The Mora

5 Nights From R25,345 per person sharing

Along Zanzibar's sun-warmed east coast, where the reef holds the ocean back and the shallows shift through every shade of blue, The Mora brings a fresh, design-led sensibility to island life. This 5-star deluxe resort has a clean, contemporary spirit, all light-filled spaces and unfussy elegance, set against the raw beauty of the Indian Ocean. Come here to unwind at your own pace, eat exceptionally well, and let the tide mark the rhythm of your days.

Five Reasons to Choose The Mora for Your Next Holiday:

1. A Beachfront Shaped by the Tide

The Mora sits on a wide, pale-sand shoreline where the ocean performs its daily disappearing act, retreating to reveal glassy flats before rolling back into a lagoon made for swimming. You're never more than a few barefoot steps from the water, whether you fancy an early dip or an evening stroll as the light softens. It's a stretch of coast that stays blissfully uncrowded, giving you room to breathe and space to think.

2. Mnemba Island: Just Five Minutes by Boat

Just five minutes by boat from The Mora's shore, Mnemba Island is one of East Africa's most celebrated dive sites, and staying here puts it firmly within reach. The atoll reef surrounding it is home to dolphins, turtles, and vast schools of fish, making it a world-class spot for snorkelling and diving. Your personal Travel Counsellor can arrange a trip out there, so you can experience one of the Indian Ocean's true natural highlights without it ever feeling like an expedition.

3. Dining That Reads Like a Journey

Food at The Mora is treated as a highlight, with menus that move confidently between international dishes and Zanzibar's celebrated spice-led cooking. Expect freshly landed seafood brought to life with cardamom, clove, and cinnamon, alongside relaxed poolside lunches and considered evening tables. Settle in for a leisurely dinner beneath a sky full of stars, and you'll understand why so many linger long past dessert.

4. Days on the Water and Beyond

The reef keeps the shallows calm and clear, making this a fine base for snorkelling, kayaking, and paddleboarding, with proper diving a short hop offshore. When the trade winds pick up, the east coast becomes one of the island's finest spots for kitesurfing. Prefer dry land? Your personal Travel Counsellor can arrange excursions to Stone Town's winding lanes, the fragrant spice farms inland, or the sandbanks and dolphins out at sea.

5. Wellness and a Genuine Sense of Place

After a day in the sun, the spa offers massages and treatments designed to slow you right down, with the pool and shaded loungers on hand for doing very little, very happily. What lingers, though, is the authenticity: the warm Zanzibari welcome, the local craftsmanship woven through the design, and the unhurried island pace that shapes each day. It's a resort with real character, not a template.

Terms and Conditions

INCLUDES: Return flights to Zanzibar on Fly Safair, Return resort transfers, 5 nights' accommodation in a Superior Junior Suite (Garden View), breakfast, lunch, dinner & selected beverages daily, land & water sports as featured by the resort, all taxes, levies & surcharges (estimate).

5 Nights From R25,345 per person sharing

The Small Print

These offers are brought to you by Travel Counsellors (Pty) Ltd. Offer valid for travel between 01 November and 30 November 2026. Airfares are only guaranteed once air tickets are issued. Offers are per adult sharing. Rates for other periods are available on request. Offer excludes all items of a personal nature, visa costs, meals and drinks not mentioned, selected activities, gratuities, taxes, levies and travel insurance. Packages are subject to availability, seasonal surcharges and currency fluctuations. Supplier's terms and conditions are available on request. Additional information available on request. Valid for SA residents only. Terms and conditions apply. Prices and information correct at time of publishing. E&OE.

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