We were fortunate enough to spend 3 nights on Chumbe Eco Island recently. If you love nature and want to escape the crowds this is the place to go! The staff were really wonderful and made us feel very much at home and special. Food was great. Snorkeling was awesome. The dhow trip was amazing. Accommodation is 'eco' but still... More

A splendid open room harmonized in nature with beautiful sea view. Eco accommodation with very nice double floor room with funny shutter in bedroom!!! The staff was really polite, helpful and always with a smile. Excellent food lunch and diner. At dinner they had also nice topical music where you could also dance very very nice. Very friendly and helpful... More

We had a short break between meetings and work schedules in Tanzania and chose Chumbe Island based on the reviews in TripAdvisor. After spending 3 nights there we fully support the outstanding reviews that it has received. It is in a wonderful location, the effort in designing the eco-accommodation is excellent and its staff outstanding. We were exceptionally lucky in... More

If you like to be far away from the crowds then you really have to stay at Chumbe Island. The island is so peaceful with beautiful scenery and it’s natural unlike other massive crowded resorts. This is my second trip to Chumbe and I found it perfect. I stayed in April 2011 and made it again in this April and... More

Aside from the very attentive service, fabulous location, deluxe eco accommodation, and great food, the snorkeling was excellent. The Chumbe Island marine preservation project, with its attendant school education onsite program and the joint cooperation, with the government and fishermen community, has ensured that the variety and quantity of coral is quite extraordinary. This is a great example of a... More

I fell in love, with Chumbe Island: the coral reefs and snorkeling, the sailing, the most excellent food, the bungalows for sure, and coconut crabs, but mostly the people and intimacy of the Chumbe Island experience. All our creature comforts were well met with the genius design of the bungalows with their solar panel for light and roofline to capture... More

This was my third visit to Chumbe Island and it never fails to inspire for the best in ecotourism! The lodging, the staff, the meals, the activities, all five star! Their personal attention to our needs was constant. They went out of their way to accommodate our comfort and our need for an early departure. And Chaga was a superb... More

After 3 weeks of trekking and Safari in Rwanda and Tanzania, Chumbe was the perfect place to unwind and just totally relax. The island itself is a beautiful little piece of paradise, and the staff at the islands Eco-lodge were outstanding. From the minute we were picked up by the island shuttle boat, to the time we were dropped off... More

Chumbe island is a perfect getaway of it all. As my husband and I, arrived at Mbweni ruins ready to embark to this tinny island; Shebby was very helpful in taking care of our luggage to the boat. It was during low tide that he borrowed us Masai sandals for walking through the intertidal area to the boat. Masai sandal... More