Baraza Resort & Spa is a 30-villa resort on Bwejuu Beach on Zanzibar’s south-east coast, with private plunge pools, a spa and a gentle family offer. It suits couples and families who want an east-coast beach with a quiet feel and who plan around the tide.
The Oloi Selects view of Baraza Resort & Spa
Baraza’s own information is clear that swimming depends on the tide, which is true of much of the east coast. These notes come from trade listings, and we mark the points we verify.
At a glance
- Thirty villas, set in gardens or along the beach.
- A swimming pool, a spa lap pool and private plunge pools at the villas.
- Livingstone Terrace for breakfast, Sebule for lunch and afternoon tea, Dhahabu Bar for cocktails and Sultans Dining Room for set-menu or buffet dinners. Gentlemen must wear long trousers at dinner.
- The Frangipani spa, with a signature couples treatment called the Sultan’s Bath.
- About 240 m of fine white sand that shelves gently, with a reef offshore. Reef walks are at low tide, and swimming and water activities are only possible at high tide, so we check the tide table for your dates.
Who it suits
Couples and families who want a villa on the beach, a spa and a calm resort, and who are happy to build the day around the tide.
Who it does not suit
Guests who want to swim at any hour of the day. It also does not suit anyone who dislikes a dress code at dinner.
Its place in a route
Four or five nights as the beach ending to a safari. The airport transfer time is confirmed in your quote.
Families
There is a children’s area with toys, games and a movie library. For most of the year it is unsupervised, so children must be with a parent. Supervised activities run in July, August and over Christmas, and children under four must always be accompanied. No minimum age is stated. We confirm this in your quote.
Getting there
South-east coast of Zanzibar. The sources we checked give no airport transfer time. We confirm this in your quote. Zanzibar and Pemba are malaria areas, and our quotes include yellow fever and malaria guidance.
What the rate usually excludes
The sources we checked do not say what the rate includes. We confirm this in your quote.
What we would choose instead
For an adults-only stay on the same coast, we look at The Palms Zanzibar. For a west-facing beach that can be swum from all day, we look at Zuri Zanzibar.
Last checked against the property’s own information: October 2026. Details change, so we confirm them again when we quote your itinerary.