Why visit Nungwi
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 94 places to eat, 89 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ras Nungwi Lighthouse and Baraka Natural Aquarium.
Weather in Nungwi
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Photos of Nungwi
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Things to do5
Museums and landmarks15
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Restaurants and cafes94
Mama Mia Restaurant
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza, Burger, Sandwich, Chicken, Ice Cream, Seafood, Coffee Shop · 0.8 km
The restaurant Mama Mia belongs to two young Italians, Mimmo and Alfonso. The former is in charge of the banqueting room, the latter is...
Mo-Su 10:30-00:00
RestOtalia Swahili restaurant
Restaurant · Pizza, Burger, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Seafood, Soup, Salad, Pasta, Chicken, Barbecue
Situé sur le rooftop de l'hôtel Ô TALIA HOTEL AND SPA à Nungwi, RestOtalia vous propose une expérience culinaire raffinée alliant...
Mo-Su 07:00-23:00
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Where to stay89
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GOasis
Motel and hotel · 0.6 km
Operated by Tracey and her husband. Tracey moved here from the UK and is very helpful with travel tips.
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Ô TALIA HOTEL & SPA
Motel and hotel
Ô TALIA HÔTEL & SPA est un hotel situé au cœur de Nungwi, au nord de Zanzibar, à seulement quelques minutes à pied de la célèbre plage de Nungwi.
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Churches and places of worship11
Shopping25
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare13
Map of Nungwi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Kijini 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Mkokotoni 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Gamba 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Kiwengwa 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Bububu 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Koani Ndogo 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Koani 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Pangani 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- Zanzibar 50 km south, about 50 min by car
- Tanga 76 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Nungwi,Zanzibar - panoramio, Jang Woo Lee, CC BY 3.0
- Paradise at Nungwi, Kaskazini A, Unguja North, Zanzibar, Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nungwi (Zanzibar) - Nungwi - Tagzania - 1785932483662, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scene at Nungwi, Kaskazini A, Unguja North, Zanzibar, Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nungwi (Zanzibar) - Nungwi - Tagzania - 1785932482480, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nungwi (Zanzibar) - Nungwi - Tagzania - 1785932482925, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nungwi (Zanzibar) - Nungwi - Tagzania - 1785932483333, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Water at Nungwi, Kaskazini A, Unguja North, Zanzibar, Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unnamed Road, Nungwi, Tanzania - panoramio, Morten Idriss Nygaar…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Unnamed Road, Nungwi, Tanzania - panoramio (1), Morten Idriss Nygaar…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Else Ringnalda, Laura Davies, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zanzibar Lighthouse 2, Jarod Burns, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Neotrygon kuhlii zanzibar, Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Танзания - panoramio (7), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Men burn a boat on the shores of Zanzibar, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Men burn a boat on the shores of Zanzibar in front of a row of palm trees, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lygodactylus picturatus 35366177, Michal Sloviak, CC BY 4.0
- Танзания - panoramio (6), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Zanzibar (23559283335), Jorge Cancela, CC BY 2.0
- Zanzibar Sky, John Girard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A man burns and coats a boat on the beaches of Zanzibar, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A man sets fire and coats a boat on the beaches of Zanzibar, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A woman walks along the beaches of Zanzibar, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A woman carries objects on the beaches of Zanzibar, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Women wear beautiful clothes as they work in the sun of Tanzania, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Танзания - panoramio (8), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Nesotragus moschatus 35364231, Michal Sloviak, CC BY 4.0
- Nesotragus moschatus 43398383, Michal Sloviak, CC BY 4.0
- Kinixys zombensis, Michal Sloviak, CC BY 4.0
- Танзания - panoramio (3), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- A man cleans a fish in the blue waters of Tanzania, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunset on zanzibar, Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A man paddles on the crystal clear waters of Zanzibar, Stechouse42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Танзания - panoramio (4), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Kaskazini A, Tanzania - panoramio, Morten Idriss Nygaar…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Танзания - panoramio (5), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Ocypode ryderi from Zanzibar, Tanzania, Brandon Daniel from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Diodon liturosus 290563895, Dirk Froebel, CC BY 4.0
- Zanzibar Banner 2, Yoni Lerner from Tel Aviv, Israel derivative work: Dekel E, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, eneerhut, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chrisbeddow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, federicodebetto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, federicodebetto, CC BY-SA 4.0
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