Leisure activities

Relax on the beach, pumping yourself with a massage and a delicious cocktail. Relax, forget about the madness of the day to day life. That is the main activity at Bawe Tropical Island.

Nearby the islands, discover mythical treasures:

Day trips to Zanzibar Stone Town are the perfect chance to discover the Swahili culture, a happy mix of Africa, and Arabia. Explore the winding narrow streets of Stone Town, classified as World Cultural Heritage, with ancient buildings, superb balconies, amazing sculptured doors, mosques, palaces and Livingstone’s House, among many other remarkable features.

Spend a day at Bawe’s sister island, Prison Island, which is a contemporary style’ island resort for nature lovers, with a tortoise sanctuary for the Giant Aldabra Tortoises and artfully restored 19th century colonial buildings.

This once upon a time’ Quarantine Island was formerly owned by an Arab and used as a private place of detention for slaves. It was bought by General Mathews and the jail (recently fully restored) was built in 1893 as a central prison in Zanzibar. It was however never utilized as such. The island was later on the quarantine station for Zanzibar, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika territories. There are small gazelles in the bush and birds and fauna which are not to be seen other parts of Zanzibar.

At Bawe Tropical Island, you can enjoy a variety of sports and leisure activities as below: 

	Private beach & sun beds			Fresh water swimming pool
	Massage			Snorkeling
	Boat trips			Sightseeing tours of Zanzibar
	Day trip to Stone Town			Giant tortoise sanctuary on Prison Island