Come and celebrate your wedding in a little paradise set on the Indian Ocean with a private bay with white sandy beach. Integrated in the old Chuini Palace Ruins. We arrange everything to make your day perfect.
Wedding Day Information: For the most memorable ceremony you will use the beautiful old Chuini ruins for the wedding ceremony. After the official wedding you can enjoy the sunset at the beach during the reception and later on have dinner between romantic bonfires. For the dance and music after the dinner the Chuini Restaurant is the best place with its magnificent sea view.
Wedding Package: Specially designed wedding package includes: - The official wedding ceremony, official papers, paperwork necessary meetings with registrar - Decoration and tropical flowers, - Candles, torches and bonfire
Including: - Flower bouquet for the bride and groom, Hair stylist, Photographer 1 day incl. CD - Apostille (confirmation by the consul most countries in the world require) - Service of the bishop of Zanzibar for the religious wedding ceremony - Welcome Reception; that includes the following - Hakuna Matata Cocktail (with alcohol), Non alcoholic fruit cocktail, Sparkling wine, Soft drinks and juices, four different kinds of finger food served from the tray - Dinner; Including the following - Seafood and more BBQ, the barbecue includes; A selection of starters, Vanilla spiced lobster bisque, Fresh grilled fish, calamari, crab claws, cigal and lobster, A selection of meat dishes, Vegetable skewers, Our home smoked fish and beef, Baked potato, Warm bread and butter, Tropical Dessert buffet. - Accommodation on this day will be in Luxury Suite Bungalow for the wedding couple for the romantic wedding night. - Music and Entertainment
An example of wedding day: Religious Ceremony start at 5:00pm and end at 5:30pm "to be held at Chuini Ruins", then from 5:30pm to 6:00pm at the same location a wedding Ceremony will take place. From 6:00pm to 6:30pm is time for Welcome reception which will take place on the white sandy beach of the lodge, to be followed by BBQ Buffet at the same location from 6:30pm to 9:00pm and lastly from 9.00pm till Open end is time for music and dance at the Restaurant. This can be arranged for up to 50 participants.
Package Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive, Zanzibar Arrive, Zanzibar Airport. Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to Hakuna Matata Beach Lodge for dinner and overnight. Accommodation is on half board basis in a Luxury Superior Bungalow.
Day 2: Leisure and preparation for a wedding day Spend this day at Hakuna Matata Lodge at leisure while doing some preparations for the coming wedding day. Dinner and overnight at Hakuna Matata Beach Lodge. Accommodation is on half board basis in a Luxury Superior Bungalow.
Day 3: Wedding day Today is the wedding day. Activities and facilities as mentioned in the wedding day information above. Accommodation in a Luxury Suite Bungalow at Hakuna Matata Beach Lodge.
Day 4: Rest and Relax Spend full day at leisure and overnight along the well maintained beach of the Hakuna Matata Lodge. Accommodation is on half board basis in a Luxury Suite Bungalow.
Day 5: Departure Pick up from the Lodge and transfer to Zanzibar airport to connect with your homebound flight or continue to other destinations.
Price: U$ 1,867 per person (for bride & groom)
The Price Include: - 4 night accommodation at Hakuna Matata Lodge (2 nights in Luxury Superior Bungalow and 2 nights in Luxury Suit Bungalow) - Airport transfers - The weeding ceremony including facilities/activities mentioned above - Government taxes
The price does not Include: - International air fare to/from Zanzibar (we can arrange on request) - Drinks; This will be provided on request. You will send us a list and allow us time to organize them for you - Extras at the hotel and all items of personal nature/use - And all not mentioned in the itinerary above
Note : On the wedding day, a 5 course Candle light Dinner for 2 including 1bottle of wine can be provided at an extra cost of US $ 84 per person.
And also we would be very happy to create a tailor made buffet or dinner for you. Please tell us your requested dishes and we will provide them for you.
Best times of the year for a wedding: The best months for a wedding are January - March and June - October, which are the warmest and driest months. The remaining months are the rainy season.
Honeymoon Option: After a wedding ceremony you may wish to spend some days in another nice beach hotel in Zanzibar for honeymoon. Below is a 7 day honeymoon itinerary you may take. The itinerary below can be customized. You can add or reduce some days and extend it to other destinations.
Honeymoon Itinerary:
Day 6: Transfer from Hakuna Matata to Another Chosen Hotel In the morning after breakfast pick up from Hakuna Matata Lodge and transfer to one of the following hotels (Breezes Beach Club, Karafuu Beach Hotel, Ocean Paradise or Blue Bay Beach Resort). Overnight at a hotel of your choice. Accommodation is based on dinner and breakfast.
Day 7 – 12: Rest and Relax At leisure and overnight at your chosen hotel. Activities can be arranged on request.
Day 13: Journey Home Pick up from your Hotel and transfer to Zanzibar Airport to connect with your homebound flight or continue to other destinations.
Note: This itinerary can be extended to other destinations. You may add wildlife safari to the stunning Ngorongoro Crater, the vast plains of Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park or to Selous Game Reserve, Ruaha National Park and Mikumi National Park or you can extend it to Kenya doing wildlife safari to Masai Mara National Park, Amboseli National Park and Samaburu. If you like adventure activities you may add Mount Kilimanjaro or Mount Meru Climbing.
Price for the honeymoon option itinerary: US $1,724 per person sharing a deluxe room
Price Includes: - Transfer from Hakuna Matata to the chosen hotel and from the hotel to Zanzibar Airport - Activities as per Itinerary - Accommodation based on Dinner and Breakfast (HB) - Government taxes
Price Excludes: - Extras at the hotels - International flights (we can assist with these if required) - Tips, telephone, laundry or any other Personal expenses - All not mentioned in the itinerary
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This can be tailor made to suit you, so should you require any changes or inclusions please enquire below
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This is a fantastic tour and a "must do" for any first time visitor to Dar, as I was.
It helps you understand more about the people who live in Dar and makes what can seem like a complex and intimidating place, accessible, friendly and understandable.
My customized 13-day trip in Tanzania was absolutely amazing!
From breathtaking Ngorongoro hiking to a taste of Kilimanjaro and local village visits, it was truly a life-changing experience.
My driver and tour manager went out of their way to accommodate my whims and made sure that my stay in Tanzania was a pleasant one. Unfortunately I fractured my ankle during one of the hikes I took, but I was taken to the hospital immediately, and taken a great care of.
I would definitely recommend this operator to anyone who's looking for a tour that's much more than just game drives.'
We went on a two day walking – canoeing trip in Arusha National Park. The tour operator also made hotel arrangements for the first three days we were in Arusha.
They stayed in contact for 11 months via email. The person I was in contact with Elifasi and our guide, Apolo Kihwil, meet us at the airport took us to our hotel. On our rest day we visited a school at our request and not part of the paid itinerary this was on their time.
Our guide Apolo was the best we had on our entire trip. He was informative, friendly and had a great sense of humor, we were rewarded with a dream trip my favorite giraffe and several at a time the last bunch we counted eleven, baboons, wart hogs, black and white monkeys, hundreds of thousand of lesser and greater flamingos on big Momella Lake he provide delicious lunches and was infinitely patient while we took photographs.
I would not hesitate to use them on my next trip to Tanzania and would request Apolo as our guide.
We had a most wonderful holiday in Kenya and Tanzania.
They looked after us very well and we were very satisfied with their service. The service provided value for money. The only comment we would make is that the email from them gave us the impression that we would be staying in a lodge but when we arrived we were in a tent. We were satisfied with the tented accomodation, however it could have been made clearer in the original email that it was tented accomodation.
The staff were very kind and helpful.
Tour Operators Reply:
Thank you for the client's feedback and contructive comment/suggestion. We are glad that they were very satisfied with the service we provided to them, despite their impression that they would be staying in a lodge instead of tent.
As per the first enquiry which the clients sent into our company, she stated that she will prefer to stay in Camping “Accommodation Preference: Camping” and the price given to them was based on Camping accommodation, and these was stated in the itinerary that “Dinner and overnight at the camp”
However, there was typing error at the end of the itinerary which indicates Lodge accommodation instead of Camping accommodation.
We will try our level best to make sure that this mistake will not happen again.
After having a wonderful safari in southern Africa organised through your webiste, we decided to return again to Tanzania after 45 years.
We booked a 19 day safari to visit six game parks...Selous, Mikumi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangari.
Our guide/driver, Hurumu, met us at the Dar airport and drove us to a hotel for our day of jet lag recovery. We drove to Selous first. We're not strangers to East Africa, having first arrived in 1963. By far, Hurumu is the best guide that we've ever had. He was extremely knowledgeable of wildlife, has great game eyes, a good conversationalist, and was very caring for all our needs. He understood our physical age limitations (74) but was not at all solicitous. Cool water was always available. Hurumu had the ability to always get the Toyota into position for the best photograph.
We made our initial contact the operator in 2009. Elifasi, in the office, worked with me to create the itinerary. He also was most helpful. While at Selous we requested an itinerary change. Elifasi made the changes without a problem.
The entire safari was most enjoyable and problem free.
The best of Kenya & Tanzania and they made that experience a reality. They were always on time, concerned about our well being and would without any reservations recommend them! The scenery and game viewing were all memorable and expectations met. Organizing the tour was also without any hassle
I went solo, a 50 something white woman, and me and _______ (I forget his name), rode around for 5 hours. It was a unbelievable experience.
He was a wonderful guide, I called him the "Mayor" because everybody knew him! He was so popular everywhere we went that I felt completely comfortable, safe, and like an invited family friend.
He showed me 3 or 4 neighborhoods, I met coffee makers, chapati breakfast cooks (had breakfast there with a Masaai family who stopped by!), a traditional herbalist (where I learned the treatment for meconium aspiration, I'm a perinatal pathologist!), herbal pharmacist (where I saw that fenugreek seed is used to facilitate delivery with prolonged labor), local market, fabric seller, and had a delicious lunch at an outside Swahili restaurant. I played with kids, talked with everyone, and really got a great sense of the community.
My guide also is very active in local projects and inspired me to help with a bridge rebuilding project he is spear heading. The bicycle riding was easy and really the only way to get around in these neighborhoods. It was by far the best experience I had in Dar, and one of the best I have had in my many travels in East Africa!
We could not have asked for abetter way to end our incredible adventures in Tanzania. We saw everything and did everything we could have ever imagined. From the big game watching in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara, to ascending the highly active volcano next to Lake Natron, it was all so unbelievably incredible. A total dream come true!
Our guide Huruma had he most expansive breadth of knowledge of the natural environment, he was a pleasure to talk to. He was also extremely flexible with us as lans often changed for various reasons, but ALWAYS for the better. Huruma made us feel safe and comfortable the whole time. Alex our cook as wonderful as well making sure we had the best quality meals possiblemade from the freshest ingredients.
Choosing a safari operator is tough, but I will just say that I will always recommend these guys. They are very professional and will do everything to make sure you have the best trip possible. Thanks again for our lifetime memories. We will be back, so you will hear from us again.
Thanks Elfasi for all your time, flexibility and support in orchestrating this dream trip.
