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Nyie mmezoea kupenda visivyo pendeka kwahiyo siwezi kushangaa ila inauma sana muone huyu miss eldoret
Natural Attractions in Kenya and Tanzania
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There is no place like Kenya my friend, even your Beautiful Mt Kilimanjaro you can only have a good view when in Kenya, so?? Then remember Mt. Kenya is not "beautiful" but glorious!! Hmm
Mt. Kenya as seen from Laikipia rooftop pools
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Still Mount Kenya is stupid mountainThere is no place like Kenya my friend, even your Beautiful Mt Kilimanjaro you can only have a good view when in Kenya, so?? Then remember Mt. Kenya is not "beautiful" but glorious!! Hmm
Mt. Kenya as seen from Laikipia rooftop pools
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You can view mount Kilimanjaro from many places but you can climb and touch it when you are in TanzaniaAs Kilimanjaro is a Kenyan Affair
From Amboseli!! Lovely Kenya
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Many come to see few are mountain climbers
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Lakini ukitaka uuone Kwa karbu ni lazima uje tz
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Seriously? I bet Mt Kilimanjaro NP receives many more better paying tourists than Amboseli NP
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Wheat farming rural Kenya
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Zanzibar gives Kenyan hotels run for their cash
Tuesday August 23 2016
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Kasha Boutique Hotel, Zanzibar. Hotels at the Kenyan Coast are increasingly losing to Zanzibar international visitors who arrive by charter flights. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
By MATHIAS RINGA, mringa@ke.nationmedia.com
Hotels at the Kenyan Coast are increasingly losing to Zanzibar international visitors who arrive by charter flights.
Following terrorism attacks which hit the country in 2014, a large number of tourists chose the Tanzanian archipelago and have since been making return visits giving Diani, Malindi and Watamu a wide berth.
Likewise, during the Likoni clashes in 1997, some hotel owners in the region relocated their investments to Zanzibar and in its wake repeat guests also shifted their holidays to the island.
Other factors believed to have given Zanzibar an edge is that the island has modern hotels while standards in most facilities at the Coast have degenerated due to lack of renovations. Some were built almost a half a century ago.
Although it is currently high tourist season, most hotels across the region have a low number of international guests at below 10 per cent compared to numbers of between 20 and 50 per cent in the peak period of 2011.
Somak Travel General Manager Paul Kurgat, said the majority of the international tourists flown to Mombasa by charter airlines are on transit to Zanzibar.
“One of the factors which have contributed to low number of international tourists at the Coast is that the charter airlines leave behind a few passengers in Mombasa while many are taken to Zanzibar,” he said.
As a result, he said many hotels at the Coast have a low number of international guests.
Currently, charter flights from Europe to Mombasa are eight a week compared with 40 in the same period during the peak period of 2011.
Charter airlines operating flights to Mombasa are German’s Condor, Small Planet from Poland as well as Meridiana Fly and Neosair from Italy.
When Condor reintroduced flights from Munich to Mombasa in June, the inauguration flight had 240 passengers, out of whom only 90 remained in Mombasa while the rest were on transit to Zanzibar.
READ: Coast pins its hopes on Gulf Airlines to boost tourism
Due to terrorism, Condor crew who used to stay in Mombasa over the years relocated to Zanzibar.
They, however, switched their stay back to Mombasa last year after the UK and the US authorities lifted travel advisories against Mombasa and other coastal towns.
In an interview with Smart Company, Mr Kurgat said many tourists, who arrive at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa, by charter flights head to Zanzibar for leisure.
Not affected
He said Nairobi and upcountry tourist hotspots were not affected as many international airlines operate scheduled flights to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
To address the challenge, Mr Kurgat said Kenya should continue to convince leading tour operators and agents in overseas markets that the country is safe.
Severin Sea Lodge resident manager James Owiti conceded that the bulk of the tourists who arrive at the local airport by charter flights are making a stopover to the neighbouring country.
“We have occupancy of 65 per cent, but foreign guests are only five per cent owing to the large number of charter passengers being flown to Zanzibar,” he said.
On the other hand, Kenya Association of Hotelkeeper and Caterers (KAHC) Coast executive officer Sam Ikwaye attributed the shift of tourists to some investors who relocated from Diani, Malindi and Watamu to Tanzania.
“During the Likoni clashes in 1997 there are some investors who left South Coast for Zanzibar and as a result the guests, who used to come here, also relocated there,” he said.
Another factor that makes Zanzibar comparatively more attractive is its new hotels.
“Zanzibar has gained popularity since most of the hotels there are new while here we have some hotels which were built many years ago and are in dire need of upgrading,” said Mr Ikwaye.
However, the KAHC official defended hotel-owners, saying many are unable to refurbish their facilities due to poor business over the past several years.
“Investors in the hotel industry have been operating at a loss for the past three years owing to an international tourist drought,” he said.
Mr Ikwaye called on the Tourism Finance Corporation to offer more affordable loans to investors for them to revamp their facilities.
Zanzibar gives Kenyan hotels run for their cash
MY TAKE
When the new terminals at JKIA, Zanzibar Airport and Kilimanjaro Airport are opened, the story will be even more clear!
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Tuesday August 23 2016
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Kasha Boutique Hotel, Zanzibar. Hotels at the Kenyan Coast are increasingly losing to Zanzibar international visitors who arrive by charter flights. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
- Somak Travel General Manager Paul Kurgat, said the majority of the international tourists flown to Mombasa by charter airlines are on transit to Zanzibar.
- To address the challenge, Mr Kurgat said Kenya should continue to convince leading tour operators and agents in overseas markets that the country is safe.
- Other factors believed to have given Zanzibar an edge is that the island has modern hotels while standards in most facilities at the Coast have degenerated due to lack of renovations. Some were built almost a half a century ago.
By MATHIAS RINGA, mringa@ke.nationmedia.com
Hotels at the Kenyan Coast are increasingly losing to Zanzibar international visitors who arrive by charter flights.
Following terrorism attacks which hit the country in 2014, a large number of tourists chose the Tanzanian archipelago and have since been making return visits giving Diani, Malindi and Watamu a wide berth.
Likewise, during the Likoni clashes in 1997, some hotel owners in the region relocated their investments to Zanzibar and in its wake repeat guests also shifted their holidays to the island.
Other factors believed to have given Zanzibar an edge is that the island has modern hotels while standards in most facilities at the Coast have degenerated due to lack of renovations. Some were built almost a half a century ago.
Although it is currently high tourist season, most hotels across the region have a low number of international guests at below 10 per cent compared to numbers of between 20 and 50 per cent in the peak period of 2011.
Somak Travel General Manager Paul Kurgat, said the majority of the international tourists flown to Mombasa by charter airlines are on transit to Zanzibar.
“One of the factors which have contributed to low number of international tourists at the Coast is that the charter airlines leave behind a few passengers in Mombasa while many are taken to Zanzibar,” he said.
As a result, he said many hotels at the Coast have a low number of international guests.
Currently, charter flights from Europe to Mombasa are eight a week compared with 40 in the same period during the peak period of 2011.
Charter airlines operating flights to Mombasa are German’s Condor, Small Planet from Poland as well as Meridiana Fly and Neosair from Italy.
When Condor reintroduced flights from Munich to Mombasa in June, the inauguration flight had 240 passengers, out of whom only 90 remained in Mombasa while the rest were on transit to Zanzibar.
READ: Coast pins its hopes on Gulf Airlines to boost tourism
Due to terrorism, Condor crew who used to stay in Mombasa over the years relocated to Zanzibar.
They, however, switched their stay back to Mombasa last year after the UK and the US authorities lifted travel advisories against Mombasa and other coastal towns.
In an interview with Smart Company, Mr Kurgat said many tourists, who arrive at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa, by charter flights head to Zanzibar for leisure.
Not affected
He said Nairobi and upcountry tourist hotspots were not affected as many international airlines operate scheduled flights to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
To address the challenge, Mr Kurgat said Kenya should continue to convince leading tour operators and agents in overseas markets that the country is safe.
Severin Sea Lodge resident manager James Owiti conceded that the bulk of the tourists who arrive at the local airport by charter flights are making a stopover to the neighbouring country.
“We have occupancy of 65 per cent, but foreign guests are only five per cent owing to the large number of charter passengers being flown to Zanzibar,” he said.
On the other hand, Kenya Association of Hotelkeeper and Caterers (KAHC) Coast executive officer Sam Ikwaye attributed the shift of tourists to some investors who relocated from Diani, Malindi and Watamu to Tanzania.
“During the Likoni clashes in 1997 there are some investors who left South Coast for Zanzibar and as a result the guests, who used to come here, also relocated there,” he said.
Another factor that makes Zanzibar comparatively more attractive is its new hotels.
“Zanzibar has gained popularity since most of the hotels there are new while here we have some hotels which were built many years ago and are in dire need of upgrading,” said Mr Ikwaye.
However, the KAHC official defended hotel-owners, saying many are unable to refurbish their facilities due to poor business over the past several years.
“Investors in the hotel industry have been operating at a loss for the past three years owing to an international tourist drought,” he said.
Mr Ikwaye called on the Tourism Finance Corporation to offer more affordable loans to investors for them to revamp their facilities.
Zanzibar gives Kenyan hotels run for their cash
MY TAKE
When the new terminals at JKIA, Zanzibar Airport and Kilimanjaro Airport are opened, the story will be even more clear!
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‘Zanzibar is paradise, it is a privilege to have lived here’
Picturing the Irish Diaspora: Aoife Spengeman, Tanzania
Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 19:00
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Aoife Spengeman: ‘It is actually nice to visit home and feel the cold. I never thought I’d say that.’
In the run up to St Patrick’s Day, Irish Times Abroad is inviting readers around the world to upload their photos and stories to our new Picturing the Irish Diaspora interactive gallery. Each day we’ll pick one of the stories to highlight, but you can read them all, view the photos, and add your own at irishtimes.com/picturing-the-irish-diaspora.
Aoife Spengeman, Tanzania
I came to Zanzibar, an archipelago of islands of the the coast of mainland Tanzania, in 2015 for a placement as a United Nations Volunteer.
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Zanzibar is a total paradise and it has been such a privilege to have gotten the chance to live there. Not only can you find some of the best beaches in the world there but it’s main town, Stone Town, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and I was lucky enough to be living there.
I am now in the main city Dar Es Salaam, which is a big, bustling city. The people of Tanzania are so warm and friendly, and also very proud of their national language, Swahili, and so I was quick to learn it and speak it every day - a great gift.
The heat can get a bit overwhelming at times as Tanzania is close to the equator, and so it is actually nice to visit home and feel the cold. I never thought I’d say that.
To view all the stories and photos in the Picturing the Irish Diaspora gallery, and to add your own, see irishtimes.com/picturing-the-irish-diaspora.
‘Zanzibar is paradise, it is a privilege to have lived here’
Picturing the Irish Diaspora: Aoife Spengeman, Tanzania
Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 19:00
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Aoife Spengeman: ‘It is actually nice to visit home and feel the cold. I never thought I’d say that.’
In the run up to St Patrick’s Day, Irish Times Abroad is inviting readers around the world to upload their photos and stories to our new Picturing the Irish Diaspora interactive gallery. Each day we’ll pick one of the stories to highlight, but you can read them all, view the photos, and add your own at irishtimes.com/picturing-the-irish-diaspora.
Aoife Spengeman, Tanzania
I came to Zanzibar, an archipelago of islands of the the coast of mainland Tanzania, in 2015 for a placement as a United Nations Volunteer.
Picturing the Irish Diaspora Living abroad? Add your pic and story to the interactive gallery
Zanzibar is a total paradise and it has been such a privilege to have gotten the chance to live there. Not only can you find some of the best beaches in the world there but it’s main town, Stone Town, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and I was lucky enough to be living there.
I am now in the main city Dar Es Salaam, which is a big, bustling city. The people of Tanzania are so warm and friendly, and also very proud of their national language, Swahili, and so I was quick to learn it and speak it every day - a great gift.
The heat can get a bit overwhelming at times as Tanzania is close to the equator, and so it is actually nice to visit home and feel the cold. I never thought I’d say that.
To view all the stories and photos in the Picturing the Irish Diaspora gallery, and to add your own, see irishtimes.com/picturing-the-irish-diaspora.
‘Zanzibar is paradise, it is a privilege to have lived here’
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Zanzibar - a wonder-cluster of Tropical Sanctity
Africa | 5 April 2017
Zanzibar is a cluster of tropical islands nestled in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania. The idyllic set of 51 islets was first used as a port for African, Indian, Arabic and Persian traders bartering spices and slaves. Zanzibar has a diverse history that underwent Portuguese, Arabic and British control before its independence in 1963. Today Zanzibar stands to undergo a new transformation, one of both social upliftment together with a mega luxury development and global marketing campaign set to position it firmly on the map as a world leading tropical tourism destination.
Today, the panoramic paradise is one of the top tourist attractions in the Indian Ocean, with each attraction cementing a different chapter in Zanzibar’s multi-cultural past and assorted ownership. Visitors can walk through the sultan’s palace, the ruler over Zanzibar and much of Africa’s Eastern Coast. Labelled one of the World’s Heritage Sites in the year 2000, Stone Town is home to the House of Wonders, so called because it is said to be the first building in Zanzibar with electricity, emanating dancing lights from a distance at night. These are just some of the structures still standing today from the sultanate ruling in the 17th century.
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Zanzibar Amber Resort in Zanzibar.
The development of Zanzibar Amber Resort, by Pennyroyal Gibraltar Limited will sustainably and economically transform Zanzibar and its community at large with maximum positive effects, whilst being culturally responsible, socially desirable, ecologically and environmentally friendly.
Zanzibar Amber Resort is set to change the face of Tourism in East Africa. With the commissioning of this Luxury tropical resort by Pennyroyal Gibraltar Ltd. the premium hospitality offerings and world-class facilities will benchmark luxury in Africa.
Appointed across 1520ha of prime Indian Ocean coastline the resort will encompass an unsurpassed variety of hospitality and leisure facilities including, but not limited to: Five world-leading international hotels including the Anantara, Signature Ernie Els Design Golf Course - the first in East Africa (18 hole), Deep water marina, Aqua park for the whole families’ enjoyment, Underwater restaurant, Glamorous Souk, Equestrian centre and International polo club and Super Yacht facility.
Negotiations have been administered between the Government and founders to enable, for the first time in history, non-Tanzanian residents the option of purchasing residential property in Zanzibar. Supported by a 99-year lease (and further extended by an optional 49 years) the residential opportunities will become available from mid-2017. These facilities include:
o 1914 Luxury Villas of 3,4 & 5 bedrooms; 14 designs with swimming pools
o 3440 Luxury & Penthouse Apartments of 1,2,3 & 4 bedrooms
o Shopping mall & commercial retail outlets
o Cafés
o International School – affiliated to premier educational establishment
o Sports centres: football, tennis, and horse riding
o Faith centres for diverse religions, including Mosques and Churches
o The first residential opportunity released to the market will be the luxury apartments, available for pre-sale in the second quarter of 2017.
o Private airport and medical facilities to be built.
As part of the Zanzibar Amber Resort, Pennyroyal Gibraltar has founded a CSR division, ‘Best of Zanzibar’, established for the social upliftment of the local communities. This community CSR initiative is geared towards continuously giving back to the locals of Zanzibar by tending to a variety of community needs such as education, nutrition, water sanitation and job creation. ‘Best of Zanzibar’ aims to assist in developing key skills of the locals for empowered and sustainable futures.
"The three pillars that we have made our mission to uphold at Zanzibar Amber in order to maintain a carefully balanced network of expectations are: People - to grow socially, economically, culturally and environmentally sustainable communities in Zanzibar; Planet - With a minimized footprint - lower than any resort in the world - and a large-scale use of renewable power and water management, amongst other eco-initiatives, Zanzibar Amber Resort sets a new benchmark in responsible development; and Profits - sustainable community development and empowerment of Zanzibar." Says Director of Zanzibar Amber Resort, Salah Said, "We are steadfast and unwavering in our vision and mission and will continue to ensure all the right steps are taken to maintain the highest level of integrity for the future of Zanzibar Amber Resort.
Sustainable Development
Maintaining its commitment to Government, investors, partners and buyers, Pennyroyal Gibraltar Ltd. has committed to Best Practice standards and methods for this One Billion US Dollar development in North Eastern Zanzibar. Zanzibar Amber Resort will be the largest hospitality investment and resort in East Africa, expected to create more than 1,500 jobs for local inhabitants through Intelligent resource management; making it Zanzibar’s’ largest employer and taxpayer.
All leases, environmental clearances, construction permits and approvals have been processed and secured and Pennyroyal is backed with the full support of the President of Zanzibar and his Government.
The resort will be developed strategically, in strictly managed phases, utilising renewed technologies and renewable energy generated from solar plants which will be built near the resort. To date over $5 Million USD has already been invested into research and development.
Phase one of the mega-project will be completed within the next three years, inclusive of the following elements:
o Ernie Els Signature Golf Course
o Water Marina
o A founder luxury hotel
o The resort’s entrance
o The first of 200 off-plan luxury apartments and 100 neighbourhood villas
o The infrastructure work which includes the roads and services for the entire resort
Zanzibar - a wonder-cluster of Tropical Sanctity | IOL
Africa | 5 April 2017
Zanzibar is a cluster of tropical islands nestled in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania. The idyllic set of 51 islets was first used as a port for African, Indian, Arabic and Persian traders bartering spices and slaves. Zanzibar has a diverse history that underwent Portuguese, Arabic and British control before its independence in 1963. Today Zanzibar stands to undergo a new transformation, one of both social upliftment together with a mega luxury development and global marketing campaign set to position it firmly on the map as a world leading tropical tourism destination.
Today, the panoramic paradise is one of the top tourist attractions in the Indian Ocean, with each attraction cementing a different chapter in Zanzibar’s multi-cultural past and assorted ownership. Visitors can walk through the sultan’s palace, the ruler over Zanzibar and much of Africa’s Eastern Coast. Labelled one of the World’s Heritage Sites in the year 2000, Stone Town is home to the House of Wonders, so called because it is said to be the first building in Zanzibar with electricity, emanating dancing lights from a distance at night. These are just some of the structures still standing today from the sultanate ruling in the 17th century.
Share this story
Zanzibar Amber Resort in Zanzibar.
The development of Zanzibar Amber Resort, by Pennyroyal Gibraltar Limited will sustainably and economically transform Zanzibar and its community at large with maximum positive effects, whilst being culturally responsible, socially desirable, ecologically and environmentally friendly.
Zanzibar Amber Resort is set to change the face of Tourism in East Africa. With the commissioning of this Luxury tropical resort by Pennyroyal Gibraltar Ltd. the premium hospitality offerings and world-class facilities will benchmark luxury in Africa.
Appointed across 1520ha of prime Indian Ocean coastline the resort will encompass an unsurpassed variety of hospitality and leisure facilities including, but not limited to: Five world-leading international hotels including the Anantara, Signature Ernie Els Design Golf Course - the first in East Africa (18 hole), Deep water marina, Aqua park for the whole families’ enjoyment, Underwater restaurant, Glamorous Souk, Equestrian centre and International polo club and Super Yacht facility.
Negotiations have been administered between the Government and founders to enable, for the first time in history, non-Tanzanian residents the option of purchasing residential property in Zanzibar. Supported by a 99-year lease (and further extended by an optional 49 years) the residential opportunities will become available from mid-2017. These facilities include:
o 1914 Luxury Villas of 3,4 & 5 bedrooms; 14 designs with swimming pools
o 3440 Luxury & Penthouse Apartments of 1,2,3 & 4 bedrooms
o Shopping mall & commercial retail outlets
o Cafés
o International School – affiliated to premier educational establishment
o Sports centres: football, tennis, and horse riding
o Faith centres for diverse religions, including Mosques and Churches
o The first residential opportunity released to the market will be the luxury apartments, available for pre-sale in the second quarter of 2017.
o Private airport and medical facilities to be built.
As part of the Zanzibar Amber Resort, Pennyroyal Gibraltar has founded a CSR division, ‘Best of Zanzibar’, established for the social upliftment of the local communities. This community CSR initiative is geared towards continuously giving back to the locals of Zanzibar by tending to a variety of community needs such as education, nutrition, water sanitation and job creation. ‘Best of Zanzibar’ aims to assist in developing key skills of the locals for empowered and sustainable futures.
"The three pillars that we have made our mission to uphold at Zanzibar Amber in order to maintain a carefully balanced network of expectations are: People - to grow socially, economically, culturally and environmentally sustainable communities in Zanzibar; Planet - With a minimized footprint - lower than any resort in the world - and a large-scale use of renewable power and water management, amongst other eco-initiatives, Zanzibar Amber Resort sets a new benchmark in responsible development; and Profits - sustainable community development and empowerment of Zanzibar." Says Director of Zanzibar Amber Resort, Salah Said, "We are steadfast and unwavering in our vision and mission and will continue to ensure all the right steps are taken to maintain the highest level of integrity for the future of Zanzibar Amber Resort.
Sustainable Development
Maintaining its commitment to Government, investors, partners and buyers, Pennyroyal Gibraltar Ltd. has committed to Best Practice standards and methods for this One Billion US Dollar development in North Eastern Zanzibar. Zanzibar Amber Resort will be the largest hospitality investment and resort in East Africa, expected to create more than 1,500 jobs for local inhabitants through Intelligent resource management; making it Zanzibar’s’ largest employer and taxpayer.
All leases, environmental clearances, construction permits and approvals have been processed and secured and Pennyroyal is backed with the full support of the President of Zanzibar and his Government.
The resort will be developed strategically, in strictly managed phases, utilising renewed technologies and renewable energy generated from solar plants which will be built near the resort. To date over $5 Million USD has already been invested into research and development.
Phase one of the mega-project will be completed within the next three years, inclusive of the following elements:
o Ernie Els Signature Golf Course
o Water Marina
o A founder luxury hotel
o The resort’s entrance
o The first of 200 off-plan luxury apartments and 100 neighbourhood villas
o The infrastructure work which includes the roads and services for the entire resort
Zanzibar - a wonder-cluster of Tropical Sanctity | IOL
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Zanzibar Amber Resort to change the face of East African tourism
- 5th April 2017
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Zanzibar is a cluster of tropical islands nestled in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania and has a diverse history that underwent Portuguese, Arabic and British control before its independence in 1963.
Today Zanzibar stands to undergo a new transformation, one of both social upliftment together with a mega luxury development and global marketing campaign set to position it firmly on the map as a world leading tropical tourism destination.
The development of Zanzibar Amber Resort, by Pennyroyal Gibraltar Limited will sustainably and economically transform Zanzibar and its community at large with maximum positive effects, whilst being culturally responsible, socially desirable, ecologically and environmentally friendly. Zanzibar Amber Resort is set to change the face of Tourism in East Africa. With the commissioning of this Luxury tropical resort by Pennyroyal Gibraltar Ltd. the premium hospitality offerings and world-class facilities will benchmark luxury in Africa.
Appointed across 1520ha of prime Indian Ocean coastline the resort will encompass an unsurpassed variety of hospitality and leisure facilities including, but not limited to: Five world-leading international hotels including the Anantara, Signature Ernie Els Design Golf Course – the first in East Africa (18 hole), Deep water marina, Aqua park for the whole families’ enjoyment, Underwater restaurant, Glamorous Souk, Equestrian centre and International polo club and Super Yacht facility.
These facilities include:
o 1914 Luxury Villas of 3,4 & 5 bedrooms; 14 designs with swimming pools
o 3440 Luxury & Penthouse Apartments of 1,2,3 & 4 bedrooms
o Shopping mall & commercial retail outlets
o Cafés
o International School – affiliated to premier educational establishment
o Sports centres: football, tennis, and horse riding
o Faith centres for diverse religions, including Mosques and Churches
o The first residential opportunity released to the market will be the luxury apartments, available for pre-sale in the second quarter of 2017.
o Private airport and medical facilities to be built.
As part of the Zanzibar Amber Resort, Pennyroyal Gibraltar has founded a CSR division, ‘Best of Zanzibar’, established for the social upliftment of the local communities. This community CSR initiative is geared towards continuously giving back to the locals of Zanzibar by tending to a variety of community needs such as education, nutrition, water sanitation and job creation. ‘Best of Zanzibar’ aims to assist in developing key skills of the locals for empowered and sustainable futures.
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