Zanzibar Serena Hotel | Zanzibar Lodges

Introduction

Zanzibar Serena Hotel is located on the seafront of Stone Town that offers guests the grandeur of days past set in two combined historic buildings. Without question, one of the more popular Stone Town Hotel options out there and offering an exceptional night out at the Baharia Restaurant.

Stone Town is a legendary place full of old palaces with intricately carved doors and colourful spice and fruit markets. This is more of a historic hotel in a historic town from which one can explore all that is is Stone Town; we would not consider this a beach hotel.

Rooms and Suites

Each room at Zanzibar Serena Hotel is cool, white and constructed to the traditional design of a Swahili house with high ceilings. A wide range of rooms and suite are available including standard rooms, prime rooms and suites.

All rooms and suite offer the following;

24-hour room service
Air-conditioning
Wi-Fi
Direct-dial phone
Satellite TV,
Minibar
Private safe
Hair driers
Mosquito nets
Bathrobe and slippers
Umbrellas

Cuisine and Wine

Zanzibar cuisine blends freshly caught seafood, fresh spices, luscious fruit and delicately flavoured vegetables. Breakfasts at the hotel are a scrumptious affair of fruits, African dishes, traditional pastries, cold meats and of course, bacon and eggs.

Although the Zanzibar Serena Hotel does have an in-house restaurant, we would highly recommend you eat at one of the more historic restaurants in Stone Town itself.

The hotel does have a few fantastic bars with stunning views.

Activities

The Spice Tour: A fascinating and informative tour of the fabled Spice Gardens of Zanzibar, which still supply 75% of the world's spices, the tour also includes a visit to the Persian baths and the Sultan's palace and finishes with a beach barbecue and a visit to the dark caverns of the Mangapwani Slave Caves.

Take a trip to the Jozani Forest Nature Reserve, see the last red colobus monkey sanctuary in the world.

Visit the neighbouring island of Pemba and enjoy world-class diving and fishing and snorkelling in the famous Pemba Channel.

Take in a day's driving around the magnificent coral reefs and wrecks of the Zanzibar coast.

Spend a day on the white sand beaches of Grave Island, Prison Island, Snake Island and the sandbanks of the Zanzibar channel. Enjoy a cultural tour of Stone Town - visiting the Sultan's Palace, the House of Wonders, The Old Dispensary Cultural Center, the Old Slave Market, the Old Dhow harbour, the bazaars, the winding lanes and more.

Spend a day at the exotic Mangapwani Serena Beach Club next door to the Zanzibar Serena Hotel and enjoy sun, sand, sea, sumptuous seafood and the exploration of the Mangapwani Slave Caves. Take a dhow cruise or a dolphin cruise.

Sample a sultanesque beauty and massage treatments and indulge in some traditional henna body painting.

Kifaru Safari
- Departure; Scheduled and tailor-made departure dates
- Duration; 6 Days / 5 Nights
- Lodging; Serena Lodges
- Group Size; Minimum 2
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
Kifaru Safari
The Marangu Route
- Departure; Daily On Request
- Duration; 7 Days / 6 Nights
- Lodging; Hotel and camping
- Group Size; Minimum 1
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
The Marangu Route
Classic Saffron Safari
- Departure; Scheduled and tailor-made departure dates
- Duration; 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Lodging; Safari Lodges
- Group Size; Minimum 2
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
Classic Saffron Safari
The Machame Route
- Departure; Daily On Request
- Duration; 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Lodging; Hotel and camping
- Group Size; Minimum 1
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
The Machame Route
Vistas of Plains and Spice
- Departure; Scheduled and tailor-made departure dates
- Duration; 14 Days / 13 Nights
- Lodging; Safari Lodges
- Group Size; Minimum 2
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
Vistas of Plains and Spice
The Rongai Route
- Departure; Daily On Request
- Duration; 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Lodging; Hotel and camping
- Group Size; Minimum 1
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
The Rongai Route