Kigomasha Peninsula

Pemba Island, Tanzania

Home to The Manta Resort, Pemba's most iconic hotel with seafront villas and an underwater room option.

Places in Kigomasha Peninsula

Practical notes for Pemba Island

Best time to visit
June to October (dry season) offers the best diving visibility and calmest seas around Pemba's reefs.
Getting around
The Manta Resort sits on the northern Kigomasha Peninsula, Fundu Lagoon in the southwest, and budget lodges cluster near Chake Chake, with Misali Island reached by day-trip boat from the west coast.
Currency
Tanzanian Shilling (TSh)
Language
Swahili (national) and English.
Timezone
EAT (UTC+3)
Current trends
Pemba's hospitality scene continues to embrace barefoot luxury over mass tourism, with The Manta Resort's underwater room and Fundu Lagoon's private-beach tented luxury anchoring the island's reputation as one of the world's best dive destinations, while budget eco-lodges near Chake Chake increasingly support community conservation projects.

Other neighborhoods in Pemba Island

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