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Xmas / new year supplements from 22th December to 03 January inclusive. 35.00$ per person per night net.

Easter supplement from Good Friday to Easter Monday 35.00$

Children REDUCTION 2 - 11 years sharing with parents 50% (nett)

Children under 2 yrs FOC

Transfer Chake Airport to Manta Reef ONE WAY PER PERSON $30.00( Min 2 pax)

Honeymoon special offers included : Min 5 nights : Free bottle champagne + private boat visit to sandbanks + private sea food dinner on beach terrace.

Above prices include Coffee and Tea all day long, kayaking and guided walk with villagers.

August supplement from 01st August to 31st August,2006 $15 per person per day.

 

 

 

 

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Manta Reef Resort Pemba Island

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pemba island dive specialists

A unique diving spot in the world ...

Pemba Island and its reefs are known as the best diving in Eastern Africa.

The fortunate few divers who visit confirm that Pemba has some of the richest reefs in the World, with an unparalleled variety of hard and soft corals and diversity of tropical fish.

 

 

 

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Fishing, a national sport ...

Cheap thrills ...

With the help of local fishermen we can take you to the reefs where fish seem to be caught not so far from shore.

This the cheapest way to fish in Pemba.

Take our canoes, two outboard engines, lifejackets a VHF radio, local handlines, lures, and small rods'n for a litlle 150 euros a day.

island pemba

 

Bird-watching on foot (especially on the Ngezi Forest nature trail and Makangale swamp, early mornings and late afternoons at dusk). Bird-watching is excellent and there are certain species that are only endemic to Pemba. USD 10 per person +USD 5 pp forest tax

Amongst residents at the lodge are falcons, hornbills, green parrots and the famous flying fox which feast at night on a large fig tree in front of the bungalows.

 

 

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Nature walks from Ngezi Forest through the farms and ending at the lighthouse north of the lodge USD 20pp.

Road safaris to tour the island and visit beaches, villages, rubber tree and clove plantations (full day) USD 70 per car

Mountain bikes (for seeing some of the island in an energetic manner!) USD 10 per person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manta Reef Lodge is an island hideway...  on Pemba Island, Zanzibar.
That will appeal to sea safari fans, divers, honeymooners, fisherman, and beach lovers alike.

The property and rooms are located directly overlooking the beach, with the originaltropical forest on the high tide limit, home to birds, monkeys and bush babys.

 

This shell strewn pristine beach captures the brilliant sunsets day after day, This is a relaxing lodge, with plenty of personal space.We try to make you feel at home, in an informal, yet effecient atmosphere.A bit like your home away from home.

 

The local staff are extremely friendly and will go out of their way to attend to your requests, and show you around the local area.

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Many attractions on the island: from the lodge on the nothern Peninsula, you are in between the best beaches of Ras Kigomasa and Vumawimbi.

 

Many 5 star dive sites are all along the west coast, and daily trips are aranged.


The Ngezi forest, a 15 minute drive, is home to several endemic birds , unique world wide to just Pemba including the Scops Owl, which can be visited at night and day.

 

The Fugoni sand banks, just north of the lodge is a paradise for beach walks on Sand dunes that dissapear and reappear with the tides every day, full of birds, crabs and shells.

Anywhere you go, nature will offer you a unique glimpse into the natural magic that is Pemba.

The oceans around Pemba are famously blue, teeming with coral life and fish ideal to swim, snorkel, dive and fish.

With accomodation for a maximum of 25/30 people in 14 bungalows, the property offers an exclusice touch set away from the crowds, in a stunning hideaway.

Overlooking the Pemba Channel, the Manta Reef is the ideal lodge to restand explore the topside and underwater secrets of Pemba.

An unfogettable experience...

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The sea front bungalows are perched on timber platforms , directly open to the ocean in the front., with stunning views of the sea.

Mornings are awaken to the sea waves on the beach, and birds singing in the trees, and evenings you fall asleep to bush babies (lemurs) cackling away in the tress to each other and between the bungalow roofs and shore line trees.

Each bungalow is and enormous 50 square meters, with large beds, mosquito nets, verandah couch, chairs and en suite a bathroom.

The tranquility, space, and privacy make accommodation in these bungalows an unforgettable experience.

• Sea front bungalows. 10
• Honey moon bungalows.2
• Garden family cottage. .2, with 2 bedrooms in each

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manta resort pemba A unique site...

The lodge is on the Ras Kigomasha peninsula, just north of the Ngezi forest, and reached from either Chake Chake airport or Mkoani Port by Taxi.

The island is also accessible via the mainland by boats from Tanga in Tanzania and Shimoni in Kenya through the port of Wete.

Anything you need ...

Main lounge & Bar : The spectacular setting of the panoramic verandah and lounge bar is the heart of the lodge.

Inside, you can sprawl out on the mangrove funzi lounge beds, play pool, read from the excellent house magazine library, or lay on the sun deck and tan .

The barman and staff will take care of your drinks and meals day and night.. After dinner, they are the sharpest pool players on the island.

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Games include badminton, table tennis, football (with the local teams on certain days), beach volleyball, boule (bocce), bao, backgammon, chess, drafts, scrabble, trivial pursuit, plays and cards


- Video, television and an extensive music collection
- Make use of our excellent library of technical books on marine life, birds, butterflies, animals, plants, references on all aspects of Africa, as well as novels and a range of sports and fashion magazines

There are a large variety of dive sites for beginners and experienced divers, from drift dives, to wall dives , shallow reefs to deep trenches.

The blue waters of the Pemba channel run from 2000meters to the beaches in a few hundred meters ensuring a year round supply of clean blue water for excellent visability.


One Earth Diving offers great diving for advanced and novice divers in safety under professional instruction. We offer daily 2 tank dives and regular 3 tank days, with picknick lunches eaten on private remote beaches in between dives.

Clients are encouraged to bring their own dive computers if they plan to make multiple dives.

Guests wishing to dive 3 times a day or more for a week, should seriously consider joining our live-aboard sailing trips on the S.Y Jambo around Pemba offered on regular departures every month.

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Snorkeling is available at some of the dive sites as well, however this is tidally dependant. The best snorkeling trip is just north of the lodge near the sand banks on light house reef, and in the njao or Fundu gaps.

 

Adventure dives (night, wall, reef and drift dives) are regular features of an active diving programme.

 

For groups we can also offer dive trips to the east coast of Pemba , diving from Kojani village in the kojani gap.

 

These dives are recommended for experienced divers as they often have strong currents, and diving is in large schools of pelagic fish.

Trained diving assistants handle all equipment, help divers and check their equipment, carry tanks.

We offer fishing safaris up and down the entire island. we can customize a fishing safari for you. Minimum 3 day charters are required to secure a big Game fishing boat from Manta reef Lodge.

The boats are comfortably fitted out for cruising, and can accommodate between 4 and 6 four guests on different boats, depending on availability.

All boats are equipped with toilet, galley, a fridge/freezer and shower . Most people have dreamed of cruising off tropical islands, at some point in their lives, and the calm waters of Pembas western coast offer just this chance . to catch all the game fish.

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As the prime fishing grounds are on the Pemba side of the channel one can benefit considerably by basing oneself at the Lodge..

We can be in the best water in a matter of minutes rather than hours, which translates into about 4 hours more fishing time in the best spots.

Marlin have often been encountered within 1 mile of the shore with dog-tooth tuna, giant trevally, kingfish, barracuda and wahoo all along the steep drop-offs.

During the yellowfin tuna season the best fishing is almost always within a couple of miles of the Pemba coastline, making it an ideal base at this time of year.

 

The best fishing for giant trevally, large wahoo, barracuda and narrow barred mackerels is along the Pemba drop-offs.

 

Even in the billfish season of December through March the fishing is often best in close proximity to Pemba.

pemba coastline

fishing boat charter

Sailing with local ngalawas, 1 - 2 hours USD 10 per person Island and beach picnics by boat (e.g. to Fungoni sand banks, Njao gap, Fundu gap), including snorkelling and diving, picnic lunch and
beverages Sand bank USD 25 per person Fundu gap USD 40 per person

Boat excursions to villages to see traditional living and boat building (Mjia was ngombe village in Njao gap, Tumbe village) USD 25 per person Sand banks sunset cruise USD 20 per person

Fishing boat charter (on request, minimum 3 days) USD 450 boat, per day

Reef fishing
with small boats, 1/2 day......150$

VALID THRU: August 1st 2008 July 31st 2009

*PEAK SEASON: December 22, 2008 - January 2, 2009(inclusive), and April 8 - April 13, 2009 (inclusive)

ALL INCLUSIVE:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner. House brand beverages and soft drinks, sand bank excursion, fully stocked mini bar, sundowner
cocktail

FULL BOARD: Breakfast, lunch, dinner


Rates at Manta are as follows in EURO:

mante reef resort pemba island

                         Double Per room       Single Per room      Extra bed     Children     Peak*      Basis
Sea Front Villa     390                         245                        146             98            30           all inclusive
Garden Room      250                         145                        94               63            30           all inclusive
Divers Village      190                          115                       n/a              48            30            full board
Boat House         150                          95                         n/a              38            30            full board

TRANSPORTS Per person,

Airport-The Manta 30

Airport-Boat House 30

The Manta - Boat House 40

PEMBA ISLAND PACKAGES
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PEMBA ISLAND PACKAGES
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