja la Kigamboni au kwa feri, inajulikana kwa mchanga wake safi na mazingira tulivu. Fukwe za hapa ni chache zaidi watu kuliko katikati ya mji, na hivyo kutoa nafasi nzuri ya kujipumzisha mbali na pilikapilika za Dar es Salaam. Kigamboni Beach ni bora kwa kuogelea na kufanya picnic, huku kukiwa na hoteli ndogo za pwani na nyumba za wageni karibu ambazo zinatoa huduma kama chakula na vinywaji.
3. Kisiwa cha Mbudya
Kisiwa cha Mbudya, kilichopo mbali na pwani ya Dar es Salaam, ni mahali pazuri kwa wapenzi wa fukwe wanaotafuta mahali pa kimya. Unaweza kufika kisiwani kwa boti, na mara ukifika, utakutana na maji ya buluu yanayong’aa, fukwe za mchanga mweupe, na mazingira ya amani.
Kisiwa hiki ni bora kwa kuogelea, kupiga mbizi, na kufurahia chakula cha samaki wa baharini kwenye vibanda vya kienyeji. Ni chaguo bora kwa wale wanaotafuta pwani “nzuri” kwa utulivu na uzuri wa kiasili.
4. Kisiwa cha Bongoyo
Kisiwa cha Bongoyo ni kisiwa kingine jirani kinachotoa uzoefu bora wa pwani. Kama Mbudya, kinaweza kufikiwa kwa boti, na ni mahali pazuri kwa kupiga mbizi, kuogelea, na kuota jua.
Kisiwa hiki kinatoa fukwe safi, tulivu, na si chenye watu wengi, na hivyo kufaa kwa safari ya kupumzika kwa siku moja. Wageni wanaweza pia kufurahia vyakula vya samaki wa baharini huku wakifurahia mandhari ya bahari.
5. South Beach (Kipepeo Beach)
Iliyoko kusini mwa jiji, South Beach (pia inajulikana kama Kipepeo Beach) ni mahali pendwa kwa wenyeji na watalii.
Pwani hii inajulikana kwa urefu wake wa mchanga mweupe na maji tulivu, bora kwa kuogelea.
Kuna hoteli kadhaa za pwani kando ya pwani, zenye mikahawa, baa za pwani, na huduma kwa wageni wa siku moja.
Pwani hii huwa na utulivu zaidi kuliko Coco Beach, na hivyo kuwa mahali pazuri pa kupumzika.
6. Jangwani Beach
Jangwani Beach iko upande wa kaskazini mwa Dar es Salaam na inajulikana kwa mazingira yake tulivu na mandhari nzuri ya bahari.
Ni mahali pazuri kwa hoteli za pwani na inatoa mazingira tulivu na ya kupendeza kwa wale wanaotafuta kupumzika kando ya bahari.
Wageni wanaweza kufurahia mchanganyiko wa kuogelea, chakula, na shughuli za pwani, pamoja na chaguo kadhaa za malazi karibu.
Kila moja ya fukwe hizi inaweza kuchukuliwa kuwa “nzuri” kwa kutoa uzoefu wa kupendeza na wa kufurahisha kulingana na kile unachotafuta—iwe ni utamaduni wa ndani wenye shughuli nyingi, mahali pa utulivu, au mchanganyiko wa vyote.
Hotel Nzuri Dar es Salaam
Ikiwa unatafuta mapendekezo ya hoteli nzuri Dar es Salaam, hapa kuna chaguo kadhaa zinazoweza kukidhi kiwango cha kuwa “nzuri”:
1. Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro
Iko kando ya pwani, hoteli hii ya kifahari inatoa mandhari ya kuvutia ya bandari na inajulikana kwa huduma yake ya kiwango cha juu.
Inatoa vyumba vya kisasa, spa, bwawa la kuogelea, na chaguzi kadhaa za kulia, ikiwa ni pamoja na vyakula vya kienyeji na vya kimataifa.
Hoteli hii pia iko karibu na vivutio kama vile Makumbusho ya Taifa.
2. Golden Tulip Dar es Salaam
Hoteli hii inatoa malazi ya starehe yenye vifaa vya kisasa. Ina mgahawa, baa, na bwawa la kuogelea, na kufanya iwe chaguo nzuri kwa wasafiri wa kibiashara na burudani.
Eneo lake katikati linawarahisishia wageni kuchunguza vivutio vya karibu, ikiwa ni pamoja na maduka na mikahawa.
3. Ramada Resort by Wyndham Dar es Salaam
Resort hii iko kando ya pwani, inatoa mandhari nzuri ya baharini na aina mbalimbali za huduma. Ina vyumba vya nafasi kubwa, bwawa la kuogelea, na chaguzi kadhaa za kulia.
Resort hii inafaa kwa familia na wale wanaotafuta kupumzika kando ya pwani.
4. Serena Hotel Dar es Salaam
Inajulikana kwa kifahari na uzuri wake, Serena Hotel inatoa mazingira ya utulivu yenye vyumba vilivyo na vifaa vizuri na huduma bora.
Hoteli hii ina spa, kituo cha mazoezi, na chaguzi mbalimbali za kulia. Eneo lake karibu na katikati ya jiji linaifanya iwe bora kwa wasafiri wa kibiashara na wa burudani.
Kila moja ya hoteli hizi inatoa uzoefu wa kipekee na inaweza kuchukuliwa kuwa “nzuri” kulingana na huduma, mazingira, na jumla ya hali ya hewa.
Photo Credits: Tanzania Experience, Orbitz, Siyabona Africa, Adam Jones, Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com, Osse Greca Sinare, Yamsafer, Leopard Tours Limited