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&BEYOND MNEMBA ZANZIBAR

MNEMBA ISLAND, ZANZIBAR

Dubbed “The Millionaire’s Island,” Mnemba Island offers sheer paradise for up to 20 guests, with attentive staff to address your every wedding whim. Twelve rustic-chic thatched-roof “bandas” are tucked into the dappled shade of the Casuarina pine forest and overlook a beach with sand so white, it looks like it’s been coated with baking powder. Late breakfast trays teeming with tropical fruit, freshly-squeezed juice, and Tanzanian coffee can be delivered to your banda, or fresh sushi and chilled Champagne can appear discreetly at your beach lounger at sunset. Weddings are small but meticulously planned and personalized, and can include Masai dancers and Kiswahili hymns. After you've said your vows, celebrate by dancing to Ngoma music under the African stars. GETTING THERE MNEMBA ISLAND CAN BE REACHED VIA A 90-MINUTE DRIVE FROM STONE TOWN THROUGH LUSH SPICE PLANTATIONS THAT BLANKET ZANZIBAR ISLAND. YOU’LL THEN BOARD A BOAT FOR THE LAST 20 MINUTES OF THE TRANSFER. ON ARRIVAL, YOU'LL BE IN ISLAND MODE RIGHT AWAY–WITH NO DOCK, YOU’LL HIKE UP YOUR SHORTS OR SKIRT AND WADE IN TO SHORE. @andbeyondmnemba

AT JUST 500 METERS IN DIAMETER AND 1.5 KILOMETERS IN CIRCUMFERENCE, THIS TINY ISLAND IS WRAPPED BY AN OVAL REEF – KNOWN AS THE MNEMBA ATOLL – A MARINE CONSERVATION AREA.

THANKS TO AN ON- SITE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS CENTER AND KAYAKING AND SNORKELING OPPORTUNITIES, YOU CAN GET ACTIVE IF YOU WANT TO.

IMAGINE MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE BEACH AS THE

GENTLE WAVES OF THE INDIAN OCEAN LAP AT YOUR FEET.

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