New underwater hotel in Pemba

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The Manta Resort on Pemba Island, off Tanzania, opened a new Swedish-designed underwater bedroom this month. The resort says six guests have stayed in the new digs so far.

The three-level floating structure has a sky deck on the roof, and incredible views of the stars at night.

Well, not quite middle of the ocean. The underwater room is located 250 meters off shore.
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The room floats above The Blue Hole, which resort representatives say is an anomaly in the coral reef -- "A perfectly protected spot" that's a circular hole inhabited by large coral heads and vibrant marine life.

The rest of the resort is located on the coast of Pemba Island. The recipient of only a few dozen foreign visitors annually, the island has a population of 300,000 and is the world's largest producer of cloves. In addition to cloves, mangoes, coconuts and other fruit are grown on plantations on the island.


STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• New underwater room opened on Pemba Island, Tanzania
• Floating three-level structure was designed by Swedish company

(CNN) -- Notch this up to Swedes and another ridiculously cool, innovative design.
This latest effort can be found off an African island and straightaway is placed high on that list of 'amazing hotels I wish i could get to' many travelers have.

Just off the coast of Tanzania, The Manta Resort on Pemba Island has added a beautiful, other-worldly underwater bedroom to their original 16-room offering.

The new 'digs' opened for business this month, designed by Swedish company Genberg Underwater Hotels.

They are the brains behind the The Utter Inn, an underwater room in the middle of a Swedish lake which was also one of our 15 unusual places to spend the night.


Lying approximately 250 meters offshore, the latest underwater structure is a three-story affair, with a rooftop deck, a bathroom and a lounge area at sea level and finally the bedroom downstairs, with the fish.

At night, spotlights under the windows attract and illuminate squid and octopus -- a more reclusive crowd than the daytime sea life.

The resort is popular with divers owing to the coral reef around the island.
Underwater Room, The Manta Resort, Pemba Island, Tanzania; +255 776 718 852; $1500 per night for a two-person stay, $900 per night for singles. Source. Sleeping with the fish: Underwater hotel room opens off Tanzania coast - CNN.com

 

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[h=1]New underwater hotel room lets guests sleep with the fishes[/h]

(Photo: Jesper Anhed / The Manta Resort)

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A new underwater hotel room has opened off the coast of Tanzania for intrepid and adventurous ocean-loving travelers.

At The Manta Resort's underwater room, set off Pemba Island (also known as “the Green Island” in Arabic), guests are dropped off at a self-contained hotel that literally drifts at sea.

They can sunbathe on the top deck of their private island accommodations by day and dine on a water-level lounge deck. By night, they'll dive into the sea to access their hotel room, where they nod off among the fishes and their marine surroundings.

For an ethereal effect, the suite — built four meters (about 13 feet) below the surface — is lit by underwater spotlights that provide a backlit projection of the Indian Ocean’s tropical sanctuary.

(Photo: Jesper Anhed / The Manta Resort)

Part of the experience also lies in Pemba Island’s isolation and lack of development as a tourist destination. The most reliable way to access the island is by chartered flights from Zanzibar. And while interest in the region is growing among divers for its unspoiled reefs, the area has yet to be paved by large-scale resorts and tourist crowds.

The suite was designed by Swedish outfit Genberg Underwater Hotels, which opened its first underwater property in a Swedish lake near Stockholm in 2000. The Utter Inn is a single room that lies three meters below the surface and contains twin beds and a table.

The Manta Resort is the latest underwater guest experience to shake up the hotel industry. While the conventional trend has been to look skyward and snag bragging rights to building the tallest hotel or the highest penthouse, other hoteliers have been looking the other way, designing properties that maximize the beauty of tropical underwater environments.

Perhaps one of the best existing examples is the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island hotel, which consistently makes it onto travel bucket lists and lists of the most exclusive hotels. Set five meters (16 feet) below the surface, the fine-dining restaurant features 180-degree views of the coral gardens.

Polish developers have also revealed plans to build an ambitious, futuristic-looking luxury hotel in the Maldives that will be built partially underwater. Reminiscent of the Star Trek Enterprise, the spaceship-like property will be built seven meters above water on five pillars, while the lower deck will be built up to 30 meters below the surface.

Room rates at The Manta Resort start at $750 per person a night.Click the image above for underwater hotel gallery.



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[kmdh]

Wayahudi wanafaidi tuu hii nchi, watanzania endeleeni kulala.

 

[hekimatele]

Wayahudi wanafaidi tuu hii nchi, watanzania endeleeni kulala.

Taratibu tutaelewa tu one day.

 

[hekimatele]

Costs for a couple per night is $1500 and for singles it is $900. Safari Consultants is also offering a package tour worth $9275, which includes a one night stay at the Manta Underwater room and a three-night stay in the resort.

 

[Koborer]

This is a first in the region, kudos TZ.

 

[Koborer]

Wayahudi wanafaidi tuu hii nchi, watanzania endeleeni kulala.

At least the country will earn the much needed hard currency.

 

[Determinantor]

mmhh ni kweli jamani? iko Pemba hii au Pemba nyingine? Iko vizuri sana tatizo Alshabab

 

[kmdh]

At least the country will earn the much needed hard currency.

Watalii wanaokaa kwenye hiyo hoteli wanalipia kila kitu huko huko Ulaya. Sasa hard currency kwetu iko wapi?

 

[kmdh]

Taratibu tutaelewa tu one day.

Itakuwa ni too late. Kila kitu wanakomba, kuanzia madini, mbuga za wanyama, maliasili zote. Cheza na Mayahudi. Siku ambayo watanzania wanaamka, hakuna kilichobaki.

 

[Tokyo40]

Serikali haimkatazi mzawa asifungue hoteli kama hiyo. Toka kijiweni na aanza kufikiri namna ya kumpita huyu mgeni ili nawewe utajirike badala ya kupiga domo bila ya kuelewa somo la uchumi na ajira. Adui sio mgeni anayekupa ajira wewe masikini ila fikra zetu za kijamaa na za chuki ndizo zinazotufanya tuwe nyuma kimaendeleo .

 

[Koborer]

Watalii wanaokaa kwenye hiyo hoteli wanalipia kila kitu huko huko Ulaya. Sasa hard currency kwetu iko wapi?

Oops, too bad then.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Watalii wanaokaa kwenye hiyo hoteli wanalipia kila kitu huko huko Ulaya. Sasa hard currency kwetu iko wapi?

Kamanda,

yaani mbongo wa kawaida hata akiwa na hio hela harushusiwi kulipa mpaka aenda akalipe ulaya?
Dah!...hio si freshi afazali waibomoe tu kama hali yenyewe nd' o hiio.

 

[kmdh]

Serikali haimkatazi mzawa asifungue hoteli kama hiyo. Toka kijiweni na aanza kufikiri namna ya kumpita huyu mgeni ili nawewe utajirike badala ya kupiga domo bila ya kuelewa somo la uchumi na ajira. Adui sio mgeni anayekupa ajira wewe masikini ila fikra zetu za kijamaa na za chuki ndizo zinazotufanya tuwe nyuma kimaendeleo .

Kuifikiria nchi yako siyo chuki. Hata wazungu wanafikiria nchi zao ni sisi Watanzania tuu tumelala usingizi. Ni nchi ngapi unazozifahamu wewe zinawaachia wageni waende wakaharibu mazingira, waibe maliasili zote, kodi hawalipi na hata kama wakilipa ni ndogo mno, n.k.? Hizo ajira wanazopewa Watanzania ni zile za chini kama za wapishi, wasafisha vyumba, n.k.. Ajira zinazolipa vizuri zote wanakalia wao wenyewe. Sasa hayo maendeleo mimi sijui yanatoka wapi.

 

[Tokyo40]

Mazingira yanaharibika kama unataka maendeleo. Msimamiaji wa kuhakikisha mazingira yanakuwa masafi ni serikali sio mfanyabiashara. Cha umuhimu ulichosema ni kuwa sisi Watanzania tumelala. Hii ndio sababu kubwa ya umasikini , pamoja na elimu duni na uvivu wa fikira.

Marekani, Japan , Indonesia, Brazil, China , Urusi , hawa wote wanachafua mazingira kila siku kutafuta maendeleo. Leo huwezi kujenga vizuri ukienda China , maziwa yamekauka Urusi na marekani, bahati inachafuliwa kila siku na wanaotafuta Mafuta. Miti inakatwa kwa wingi Brazil na Indonesia . Hata Tanzania , hakuna sehemu tunaweza kutumia plastiki au chuma tena (recycling plants) tunasubiri mchina atujengee kama alivyotujengea reli na Kiwanja cha Mpira. Maji machafu yanamwagwa kila siku na viwanda vyetu katika mito na sisi tunakunywa hayo maji.

Kumlaumu mgeni kwa umasikini wa nchi ni chuki tu. Hamna mfanyabiashara hata mmoja anayejali Njaa ya mwenzake. Huwezi kuona maendeleo haraka haraka kama hatuzalishi na kuuza vitu. Kahawa au dhahabu au almasi si muhimu kama kutengeneza Magari, kuuza teknolojia na vitu ambazo watu wengi wanatumia duniani. Utauza kilo ngapi za kahawa kununua gari?

Tujikaze kusoma na kufanya kazi kwa bidii na nchi yetu masikini tumshukuru mgeni kwa kutupa Ajira badala ya kumwita mwizi au machafuaji wa mazingira. Kama unataka kulaumu, laumu serikali yako kwa kutosimamia wasichafue mazingira.

 

[Tokyo40]

Mshahara mkubwa unategemea na elimu yako na Hali ya uchumi wa nchi yako. Unategemea mshahara wa milioni ngapi Wakati ukimaliza UDSM huwezi hata kuandika kiingereza kinachoeleweka baada ya kusoma Masomo yaliyopitwa na Wakati . Ni juzi juzi tu serikali waliacha kutulazimisha kusoma siasa ya ujamaa na kujitegemea katika shule zetu .

 

[kmdh]

Mazingira yanaharibika kama unataka maendeleo. Msimamiaji wa kuhakikisha mazingira yanakuwa masafi ni serikali sio mfanyabiashara. Cha umuhimu ulichosema ni kuwa sisi Watanzania tumelala. Hii ndio sababu kubwa ya umasikini , pamoja na elimu duni na uvivu wa fikira.

Marekani, Japan , Indonesia, Brazil, China , Urusi , hawa wote wanachafua mazingira kila siku kutafuta maendeleo. Leo huwezi kujenga vizuri ukienda China , maziwa yamekauka Urusi na marekani, bahati inachafuliwa kila siku na wanaotafuta Mafuta. Miti inakatwa kwa wingi Brazil na Indonesia . Hata Tanzania , hakuna sehemu tunaweza kutumia plastiki au chuma tena (recycling plants) tunasubiri mchina atujengee kama alivyotujengea reli na Kiwanja cha Mpira. Maji machafu yanamwagwa kila siku na viwanda vyetu katika mito na sisi tunakunywa hayo maji.

Kumlaumu mgeni kwa umasikini wa nchi ni chuki tu. Hamna mfanyabiashara hata mmoja anayejali Njaa ya mwenzake. Huwezi kuona maendeleo haraka haraka kama hatuzalishi na kuuza vitu. Kahawa au dhahabu au almasi si muhimu kama kutengeneza Magari, kuuza teknolojia na vitu ambazo watu wengi wanatumia duniani. Utauza kilo ngapi za kahawa kununua gari?

Tujikaze kusoma na kufanya kazi kwa bidii na nchi yetu masikini tumshukuru mgeni kwa kutupa Ajira badala ya kumwita mwizi au machafuaji wa mazingira. Kama unataka kulaumu, laumu serikali yako kwa kutosimamia wasichafue mazingira.

Hakuna anayemlaumu mgeni kwa umasikini. Lakini pamoja na umasikini wetu tusilale tuu wakati tunaibiwa, na kuharibiwa mazingira yetu ambayo tunatakiwa tuviachie vizazi vyetu vijavyo. Ona wenzetu walivyoamka

 

[kmdh]

Mshahara mkubwa unategemea na elimu yako na Hali ya uchumi wa nchi yako. Unategemea mshahara wa milioni ngapi Wakati ukimaliza UDSM huwezi hata kuandika kiingereza kinachoeleweka baada ya kusoma Masomo yaliyopitwa na Wakati . Ni juzi juzi tu serikali waliacha kutulazimisha kusoma siasa ya ujamaa na kujitegemea katika shule zetu .

Wangapi wanamaliza vyuo Japan, Ujerumani, Urusi, wanajua kiingereza kinachoeleweka? Tatizo siyo lugha ndugu yangu. Hao wanakuja hapa kuchuma. Hawajali maslahi ya Mtanzania. Maliasili zikimalizika wanaamba zao. Watanzania lazima tuamke na tuangalie maslahi yetu.

 

[Tokyo40]

Ndio, na sisi tuamke kama wao lakini tusiwalaumu wageni, tulaumu serikali yetu. Kila ajira Moja anayopewa Mtanzania, inasaidia kulisha familia na kupunguza Njaa nchini.

 

[Tokyo40]

Kama nilivyosema nyuma, mfanyabiashara yoyote duniani anafuata maslaha Yake tu. Ni wajibu wa serikali kuhakikisha kuwa analipa mishahara, kodi na kufuata sheria za nchi.