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Fundu Lagoon Holiday Packages
- Zanzibar
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Enchanted, romantic and stylish, Fundu
Lagoon is your quintessential far-flung
island hideaway. It's impossible not to fall
in love with Fundu Lagoon, situated on the isolated west coast of Pemba Island
in Zanzibar.
This exclusive resort was created by
Scottish fashion designer Ellis Flyte and
has something for everyone - no matter age,
nationality or background. This place is all
style, romance and fantasy - the epitome of
rustic chic.
Getting there from Zanzibar is part of the
adventure and requires all three modes of
transport: planes, taxis and boats. It's
quite a fun and scenic trip though, so don't
let the distance put you off. On the
30-minute flight to Pemba Airport you'll get
fantastic aerial views of Zanzibar and
Pemba. The 20-minute taxi drive takes you
through lush fruit plantations and thatched
villages, where you can smell the rich aroma
of cloves drying in the sun. Then it's a
30-minute speedboat trip to the lodge. With
all these logistics to consider, you'll
begin to understand why prices at Fundu
Lagoon are so steep.
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The speedboat
pulls up at a 200m-long jetty leading to a
white beach and a thatched lodge hidden
in-between the greenery. As you walk along
the spectacular jetty to the lodge you leave
behind your known reality and step into an
exotic island dream. Well, that's how it
feels for us, especially if you arrive just
as the sun is about to melt into the ocean.
Billowing cotton drapes sway in the gentle
breeze in the passageways of the open-plan
lodge. African masks, wooden artefacts and
Moroccan lamps mix harmoniously with the
natural cream tones of the couches in the
airy lounges and dining room. Sandy pathways
lead to the luxurious tented bungalows,
which are either hidden in the lush forest
almost on the beach or on a gently sloping
hillside with views of the ocean.
Look out for the phosphorescence in the
water, which occurs at certain times of the
year. At night you can see the marine life
under the water and watch the fish. You can
also put your hand in the water and see it
light up like a torch. This doesn't happen
all the time, but when it does it’s
incredibly special.
The rates at Fundu include all meals, their
in-house selection of drinks (including
alcoholic drinks), laundry and selected
activities (Canoe safari and dhow cruise).
Rates do not include diving, non-motorised
water sports, Mesali Island snorkelling
trips or transfers from Chake Chake Airport
(US$70 per vehicle one way for a maximum of
five people).-source
encounterzanzibar-com.
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