ZANZIBAR BAY RESORT l PARADISE BEACH RESORT l Zanzibar East Coastl SA YouTubers l April 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2022
- Check out our tour of ZANZIBAR BAY RESORT & PARADISE BEACH RESORT on the East Coast of Zanzibar.
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Future is Now - FLYIN
Sun Melt Waves - Oman
Should I Let Go - Oomiee
Dress Code_Black - Oomiee
Dancing with the devil - Bonkers Beat Club
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Chantal's phone: iPhone XR
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Love your videos - they are an uplifting start to the weekend. Keep them coming 😁
Hi Tom, thank you so so much 🙏🤗
A trip I will never forget
Zanzibar is just amazing :)
Great Value that. Same amount as a week in Kruger. Thanks for video
Incredible value! Kruger might even be a bit more 🙈😅
I’m glad I came across this 🤩🤩🤩
We are going there soon, thanks for showing what we can expect! Great guide video!
Wiki Wiki Hut bar 😁Haha, Might not be wiki wiki but it is nice and tropical! 🌴🌴Aloha And Zanzibar
Aloha! We loved island living! Hopefully we can experience Hawaii too one day 😌
Zanzibar is the Best
Hey guys!!!
What a cool place to stay!!! Looks like paradise! I love the shows they have on! Oh man the eating hall you could go nuts in there if you wanted to aye haha! Loved the drone shots and under water footage!
Really interesting about the tide! It’s looks drastically different when the tide goes out!! Great video :)
Thanks for watching Meg…I’m sure our trip was very similar to your Fiji trip 😅
Enjoyed the visit. Thanks for the video
Thanks so much for watching 😊
I love it.... Can't wait to see the tours 👌😀 I thought I would see you guys dancing 😋
Thanks Angie 😊
Haha, no dancing this time 😅
Fantastic as always. Will be using so much of your tips/information when we visit kzn from the UK next month.
Thanks so much ☺️ glad to hear that our videos are helpful 🤗
Wow! I love how affordable this tour is. Such a great find. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing all of your excursions.
Thanks guys, yes, this trip was super affordable 😁
Wow! What a bargain! Beautiful resort! Looking forward to seeing your activities! Great video guys nice drone shots too! ~Cara 😊
Thanks guys 😁
Looks like my kind of place! You guys got a great deal too. I've never had a mosquito net on my bed before! I really liked the pool area - looks so tropical! I love all the palm trees. I always bring beach towels from home too since some resorts charge you crazy money if you lose the towel. A $100 massage is so expensive! When we go to beach places usually you can get one on the beach for about $40 which is much better!
Yeah, this was a great deal! A lot of countries in Africa still have malaria, so mosquito nets are quite common in hotels.
Zanzibar looks very African to me ... nice tour and wow such an incredible difference between high and low tide! More clouds than sun shine but if temperature is right anyway, why bother and who cares. No matter what the question is, holiday is the answer 👌🌴😉😊
Thanks so much Thamar 😊 yeah, we didn’t mind rainy season at all with such nice temperatures 😁
Hey guys, the resort looked so nice 🥰
Oh I think we would spend a lot of time at the bars around the beach. I was surprised by how low the tide got there.
Mmmm I would be excited to have red snapper, yum 🙌 oh and I think I would really appreciate the mosquito net in the room.
We will be excited to see your tours!
Thanks for watching guys 😁 yeah, we loved the selection of bars around the resort 😁
WOW 🎉I was here at the Paradise Beach Resort for three weeks,it is unforgettable experience,I will sure go back,Best time to visit in the month of june-August,it's so sunny,i
SO BEAUTIFUL.
Thank you 😊
Awesome video, so detailed. Thanks! Was the all inclusive drinks of good quality? Did you guys do a premium all inclusive one day? Or only the normal all inclusive?
Hi Werner, you must be getting so excited for your holiday 🤗
We did the normal all inclusive. There was only one brand of beer included, Sawa. They pour it in small glasses, so order 2 at a time 😅 Craig did get the other brands of beer off the paid menu a couple of times. For me, the cocktails weren’t the best because they don’t use actual fruit juice, it’s made with like a juice mix…but I really enjoyed the G&T’s and the mojitos and never ordered cocktails off of the paid menu.
We also bought some coconuts from one of the beach vendors and enjoyed them while swimming at high tide, so make sure to have a bit of cash if that’s something that you’d like (dollars or shillings)
I also forgot to mention in the videos, expect to pay about a $40 ‘hotel fee’ upon check in, that caught us off guard 🙈
We love you guys from SayPro
Thank you so much, really appreciate it 🙏☺️
Really helpfull video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching ☺️
I’m planning my solo I’m nervous though
Eeek, that’s so exciting! There was a solo female traveler in our group, early 20s. She seemed to have really enjoyed herself and made friends with everyone in the group. I’d be nervous too, but you’ll be so happy once you’re there 🤗 let us know if you have any questions 💕
Hi guys, thanks for the great content! One tip for tourists going to Zanzibar: jambo is not how Swahili people greet each other. It is just something that Zanzibaris say to tourists who don't know any Swahili. There are many different Swahili greetings, but you can get by with three main ones in Zanzibar:
Mambo (Response: Poa). This is an informal greeting like "howzit".
Hujambo (Response: Sijambo). This is a standard greeting like "hello, how are you?". It's a bit on the formal side for casual conversation, but is always a safe greeting to use if you aren't sure of the situation and don't want to cause offence. If you just want to learn one way to say hello, this is it.
Shikamoo (Response: Marahaba). This is very formal, reserved for elders or people that you wish to show immense respect to.
I would advise learning all three of these greetings before going to Zanzibar along with as-salaam-alaikum + wa-alaikum-salaam and habari (yako/zenu/ya .../za ...) + nzuri (sana). Greetings are a very important and beautiful part of Swahili culture and I think a little bit of time learning them is time well spent. It is a nice way to show respect to the local people and culture, and it will differentiate you from 99.9% of tourists who visit the islands.
I hope you don't take this as criticism, Craig and Chantz. Your videos are great and you did way better with your Swahili than the vast majority of people! It's just a common misconception among tourists that jambo is a standard greeting that I think is worth correcting.
Somewhat related, hakuna matata is also a phrase that is only used with tourists. If you want to say "no worries" in Zanzibar, you can say hamna shida :)
Hi Derek, thanks for the comment 😊 Totally agree…we always take time in a new country to learn some of the basic language, and it really does go a long way with the locals. Thanks for sharing those greetings…I wish the locals taught us that 🙈 but we did notice that hakuna matata is very much a word used for tourists.
Swahili is such a beautiful language though 😌
One of our favourite words to learn is ‘cheers’…can you remind us what that is in Swahili?
@@BeingBedingfield, they were probably just being polite and didn't want to correct you (unlike me :p). You guys seemed really respectful (e.g. wearing appropriate clothing in town) and made an effort to interact and be kind with people, which is the main thing :)
As for 'cheers' in Swahili, I'm not sure about that one. As someone who doesn't drink and given the culture in Zanzibar, I was never really in a situation with Zanzibaris where I needed that word but there could well be one I don't know about as my Swahili is only at an intermediate level. If not in Zanzibar, I am sure they would say this in other Swahili speaking areas where there is more of a drinking culture. Something for me to investigate next time I am there!
Take care and keep making great content!
Habari Yako you two?! :) What a nice resort! Love seeing those palm trees everywhere, they make me so happy! My favorite thing about the resorts are the pool bars! I can't believe massage is $100, its more expensive than NYC! Yikes! Your room is looking cozy, and who needs a WIFI during a vacation - time to disconnect from the world!
Nzuri sana 😁
We miss this island and the pool bars already 😌 😅
How are the evening entertainments? Can you describe them every day in detail please ?
Hey.. Great vid.. Would u recommend?
Thanks guys. You give so much detail in your videos and this really helps to plan and prepare for these vacations. It's so good to know what to expect. I appreciate what you are doing. Blessings to you both.😇🥂
Thanks so much, really appreciate it ☺️ so happy that our video is helpful 😅
Great videos! My husband and I are travelling to Zanzibar in July from Jhb. Just wanted to know if you did a covid test on arrival to Zanzibar and did you have to pay for a visa on entry?? Cant wait for the next video!😄
Oooh, you guys must be sooo excited 🤗
We went last month (April) and at the time didn’t have to do any covid tests anywhere, on condition that we had a vaccine certificate. I’d suggest that you double check with your travel agent before you go though.
And Zanzibar is visa free for South Africans 🤗🥳
Let us know if you have any other questions ☺️
Thanks for the super helpful info ☺️
Only a pleasure, glad it’s helpful 😊
After those maisai singers, any dancing entertainment at night?
Loved this tour! Zanzibar has such beautiful resorts 😍 that jetty reminds me of where we got engaged in Zanzibar, we swam in the water below the following day and got awesome engagement pics in the water! You guys got such a great deal for a week here, even in rainy season it still looks a beautiful place to visit. Love that you met some locals too 😍
Wait…you got engaged in Zanzibar?? 😱😱🥰 where??
We were so lucky, it only rained 2 mornings out of the entire week 😅
@@BeingBedingfield we did, at the Melia resort in Zanzibar, I think we have it on our insta somewhere, I’ll tag you so you can take a peak ☺️
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Great detailed video guys. Was it a 3 or 4 star establishment?
Hi Neoza, not too sure..maybe 3 😬
This looked like such a beautiful trip! Thank you so much for sharing these tips! Regarding the all-inclusive drinks package: did that only apply to eating/drinking in the main dining hall, or did it also include drinks at the other beach bars you showed (that are still part of the resort)? 🤗
Hi Shreya, thanks so much for watching, glad it helps a bit 😊 all-inclusive drinks are for any drink off the first page of the drinks menu at any of the bars, even the bar at the end of the jetty 🤗 drinks on the 1st page included soft drinks, coffee and tea (was too hot for that 😅), various cocktails (which were average), and my favorite was the g&t and mojito. The paid cocktails are the normal pina colada, etc…which I never tried, I was happy with my g&t and Craig loved the beer 😅
This was when we were there in April, so hopefully nothing has changed since then 🙈
Hey hope u well Ive been watching your video for the last week now we have a trip planned in March and all over we are being told that it is rainy season what advise can u give us what tours did u guys do.
Thanks
Girneve
Hi Girneve, thanks so much for watching our videos ☺️ We also went in rainy season (April) and were very lucky…it only rained 2 or 3 mornings. When you book tours, just ask them what the policy is regarding bad weather. There are so many to choose from though 😅 you’ll see the ones that we did in our videos. Another couple hired a taxi driver for a day and they drove around the island and seemed to have had an amazing time. Otherwise there are lots of organized tours available.
Thank u so much for the feedback hope we will be lucky too.
Have a lovely day further
@@girneveharvey6753 Hope you have the best weather ever when you go 🙏😊
@@BeingBedingfield Good morning hope u well I also wantes to ask the form u completed online which form was that can u please assist me with me guidance I know we need to do the prc test upon arrival.
Regards
Girneve
Another banger of a show👍🏿. Did you guys have to take any shots before leaving? Is malaria an issue in Zanzibar?
Thanks so much 😊 we didn’t take any shots. Not sure about malaria, was definitely not a thing in the time that we went.
Where's the KZN floods video? You did a video on the 2021 July looting.
Unfortunately we were away 😬
How about trips? Does hotel has options?-to Stone Town or other places?
Yes, the hotel has a tour desk, we booked a Stone Town tour through them, it was around $50, including transport
Hey it was my idea to go travel aborad south Africa hmmmmmm
We’d say that’s a great idea 😅
Hey Guys!! Awesome informative video! We just booked our trip to Zanzibar, leaving in 2/3 weeks. I wanted to ask about the weather you guys had (I know it's wet season).. Did you guys have rainn the majority of the time, couple hours a day, etc? Thanks in advance. 👍🏻😁
Hi Luandre…that’s so exciting 🤗 must say, we had great weather in April, which is supposed to be rainy season 😁 we had 2 mornings of rain, that’s it. So we don’t know if that’s the norm, or if we got lucky 🤷🏻♀️😅 but even if it rains, it’s still hot, so you can definitely still swim. We even went walking in the rain the one morning (take an umbrella to be safe)☔️
Travel cost cheaper than traveling within SA
Yeah, that’s what we were thinking as well 😕
which site can I use to book this resort?
We booked through Flight Centre, and they book with AfricaStay
I'm waiting on my channel too
Africa stay is terrible , worst service you can ever get I used Africa Stay last year (2021 ) to fo to Zanzibar and everything was terrible .Hotel not booked I had to book my accomodation when I got to the hotel , flights were mixed up AND anything that could go wrong went wrong .
Oh no!! Can’t believe you had such a terrible experience 😥 they’ve definitely upped their game though! They had people greeting us at checkin at Joburg, and upon arrival in Zanzibar. They were super organized in our experience.
@@BeingBedingfieldI have to say the service for me with Africa Stay was absolutely terrible, I was so relieved to return safely to SA certainly won't be traveling through them.
@@theberadise1960 So glad you made it back too! And sorry you had such a terrible experience in such a beautiful country 😔
Also had a terrible experience with them and we just returned 2 weeks ago. Canceled my flight last minute then made us pay an extra R3000pp for a new tickets. We stayed at Uroa and did really enjoy our trip though. Picked up some fellow guests at Paradise hotel for an excursion.
@@janinevandeventer6912 😭 this is so sad to hear, we’re so sorry that you had a terrible experience with the bookings and extra payments etc 😠
But glad your stay was good though, we loved our time in Zanzibar 🥰 which excursions did you do?