Overwater Bungalows in Tanzania
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Overwater Bungalows in Tanzania

1 guide in Tanzania

The best overwater bungalows in Tanzania, destination by destination. Each guide picks the resorts where the overwater bungalow is genuinely the draw — with the exact room to book and live prices. Choose where you're headed:

Aerial view of Stone Town's coastline and turquoise water, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Zanzibar

Overwater Bungalows in Tanzania: Isaraya Water Villas, Zanzibar

Two more Zanzibar resorts sell villas they call overwater, and neither is built over water. Isaraya Luxury Over Water Villas at Konokono Beach Resort stand on a jetty above Chwaka Bay with private stairs into the Indian Ocean – the only genuinely stilted accommodation in Tanzania. Adults-only, private plunge pool, from approximately $600 per person per night all-inclusive.

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