Natural Park Villa Resort

A collection of thatched villas set in beachside gardens with private pools and potentially an extremely good venue, with charming and efficient staff and pleasing all day/ evening food offering..There is an excellent beach front massage offering and in-villa movie availability and a variety of tours on hand. However, there are things to put right including cleaning the general use pools, installing a desalination unit, (washing daily in salt water is not pleasant), and renovating the woodwork on the villas. The immediate beach is a rock and seaweed assault course to clearer waters and the access road is an enduro course for your taxi. However, we enjoyed our stay and thoroughly endorse the efforts of the excellent staff.

This place is heaven! From the moment we arrived the place welcomed us in every way. The staff is going out of their way to made our time as pleasant as it possibly could be. We came for our wedding anniversary and it was just wonderful. The resort is quiet, a little paradise for couple and families alike. We want to mention specially Franklin, Saida, Baraka, the kitchen crew - seafood magic, the ladies from the massage tent and the entire service team. A BIG THANK YOU AND WE WILL COME BACK.

perfect place, exactly as in the pictures. The finest powdery sand, the villa even bigger than expected, really delicious food. We had a villa in first Row and would do again; the sunrise in the upper Terrace Was outstanding. The easy contract with staff on whatsapp before arriving and during the Stay was wonderful. It is very quiet so if you prefer a lot off evening fuzz this is not the place. We took a taxi to Paje twice and that Was enough. Took trips from the Beach. we had the best holiday In Paradise

Lovely big spacious two-storey apartments and private pool and balcony. Owner Mara is so friendly and helpful which makes you feel valued and welcome. The resort is huge for the number of people staying there which means the main three pools are not crowded and there are plenty of sun beds to choose from. The restaurant serves up really good quality food and the staff are so friendly and cheerful. This was really important as the resort is quite isolated about 15 min drive from nearest town so there are very few alternatives to walk to for eating. Just make sure to take as much cash as you can as otherwise you will have to make frequent trips to the ATM which is a 20 dollar return taxi ride. There is no ability to pay with card at the restaurant. Also, best to pay in schillings as you get a bad exchange rate for paying in dollars (this needs looking at as in north of the island dollar to schilling rate is fair when paying in dollars i.e 2,700 schillings to the dollar as opposed to 2,500. The only other feedback I would give is that the balconies could do with having some shelter from the sun. If you are staying the paje area though - I highly recommend this place as although isolated, paje itself is not very nice.

We cannot express how lucky we were to find this site to stay in whilst relaxing in Zanzibar. The site has two rows of villas facing the Indian Ocean and we were lucky enough to be in one of the front villas. The villa was spacious (could easily sleep 2-8) has it's own kitchen (which we used both for some breakfast and evening meals, which meant we enjoyed finding local shops with local produce that was both delicious but also fantastic value for money), WiFi, and it's own swimming pool. The grounds, however, also have three pools which are cleaned daily, as well as numerous sun- lounges to spend the day sunbathing. The staff were, again as we have found in all places we have stayed in Tanzania, friendly and attentive. The grounds are closed to the road at night with security who are there 24/7. The added highlight, however, was the bar and restaurant called Asili, with the food being cooked fresh and the staff incredibly friendly. To get the best experience I recommend you get a car so it way to explore Zanzibar to the full and get a true flavour of the island. We explored all along the east coast so are looking forward to returning to explore the west coast. For those of you from the UK, driving is on the same side as the UK so is easy. There are a few things to be wary of, mainly, the state of the roads (esp crossing from the west, where the airport is, to the east), the fact that people are always walking along roads with no pavements and motorcyclists are everywhere, many with no lights. Saying that, we felt safe the whole time we drove.

A big thank you to Erick and the rest of the Natural Parks team. What an amazing experience, with lovely, attentive hosts. The resort is peaceful, complete with lovely pools and a restaurant to enjoy cocktails at. The villa is thoughtfully designed and comfortable! We'll definitely be back!