Sea Cliff Resort & Spa is perched on a dramatic cliff overlooking the Indian Ocean on Zanzibar's western coast, 25 minutes from historic Stone Town. This resort blends Swahili architecture with modern luxury and features Zanzibar's only golf course — a 9-hole Peter Matkovich design that plays as 18 holes with the final two holes alongside the Indian Ocean.
120 rooms · 1 course · Africa & Middle East
A 130-to-145-metre par 3 that plays directly toward the Indian Ocean, with the sea filling the entire backdrop behind the pin. Tropical scrub and the remnants of an old sand quarry guard the front of the green, and any misjudgment of the coastal breeze leaves the approach in unforgiving territory.
On a bluff above the Indian Ocean at Mangapwani, the resort combines Zanzibar's only resort golf with a spa built around the island's spice heritage.
Five treatment rooms, sauna, steam room, and plunge pool, with Ayurvedic therapies in the Kerala tradition and botanical treatments using Zanzibar's own spices. A 2023 World Luxury Awards winner at the continental level.
The resort's course plays along the cliff line, with the Club House Restaurant and private beach below. A dedicated watersports centre runs sailing, water skiing, kayaking, and windsurfing off the jetty.
Mangapwani Restaurant serves poolside with Indian Ocean views and live entertainment, while Zanzi-Bar pours sunset cocktails until midnight and the Jetty Bar catches the last light over the water.
Mangapwani Restaurant · Kobe Bar · Zanzi-Bar · Jetty Bar
Zuri Rituals Spa (5 Treatment Rooms) · 2 Infinity Pools · Private Beach & Jetty · 2 Floodlit Tennis Courts · Squash Court · Water Sports Center · Horse Riding · Kids Club · Spice Tours
June - October
The long dry season on Zanzibar's northwest coast brings steady southeast trade winds, low humidity, and calm Indian Ocean conditions ideal for both golf and water sports.
Request a tee time for the final two holes as the sun drops toward the Indian Ocean — the course meanders past a mangrove swamp before routing alongside the water, and that light on the 9th green is the kind that makes golfers forget their score. The Zuri Rituals Spa is a World Luxury Award winner; book treatments in the couples room with the whirlpool tub overlooking the coast.