&Beyond Mnemba Island Lodge

andBeyond Mnemba Island is an exclusive private island off the north-east coast of Zanzibar, just under a mile wide and shaded by casuarina trees, shared by only a handful of guests at a barefoot, tide-paced rhythm. It has 12 open-air bandas, with no doors or windows, including one family banda, each shaped like a nautilus shell with its own stretch of beach, a day bed, an al fresco shower and a personal butler, on an all-inclusive basis.

Dining is fresh, light, spice-laced Zanzibari cuisine served wherever the guest chooses, under the trees, at the bar or in the banda, with sushi, sunset cocktails and a beach bar as the social heart. Wellness is at a Wellness Banda among the casuarina trees, with two treatment rooms and a raised yoga deck and a curated holistic menu. The ocean and private beach are the focus, with snorkelling from the beach, scuba diving, boat and dhow cruises, green-turtle nesting and a Discovery Centre with marine biologists and coral restoration. Part of andBeyond, it suits honeymooners, couples and families who want an ultra-exclusive private-island escape with a strong marine-conservation angle, ideal as a beach add-on to a safari.