Utalii Beach Resort and Spa

Zanzibar - East Coast - South

Utalii Beach Resort and Spa is located on Michamvi beach, one of the best and most beautiful beaches on the enchanting island of Zanzibar.

Managed by Savoy Hotels.

• From USD $104 per person, sharing.

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Overview

Utalii Beach Resort combines pure relaxation with excellent hospitality, service and value for money. Guests can enjoy spectacular sunsets and magnificent un-spoilt white beaches without sharp coral reefs.

 

Accommodation

Utalii Beach Resort has 127 rooms which are located in African style rondavels and offer four star facilities such as:

• En-suite bathrooms
• A hairdryer
• A safe
• A flat screen TV
• Air-conditioning
• Coffee and tea making facilities,
• A balcony or terrace

Breakfasts and dinners are provided and lunch can be selected from the a la carte menu of one of the restaurants or bars.

Facilities

Utalii Beach Resort offers:

• Two pools
• A gym
• The hospitality desk is available to assist in all your plans for transport, travel, sight-seeing or entertainment
• Facilities for conferences and business travelers
• A night club

The Maisha Spa
Utalii Beach Resort's Maisha Spa includes saunas, steam baths, jacuzzis, treatment rooms and the modern concept “Salt Rooms”. This is on top of “couples facilities” of sauna, steam and jacuzzi.
They offer variety of indigenous treatments that includes Traditional African, Thai, Swedish and Chinese. The décor in the Spa, situated on the Main Building is modern but still enjoys the same luxurious feel permeating throughout the Resort.

Other activities

Utalii Beach Resort and Spa has extensive experience in providing a vast range of water sports. From luxury boat rides into the Indian Ocean to the more specialized Snorkelling, trained drivers are available to indulge the guest in their exciting sport.
Fishing trips are taken every afternoon and the guest gets the opportunity to enjoy their fresh catch on the dinner table with the chefs doing wonders with it.
The Crab Nightclub is open every night from 10.00pm to the wee hours offering our guests the best of clubbing experience with the DJ’s spinning the latest pop, the famous Bongo Flavour of Tanzania, traditional Taarab music of Zanzibar and the best of dance music from all over the world. The Bar at the club serves delightful sips of your favourite drink as you dance the night away. Cabaret shows are on the menu several times a week as well as Karaoke.

Our opinion

Although this hotel has lots of potential and is open for business, it still remains unfinished, and still has a long way to go before it is fully functional.
The pool / beach bar is a lovely place to go and relax during the day, however due to very few guests staying here you may be all alone. The hotel boasts a fantastic beach that you can swim in almost all day unfortunately there is no choice of water sports or beach activities for guests to enjoy.
We only recommend that guests stay here if they are not seeking luxury and are easy going with meal plans. Although there is a menu guests are free to choose from, guests should be prepared to expect the unexpected, even though the staff are trying their very best.
If a quick and quiet budget holiday is what you are looking for, and you are prepared to turn a blind eye to the various teething problems and unfinished works this hotel are dealing with, then maybe stay here.


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Ngorongoro Crater

 

The Ngorongoro Crater is the best place in Tanzania to see the 'Big Five' and is an absolutely beautiful place to be on safari.  Unavoidably, the Ngorongoro Crater is busy, at times very busy, but given it is one of the worlds most amazing natural wonders, it is going to be busy.  However, due to the crowds we recommend a 2 night stay only, after that the safari time should be spent in the Serengeti.  

A trip to Northern Tanzania has to include the Ngorongoro, it is an exceptional place to interact with the Masaai and is one of the most beautiful natural wildlife safari sites in the world.
The advantage of staying at a hotel on the Crater rim is the view, the advantage of staying away from the Crater at nearby Karatu is that there are less people around, the lodges are smaller and more personal offering a range of activities such as walking and mountain biking.
The Ngorongoro Crater and surrounding highlands are one of Africa's most beautiful regions.  Volcanic craters form stunning backdrops to some of the richest grazing grounds in Africa.  The most famous is without question the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera; home to the highest density of big game in Africa.  With 600 metre high walls and a rich volcanic floor that plays host to the big five, the Ngorongoro is one of the continent's most famous safari destinations.   

Ngorongoro National Park

 
Size:
1668 sq km 641 sq miles).

Location:
Northern Tanzania, near the town of Moshi.

Ngorongoro Crator
The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World,’ a visit to the crater is a main drawcard for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class attraction. Within the crater rim, large herds of zebra and wildebeest graze nearby while sleeping lions laze in the sun. At dawn, the endangered black rhino returns to the thick cover of the crater forests after grazing on dew-laden grass in the morning mist. Just outside the crater’s ridge, tall Masaai herd their cattle and goats over green pastures through the highland slopes, living alongside the wildlife as they have for centuries.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area includes its eponymous famous crater, Olduvai Gorge, and huge expanses of highland plains, scrub bush, and forests that cover approximately 8300 square kilometres. A protected area, only indigenous tribes such as the Masaai are allowed to live within its borders. Lake Ndutu and Masek, both alkaline soda lakes are home to rich game populations, as well as a series of peaks and volcanoes and make the Conservation Area a unique and beautiful landscape. Of course, the crater itself, actually a type of collapsed volcano called a caldera, is the main attraction. Accommodation is located on its ridges and after a beautiful descent down the crater rim, passing lush rain forest and thick vegetation, the flora opens to grassy plains throughout the crater floor. The game viewing is truly incredible, and the topography and views of the surrounding Crater Highlands out of this world.

This truly magical place is home to Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakeys discovered the hominoid remains of a 1.8 million year old skeleton of Australopithecus boisei, one of the distinct links of the human evolutionary chain. In a small canyon just north of the crater, the Leakeys and their team of international archaeologists unearthed the ruins of at least three distinct hominoid species, and also came upon a complete series of hominoid footprints estimated to be over 3.7 million years old. Evacuated fossils show that the area is one of the oldest sites of hominoid habitation in the world.

The Ngorongoro Crater and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area are without a doubt some of the most beautiful parts of Tanzania, steeped in history and teeming with wildlife. Besides vehicle safaris to Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, and surrounding attractions, hiking treks through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area are becoming increasingly popular options. Either way you choose to visit, the Crater Highlands are an unforgettable part of the Tanzanian experience.