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
- The Manta Resort dining Dining at Pemba's most iconic hotel, with beautiful seafront villas and relaxed barefoot luxury.
- The Manta Resort barefoot-luxury bar A bar at the iconic hotel known for relaxed barefoot luxury and direct beach access.
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
- Fundu Lagoon district — Southwest Pemba, offering tented luxury on a private beach with 18 elegant tents, an infinity pool, and top-tier diving.
- Chake Chake — Home to budget-friendly eco lodges and beach bungalows, plus markets and spice farms.
Read the full Pemba Island guide