The Manta Resort located on Pemba Island is the home of Africa’s only underwater room.
The Manta Resort’s underwater room is located four meters underneath the sea. You can experience the total bliss of sleeping underneath the Indian Ocean with miles and miles of glorious blue water and tropical marine life surrounding you all for a reasonable price of $1500 per night for the double room.
Apart from the unique underwater room, the resort also has other accommodation areas which include Sea Front Villas which are spacious and private with en-suite bathrooms and secluded sun terrace. Superior Garden rooms has sea views which have interconnecting doors. The rooms are also air conditioned and they have a king size four poster bed with a private makuti thatch covered terrace.
The Manta Resort also has standard garden rooms that are open plan makuti thatched rooms in the garden, which have king size beds with mosquito net, open plan en-suite bathroom and a veranda.
The Manta Resort also offers other perks that include; guided tours to the resort, diving courses and services, look for the famous Pemba Flying Fox, snorkeling and picnic at Njao and Fundo. traditional sailing dhow ride, rides with the traditional “Ngalawa sailing vessel”, boat rides, fishing expeditions, lighthouse walk, and mingling with the local friendly community is also part of the fun experience.
A nice walk through a 45 minute-long path in the Ngezi rainforest which is home to Pemba Sunbirds, green pigeon, Colobus monkeys, and scops owl will awaken your sense of adventure. Have a beach walk at low tide at the sandbank and carry a cooler box for refreshments. There’s also the Pemba Safari that takes approximately 8 hours.
Other desirable excursions that you’re likely to experience while visiting The Manta Resort and Pemba as a whole include Spice Farm Tour, The Fish market tour, a visit to Pemba’s Chake Chake town, and see the flying foxes which are the largest species of bats in the world and are authentic to Pemba Island.
Other hikes and visits include the Chwaka ruins where the famous ruling family of Mazrui lived, where you can see their remains in six tombs, and the Mkama Ndume ruins where you’ll get a glimpse of the original architecture of Pemba that has Arab, Swahili and Portuguese influence and get to find out about the legend associated with it.
While at The Manta Resort, trying out some of their delicious meals accompanied with refreshments prepared with distinctive Pemba taste at the main veranda overlooking the ocean, pool deck or the beach is a good idea for all food lovers. Another relaxing area at the Beach Lounge is available for drinks of your choice while watching the ocean.
To get to Pemba Island you have to take a chartered flight. From the airport there are taxis which will get you to The Manta Resort.
