Melia Resort in Zanzibar

Meliá Zanzibar is a luxury beach all inclusive resort situated on the north-east coast of the exotic island of Zanzibar, in Tanzania, also known as the “Spice Island”.
Meliá Zanzibar is built on a 40 acre estate with a beautiful beach of pearlescent white sand lapped by warm ocean waters, 300 meters long, situated at the very end of the property to procure the perfect combination with nature.
The resort is ringed by a natural coral reef, making bathing a relaxing and safe experience.
The hotel is around 45 minutes from the international airport of Zanzibar, and the capital city Stone Town, a Unesco World Heritage site.

 Discover the All Inclusive resort experience on the magical Zanzibar island

• Unique five star All Inclusive Resort on the north-east coast
• A variety of cuisines at our 5 restaurants and 4 bars
• Accommodations ranging from romantic rooms and suites to private villas with garden & pool
• Anantara Spa with six private treatment rooms, outdoor swimming pool with sun-deck, and modern fitness room with sauna
• Gabi Beach Club on a white sandy beach lapped by the Indian Ocean
• Meeting facilities including 5 meeting rooms with natural light for up to 200 people and an open air amphitheatre with spectacular views over the Indian Ocean
• Activities for everyone from easy aqua gym to professional diving, snorkelling or kite surf services
  
  

Meaning of Conservancies

What are Conservancies?

When the Masai Mara National Reserve was created in 1948, the areas to the North and East, still part of the total ecosystem, were left as “group ranches, “ vast areas grazed by Maasai cattle herders without plan or control, and to whom no benefit accrued from the thousands of visiting tourists.

The conservancy principle is totally different. The area of each conservancy is divided into several hundred plots with identifiable owners, from whom the land is leased for wildlife tourism by the members of the conservancy. The Maasai owners are paid a guaranteed monthly rental, regardless of bed-nights and so, most of them have a monthly income and a bank account for the first time. Bomas ( Maasai villages ) are relocated outside the conservancy; grazing is allowed, but only within an agreed grazing management plan, which is generally reviewed every month.

The effects are immense. The Maasai receive tourist income, and the wildlife habitats and the animals densities are vastly improved, with the greatest lion and elephant numbers, for example not in the National Reserve, but in the conservancies to the north.

Conservancy Principles?

The aim within the conservancies is to avoid most of the problems which have occurred in the National Reserve. These are some of the principles:

Professional Management

Tourists densities are kept low with 1 tent to about 700 acres ( 280 ha )

Camps are kept small, with no more than 12 tents

Strict observance of maximum number of vehicles around animal sightings

Camps are temporarily structures, made from canvas

Maasai grazing is generally allowed, but only under an agreed management plan

Owners of the land receive an agreed rental/lease income based on bed numbers, regardless of occupancy, so income is guaranteed.

Doing safaris in conservancies is a better way of helping the local communities as the income generated goes back to the local communities.