Kendwa Rocks
A laid-back beachfront spot in Kendwa, Zanzibar: simple bungalows, private beach beds and the area's renowned full-moon party.
Kendwa Rocks runs on a single, appealing idea: that the days should blur pleasantly into one another. Here the sun-kissed hours merge, and the hardest decisions a guest faces are which activity to choose, which restaurant to settle into and which swimwear to put on.
It sits as its own secluded pocket right on the beach, on Zanzibar’s north-west coast where the sand is wide and the water calm. The bungalow rooms are simple and unfussy, an honest expression of island living rather than a luxury performance, and the private beach beds ask almost no effort to reach.
Easy pleasures define the place. Champagne and sushi are a constant fixture, and the laid-back rhythm makes lingering the natural state of things.
Kendwa Rocks is also known for one livelier tradition. If your visit happens to coincide with a full moon, it throws what is widely held to be the best (and the only) full-moon party in the area, lively enough that some travellers plan their trip around it.
For travellers who want Zanzibar at its most relaxed (beachfront, unpretentious and easy to slip into), Kendwa Rocks is a refreshingly simple choice, the kind of place where the schedule quietly takes care of itself.
