Nous revenons de Tanzanie et avons passé deux semaines en famille sur la côte pour profiter de la chaleur de l’Océan Indien en plein hiver européen. Nous avons choisi comme destination Pangani et surtout la Villa Choba Bay que nous avions trouvé par recommandation sur internet. Nous avons pris l’avion pour Dar El Salaam puis un petit vol domestique et avons été accueillis à Tanga par le taxi qui nous a emmené sur place. Choba Bay Villa est une destination magique. Celle qui vous fait penser que c'est vous l'intrus.... parmi le monde animalier, la végétation, la côte sauvage et les plages désertes vierges du tourisme. Un lieu qui permet à votre âme d'enfant de vibrer sans retenue. Une destination où luxe rime avec authenticité, aventure avec raffinement… C'est un petit paradis en dehors du tourisme de masse de Zanzibar où nous avons terminé notre séjour en regrettant d’avoir quitté Choba Bay… Une destination forte et enrichissante, assurément ! Nous avons été accueillis par une équipe d’une extrême gentillesse, discrète, efficace et très professionnelle : Innocencia, notre cuisinière hors pair qui nous a servi des repas dignes d’un 4 étoiles, sous l’immense et magnifique véranda donnant sur le grand jardin et la mer. Nous avons pu parfois (au petit matin et le soir) croiser les petits singes vervet sauvages, sautant de cocotiers en cocotiers et avons vu de nombreux oiseaux exotiques ; notre contact sur place Dullah était très disponible à tout moment et nous a trouvé toutes les solutions pour nous rendre de multiples services. Anita, la femme de ménage, d’une efficacité redoutable pour rendre les chambres d’une propreté impeccable. La literie est d’ailleurs d’excellente qualité. Le gardien de nuit assurerait des rondes jusqu’au petit matin. Le jardinier entretient le jardin tous les jours avec attention…tout le monde a été à nos petits soins. Nous avons passés 15 jours dans cette maison et quelque chose s’est passé ; nous nous demandons si nous sommes revenus "pareils" de Choba Bay : il y des lieux et des voyages qui transforment, et il nous a semblé, à Choba bay, goûter au « paradis » et au bonheur d’être en Afrique, celle dont on rêvait, la sauvage ! Nous recommandons vraiment cette propriété où nous avons passé des vacances que nous n’oublierons jamais.

We spent two weeks in that private Villa and we loved those relaxing holidays. Everything was just perfect for us. We were welcome by a nice fresh juice at our arrival, the villa was well prepared, clean and even the beds had nice flowers deco ! It was more than we were expecting. We were happy to find very confortable spring mattress as my back is painy. It was quite hot but with the fans and the natural air we were fine. The property is very private, very quiet so we were able to relax all day and it was easy to go out and visit places around. The villa is very nice, well maintained and has three large bedrooms with stunning views ! We spent lot of time in the huge shaded and airy verandah. Everything is they're for your confort : two big coaches to take a nap after lunch, long chairs facing the Ocean. Everyday, we observe lots of exotic birds, it was just beautiful. We had quite a number of monkeys jumping in the coconut trees around, our son was having a lot of fun observing them. They're is a very pleasant beach area with long chairs, mattresses and the staff arranged in the morning our towels and cushions, just like an hotel ! The food was tasty, based on seafood, fresh fish and we were lucky to get lobsters during our stay. The Chef was just amazing and very friendly. We were really on holidays with nothing to worry. They asked us our diet requirements then everything was prepared, serve at the table and delicious ! They're is also a BBQ place where we had grilled fish with salads facing the Ocean. We really enjoyed swimming in warm waters (coming from Europe at wintertime) and as the owner asks us to bring some plastic sandals we never meet any problem to go in the water even at low tide. They're are some corals in the place, big rocks on the beach which makes something very special. We spent time to admire the different fossils, holes, coves and we enjoyed a lot.The beach is big enough to walk on the sand and we have been one kilometer away without meeting anyone apart children of the area. In fact some days, it was a bit rough because of the big tides at that period, we didn't think to go swimming but we enjoyed staying hours reading from the long chairs of that lovely beach area. We had memorable holidays thanks to the friendly staff they're, we will recommend the place to our friends and we hope to come back one day ! Nous avons passé des vacances formidables, très relaxantes dans cette belle villa privée. Merci !

Une semaine de rêve dans cette belle et confortable villa avec une vue extraordinaire sur l'océan. Le jardin est superbe et le calme absolu loin de tout. De belles balades et baignades remplissent les journées et nous avons été au petit soin des personnes qui s'occupent de la maison. Les repas sont excellents et nous reviendrons.

We spent (two adults and one child aged 12) a month in Choba Bay Villa. This was our first African experience. We have repeatedly rented a house in isolated locations (Costa Rica, Philippines, El Salvador). Choba Bay corresponds to this desire to be away from the noise of the city. The owner has arranged our arrival in Dar Es Salaam as well as our transportation to Choba Bay (5 hours). This overland travel has enabled us to take the pulse of this great country. Once at the villa, we discovered an absolutely amazing team. Everyone, without exception, was incredibly kind ... round the clock, 7 days on 7. So no worries. The staff is undoubtedly the key success of our trip. We really miss them. Settling in Choba Bay was a very good approach to Tanzania, although the distances are great. The nearest village (15 minutes drive), Pangani, allowed us to get some basics things (drinks, internet) but it must go 1h30 to go to Tanga offering more services (banks, super market). The house was at the height of our expectations. The beach, which is not visible from the house and rocky, was a small limit with our 12 years old boy. Tanzania is a fabulous country. Besides the safaris (expensive) we stay on our appetite because we would spend a lot more time to discover other regions. A big thank you to everyone for this wonderful trip.