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Matemwe Lodge is a beachfront lodge run by the safari operator Asilia Africa, built with local materials — thatch and coral stone — on a coral rock outcrop at Matemwe on Zanzibar's north-east coast, directly opposite the well-regarded Mnemba Atoll reef. It is positioned as a base for diving and snorkelling trips and leans toward a quieter, more "safari-lodge" feel than the island's larger beach resorts, with particular appeal to honeymooners.
What sets it apart
Run by a known safari operator rather than a beach-hotel group, with a style and pace closer to a mainland safari camp than a typical Zanzibar resort.
Who it suits
Divers, snorkellers and honeymooners wanting easy access to Mnemba Atoll.
The essentials
| Country | Tanzania |
| Where | Matemwe, north-east coast of Zanzibar, directly opposite Mnemba Atoll |
| Property type | eco-lodge |
| Rooms | 12 chalets/bungalows built on a coral rock outcrop, including 6 triple-bed family chalets and 2 units with private plunge pools — per the operator, Asilia Africa. |
What it costs
One independent booking agency cites a standard rate around $427 per person per night, while noting it's worth checking for special offers — a third-party agency-quoted rate, not scraped from Asilia's own live rate engine, and likely to vary by season and what is included.
About the photographs
The pictures on this page are stock photographs chosen to suggest the kind of setting this property is in. They are not photographs of this property, and we cannot verify exactly where any of them was taken — a stock library records the photographer, not the place. We use them rather than borrow the property's own marketing images, which would imply we had stayed there. For pictures of the actual rooms, see the property's own site.