Side Salaam Built Beach Kutani

Ras Kutani is one of the better beach hotels in Tanzania and Zanzibar. It sits on a deserted beach about 35 km south of Dar es Salaam and is a wonderful place to relax and have a lazy and indulgent few days unwinding after a safari.

It's also close enough to Dar es Salaam to be an excellent alternative for a last night before catching an international flight - the transfer by air takes around 15 minutes.

The Hotel is built with its back to thick forest in habited by galagos and colobus monkeys and numerous bird species and its front to the sea. On one side it overlooks a freshwater lagoon. There are only 12 cottages, some of which are right on the waterfront and others of which are built up the side of a small hill. All the cottages are designed on the “space-is-luxury” concept so there really is plenty of room to spread your self around. The build is of thatch and woven palm matting, with a large verandah and hammock out in the front and a spacious en suite bathroom behind.

The main sitting area and bar is filled with huge cushions and is generally conducive to doing very little apart from eating and drinking far too much. The only down side of Ras Kutani applies to any one looking to dive - there is no diving from here and you really need to look at places like Matemwe or Ras Nungwi on Zanzibar for this. It is possible to take boat trips to a near by reef for snorkeling and deep sea fishing can be arranged if booked in advance.

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