Four-star boutique hotel
Kinasi Lodge is a four-star boutique hotel with only 15 rooms, the first of its kind in Mafia Island from 1995, that offers all activities and services for island visitors: Spa, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Kite-boarding, Whale Shark excursions, Historical, antiquity and cultural tours, Beach and Island picnics and involvement in local community projects including turtle-hatchings.
Experiences in Mafia Island
Immerse yourself in captivating marine adventures and vibrant local culture. Kinasi invites you to experience the essence of Mafia Island's beauty and charm.
The Blue World
Kinasi operates its own whale shark excursions for guests, in order to ensure an unforgettable experience with best practice protocols of swimming with whale sharks with minimal impact on their behavior.
Boating & Beaches
Wherever you wish to go and whatever you dream of doing in a beautiful marine park…we arrange trips using our excursion boat and traditional wooden dhow.
Nature & Wildlife
Nature & Wildlife adds a very interesting dimension to a Tanzania Wildlife Safari. Birds that cannot be observed in the inland parks and reserves are present a few steps onto Kinasi shore.
Local Culture
By foot, road or boat, accompanied by a trained and experienced personal guide, visitors can experience the cultural heritage and traditional village life of Mafia like Chole island, Utende or Bweni.
Our Guests Experiences
We take pride in serving our guests with the best experience. Read what they say.
We will be back 🙂 – Hello out there!
My daughter and I returned from Tanzania yesterday and had a perfect mix of safari and diving/relaxation with Peter at his Kinasi Lodge.
I just have to… Read more.. praise Peter! He’s the brilliant old-school gentleman who makes you feel at home from the moment you walk in. It didn’t take 3 minutes and he introduced us to all the other guests, who were all great.
If there are negative reviews complaining about the food, I would suggest that you have to keep in mind that we are on a small African island with 15 beautiful bungalows and not in a 1000 bed all inclusive bunker in Hurgadha , where the buffet overflows every day.
We were very enthusiastic about the atmosphere, the great diving spots and the landscape.
Many thanks to Peter and his team!
6 agosto, 2023
Thank you for a magic stay! – We (2 adults and 2 children (10 and 12)) Had the most magic stay at this wonderful place on earth!
We had the family bungalow shiraz which is great with… Read more.. two bedrooms divided by a bathroom. Great location with seaview and short distance to evrything.
Kinasi is a magical quite place. The only sounds you hear is the sounds of birds and insects (not to many:-)). I loved walking in smal pathways.
The service was exeptional good, both from the owner and the people working there. Both me and my husband had birthday while we were there and they really made it special.
The food was really good. You have to be aware (we were) that it is a set menu and you have no choice. This was not a problem for us when the food was so good. We had 3 night served to the table, one buffet night, and one BBQ at the beach (amazing). We had prepared the children about this before we went, and I`m glad we did. The owner asked us how the kids liked the food, and we said that they were doing fine, but if they could choose they would probably had pizza every day. Then he responded with – lets make pizza tomorrow:-)! And they did. That’s extra service! Thank you Peter! We had lots of fresh seafood, and we loved it.
We were on whale shark safari 2 days, and that was absolutelutely amazing. We had arround 8 “jumps” snorkeling with whale sharks, and it will be a memory for life!
Beach: The beach is great and beautiful, and we had it for our self everytime we were there. Someone have written here that there is no beach because of low tide (all the time???), but that’s not true at all. When its low time is very shallow (but still there) but when its not low tide its fantastic. If I had small children I would also low the beach.
We used the pool a lot, and we were often by our self. It was good service every time we asked for something at the pool.
Some tips: keep the receipts you get when you pay the Marine Park Fee because you have to deliver it when you leave the “gate”.
Be aware that there is small insects in paradise, but we didn’t have problems with to many of them.
Thank you Peter and staff for making our stay, fun, magic and fantastic!
We would love to come back!
27 febrero, 2023
We stayed for 5 nights after safari to dive on Mafia. The hotel was lovely in a great location and with very comfortable, large bungalows with lovely views from the… Read more.. balconies. Food was good – no choice on the dinner menu but diets were catered for. The hotel was exactly what we wanted with a personal service from friendly staff, laid back vibe and beautiful location. We loved the massages nearly as much the cocktails. The view was spectacular. Some rooms have aircon and others have fans so, if you have a preference, it’s worth checking. Good excursions but better information would have been helpful at times. One downside was the metal roof for each bungalow which made the falling seed pods etc at night very noisy. However, we weren’t ready to leave and would have loved to has stayed longer.
13 agosto, 2023
A stunning, charming, peaceful, special place – Charming and peaceful. Great food and a great wine fridge! Impeccable staff. Perfect for diving and snorkelling, And they arranged a trip for us to swim with… Read more.. whale sharks – a lifetime dream! Our room was beautiful and we slept so well. We felt so well rested. Loved it.
10 enero, 2023
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