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Lodge · Zanzibar
Xanadu Luxury Villas
Xanadu Luxury Villas sits on a quiet stretch of white sand at Dongwe on Zanzibar's east coast, with nine private villas, each with its own plunge pool and dedicated butler. The all-inclusive rate covers meals, select drinks, airport transfers, non-motorised watersports and daily laundry, which makes it an easy pairing with a mainland Tanzania safari.
From $895 per person sharing, per night
Lodge · Zanzibar
Xanadu Luxury Villas
From $895 per person sharing, per night
Enquire nowXanadu Luxury Villas sits on a quiet stretch of white sand at Dongwe on Zanzibar's east coast, with nine private villas, each with its own plunge pool and dedicated butler. The all-inclusive rate covers meals, select drinks, airport transfers, non-motorised watersports and daily laundry, which makes it an easy pairing with a mainland Tanzania safari.
Location · Zanzibar
From, per person · night · $895
About the lodge
An overview of Xanadu Luxury Villas.
Xanadu Luxury Villas sits on a quiet stretch of white sand at Dongwe on Zanzibar's east coast, with nine private villas, each with its own plunge pool and dedicated butler. The all-inclusive rate covers meals, select drinks, airport transfers, non-motorised watersports and daily laundry, which makes it an easy pairing with a mainland Tanzania safari.
Highlights
- Nine private villas, each with a plunge pool and dedicated butler
- Direct frontage onto a quiet white-sand beach at Dongwe on Zanzibar's east coast
- All-inclusive rate covering meals, select drinks, transfers, watersports and laundry
- Beachfront spa with treatment room and open-air private deck
- Optional 15-minute helicopter transfer from Zanzibar airport
You Should Know
- Villa Umande is excluded from the Stay 4 Pay 3, Easter and Honeymoon offers
- Villa Mawimbi is also excluded from the Easter offer
- Honeymoon discount is valid up to one year after the wedding date and requires a wedding certificate
- Helicopter transfers are on request and subject to weather, passenger weights and operational clearance
The Details
Xanadu is set on the east coast of Zanzibar at Dongwe, around 90 minutes by road from Stone Town or roughly 15 minutes by helicopter from the airport. The property is built around a single pool courtyard, with each villa opening out to private garden or ocean-facing space and the Indian Ocean a short walk away.
The character of the place is deliberately quiet and residential rather than resort-scale. Nine villas, a beachfront spa and one restaurant make up the whole offering, with butlers assigned per villa so most guest requests, from meals to excursions, are handled without leaving your own space.
Rooms
The nine villas split into one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. One-bedroom villas include Mawingu and Mawimbi (ocean view with private plunge pool), Umande (garden view with plunge pool), Alfajiri (ground-floor lounge with plunge pool, first-floor bedroom with ocean-view balcony) and Kimwondo (garden view with a rooftop pool and dining area). Two-bedroom villas are Nyota and Mbingu (both presidential, with ocean views, large pools and, in Mbingu's case, a second rooftop pool), plus Korongo and Mlima (garden view, each bedroom with its own bathroom, suited to families or friends travelling together). Korongo pairs with the adjacent Kimwondo when parties need three bedrooms.
Dining
A local and international kitchen team cook across the villas, the main restaurant and the beach, with fresh seafood, home-grown spices, fruit and vegetables and organically sourced proteins. Guests can choose to eat privately in their villa, in the restaurant or on the sand, and menus are tailored rather than fixed.
Activities
Non-motorised watersports are included. Beyond that, the team can arrange sunset sailing on Xanadu's own boat 'Free Spirit', visits to national forest reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and sea caves, cultural trips into Stone Town and spice farms, and private dining set-ups on the beach. The spa sits directly on the sand and runs treatments either in the treatment room or on an open-air private deck.
Price Includes
- All meals
- Select beverages
- Dedicated butler service
- Return airport transfers
- Non-motorised water sports
- Daily laundry
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup.
The same as booking direct
Rates and dates.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 15 Jun 2028
Shoulder
1 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$895
per person · night
Festive
21 Dec 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$1,185
per person · night
Festive
11 Jan 2027 – 28 Feb 2027
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$1,075
per person · night
Green season
1 Mar 2027 – 15 Jun 2027
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$895
per person · night
Peak / migration
16 Jun 2027 – 31 Aug 2027
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$1,150
per person · night
Peak / migration
1 Sept 2027 – 20 Dec 2027
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$960
per person · night
Festive
21 Dec 2027 – 10 Jan 2028
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$1,270
per person · night
Festive
11 Jan 2028 – 28 Feb 2028
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$1,150
per person · night
Green season
1 Mar 2028 – 15 Jun 2028
All-inclusive - All meals and select beverages, dedicated butler service, return airport transfers, non-motorised water sports, and daily laundry.
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th November 2026. Details
$960
per person · night
Rates are per person sharing, per night. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Current offers
Special offer available.
Stay & Pay
Seasonal Escape Offer, Stay 4 Pay 3. Valid for stays in April, May, September, October and November 2026; March, April, May, September, October and November 2027; and March, April and May 2028. Villa Umande is excluded. Cannot be combined with other offers, does not apply to existing bookings, is non-cumulative, and the full stay must fall within the travel period.
Honeymoon
15% honeymoon discount. Minimum stay three nights. Booking window 10 January to 31 January 2026, for travel in 2026 and 2027. Blockout dates August 2026 and 2027, 21 December 2026 to 10 January 2027, and 21 December 2027 to 31 December 2027. Villa Umande is excluded. Valid up to one year after the wedding date, confirmed by wedding certificate. Not combinable with other offers and does not apply to existing bookings.
Last minute
Easter Special, save 15% on bookings made between 31 March and 10 April 2026. Valid for Villa Nyota, Mbingu, Korongo, Mlima, Alfajiri and Kimwondo. Villa Umande and Villa Mawimbi are excluded. Not combinable with other offers, does not apply to existing bookings, and non-transferable.
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