ECHO BEACH

We visited Echo Beach after a safari in Tanzania and it was an excellent way to end our trip. The transfer is quite long but once we were there we felt like we had everything we wanted. We went there to relax and do very little and the destination is perfect for that. Our room was wonderful – an upper floor room with a balcony over-looking the pool, beach and the sea. The bed was very comfortable and the room is decorated with style but also in keeping with the part of the world in which you are in. The bar area was great; lively and with different tasty (and very strong!) cocktails on offer each night. Given that you are a captive audience we didn’t feel that the drinks were expensive. The pool is very nice too and although we didn’t really do very much there were diving (scuba and snorkelling) trips and excursions available. The excursions are run by a different company though and we felt were not good value for money so we didn’t indulge. I have to make special mention of the food, which was superb. Half-board was better value than full board though. The breakfast is served until quite late and dinner starts quite early so we often skipped lunch or just paid a few dollars to share a toastie or something light – a full lunch didn’t feel necessary. You wouldn’t want to spoil your appetite for the wonderful choices available at dinner time…
I would definitely recommend Echo Beach after a safari trip – in fact we did recommend it to two of our friends as part of their honeymoon so I can’t speak more highly than that.
Paul Craigen 2010

Echo Beach- we had a great time here, and it was really relaxing. Our lodge was very nice, and the food throughout was excellent. The staff were all really friendly although some of them were quite new and their English wasn't too good. One example of this was that a cocktail of the day was advertised at the bar but when we ordered it the barman didn't know how to make it so gave us something completely different!  However whenever there was an issue the owners and management were more than willing to help resolve it.
J Savage 2011

EchoBeach, Zanzibar. Transfer to Zanzibar was not complicated, just a little delayed due to problems with other flights. We were able to go straight from Ruaha (via a couple of hops in selous) to Zanzibar without changing planes, and we were met with no problems and driven across the island to Echo Beach. This hotel is an absolute gem, with an exquisite beachside location. The food was stunning, with lunch options ranging from $8 - $15. There was always a big enough choice for evening meals and tasty cocktails. The owners were very friendly and interested in what we had been up to. 
A Glarvey 2011

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We visited Echo Beach after a safari in Tanzania and it was an excellent way to end our trip. The transfer is quite long but once we were there we felt like we had everything we wanted. We went there to relax and do very little and the destination is perfect for that. Our room was wonderful – an upper floor room with a balcony over-looking the pool, beach and the sea. The bed was very comfortable and the room is decorated with style but also in keeping with the part of the world in which you are in. The bar area was great; lively and with different tasty (and very strong!) cocktails on offer each night. Given that you are a captive audience we didn’t feel that the drinks were expensive. The pool is very nice too and although we didn’t really do very much there were diving (scuba and snorkelling) trips and excursions available. The excursions are run by a different company though and we felt were not good value for money so we didn’t indulge. I have to make special mention of the food, which was superb. Half-board was better value than full board though. The breakfast is served until quite late and dinner starts quite early so we often skipped lunch or just paid a few dollars to share a toastie or something light – a full lunch didn’t feel necessary. You wouldn’t want to spoil your appetite for the wonderful choices available at dinner time…
I would definitely recommend Echo Beach after a safari trip – in fact we did recommend it to two of our friends as part of their honeymoon so I can’t speak more highly than that.
Paul Craigen 2010

Echo Beach- we had a great time here, and it was really relaxing. Our lodge was very nice, and the food throughout was excellent. The staff were all really friendly although some of them were quite new and their English wasn't too good. One example of this was that a cocktail of the day was advertised at the bar but when we ordered it the barman didn't know how to make it so gave us something completely different!  However whenever there was an issue the owners and management were more than willing to help resolve it.
J Savage 2011

EchoBeach, Zanzibar. Transfer to Zanzibar was not complicated, just a little delayed due to problems with other flights. We were able to go straight from Ruaha (via a couple of hops in selous) to Zanzibar without changing planes, and we were met with no problems and driven across the island to Echo Beach. This hotel is an absolute gem, with an exquisite beachside location. The food was stunning, with lunch options ranging from $8 - $15. There was always a big enough choice for evening meals and tasty cocktails. The owners were very friendly and interested in what we had been up to. 
A Glarvey 2011


Echo Beach hotel was fantastic. The owners and all the staff made us feel very welcome and it was the perfect hotel for us. Small, quiet, on the beach, fantastic food, clean rooms and great service. They were extremely helpful in organising trips for us and in particular the diving was very good. We are both keen scuba divers and so having an instructor on-site was really helpful. We did dives from the hotel in their own dive boat as well as a trip to the other side of the island organised and led by the Echo Beach instructor and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The hotel even managed to organise for me to watch England play in the
world cup at a nearby bar!
D & J Collis 2011
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