Tulia Zanzibar Unique Beach Resort
Pongwe Beach, Zanzibar
Location
Pongwe, E coast
The resort sits on a private stretch of Pongwe Beach on the east coast of Unguja, around an hour from Stone Town — an intimate, palm-grove boutique of around 16 villas, with a round-trip airport transfer included.
Transfer
A Zanzibar transfer
Around an hour by road from Stone Town and Zanzibar International Airport, with a private round-trip transfer included — all road transfers, no bush-plane.
Villas
Around 16 villas
Around 16 villas and bungalows in modern African style — Deluxe Garden Bungalows, Luxury Sea-Front Villas, Seafront Luxury Villas with private pools and ocean-cliff gardens, and a Royal Villa with a jacuzzi — with private terraces.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners after an intimate, award-winning all-inclusive boutique — à la carte dining with perks included and just 16 villas — with the island's first waterslides for families.
Board Basis
À-la-carte all-inclusive
À la carte all-inclusive, from fresh seafood to champagne — with a private round-trip airport transfer, a complimentary massage and unlimited yoga included.
About the Resort
An intimate all-inclusive on Pongwe
Tulia Zanzibar is the island's intimate all-inclusive boutique — just 16 villas on a private stretch of Pongwe Beach on the east coast, where the scale keeps service personal and the value runs deep. The all-inclusive is à la carte and generous, from fresh seafood to champagne, and it folds in the things others charge for: a private round-trip airport transfer, a complimentary one-hour massage and unlimited yoga. For families, it has the island's first waterslides, alongside two outdoor pools, a waterfall pool and a kids' pool. The villas, in modern African style, range from Deluxe Garden Bungalows to Seafront Luxury Villas with private pools and ocean-cliff gardens, up to a Royal Villa with a jacuzzi, and dining centres on the Cobia restaurant. One honest note on the east coast: swimming is tide-dependent, which the pools and waterslides keep covered. Multi-award-winning for romance, and around an hour from Stone Town with the transfer included, it suits couples and honeymooners, with plenty for families too.
Accommodation
Villas & bungalows
Around 16 villas and bungalows in modern African style — Deluxe Garden Bungalows, Luxury Sea-Front Villas, Seafront Luxury Villas with private pools and ocean-cliff gardens and in-room ocean-view tubs, and a Royal Villa with a jacuzzi — with private terraces and Nespresso.
Entry
Deluxe Garden Bungalow
Sleeps two to three. A king or twin in a palm-grove setting with a private terrace, over the garden or partial sea.
TerraceGarden outlook
Sea
Luxury Sea-Front Villa
Sleeps two. A villa with ocean views and a terrace, over the Indian Ocean.
Ocean viewsOcean view
Pool
Seafront Luxury Villa
Sleeps two. A private pool and an ocean-cliff garden, with an in-room ocean-view tub.
Private poolOcean view
Signature
Royal Villa
Sleeps two. A jacuzzi and top-tier finish, over the sea — the signature villa.
JacuzziSea view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining centres on Cobia, the international à la carte restaurant, with a bar — a gourmet à la carte all-inclusive that runs from fresh seafood to champagne.
Signature
Cobia
Cobia, the international à la carte restaurant.
Bar
The bar
The bar, for drinks by the sea.
All-inclusive
Gourmet à la carte
Gourmet à la carte all-inclusive, from fresh seafood to champagne.
Wellbeing
Spa & pools
The spa includes a complimentary one-hour massage per stay and unlimited yoga, and the water complex runs to two outdoor pools, a waterfall pool and a kids' pool with the island's first waterslides.
The spa
A spa, with a complimentary one-hour massage per stay.
Pools and waterslides
Two outdoor pools, a waterfall pool and a kids' pool with the island's first waterslides.
Unlimited yoga
Unlimited yoga, included.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Generous all-inclusive, personal service, and a family-friendly streak. Eat à la carte from seafood to champagne, send the children down the waterslides, snorkel the reef, and take a massage and yoga on the house.
À-la-carte all-inclusive
Gourmet à la carte all-inclusive — fresh seafood to champagne — with transfers, a massage and yoga included.
The waterslides
The island's first waterslides, a family hook.
Pongwe-reef snorkelling
Snorkelling on the Pongwe reef.
Kayaking
Kayaking off the beach.
Massage & yoga
A complimentary massage and unlimited yoga.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From the airport
Around an hour by road from Stone Town and the airport, included round-trip.
On the E coast
Pongwe
On Pongwe Beach, on the east coast of Unguja.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
✓ Verified via feefo
★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Tulia Zanzibar Unique Beach Resort. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
✓ Verified via feefo
Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- À la carte all-inclusive — including a private round-trip airport transfer, a massage and unlimited yoga.
Made for couples
- An intimate, award-winning romantic resort for couples, with waterslides, childcare and high chairs for families.
The beach
- On Pongwe Beach on the east coast, where swimming is tide-dependent — with two pools, a waterfall pool and the island's first waterslides on hand.
Getting there
- Around an hour by road from Stone Town and the airport, included round-trip.
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