The perfect place to stay on Mafia Island

I would like to start this review by quoting my nephew as he first set foot beyond Kinasi’s entrance;
"Wow! This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen". … Read more.. />
As one enters Kinasi Lodge resort, it immediately os obvious that a lot of thought and contiguous care are placed upon the resort’s ground. The resort is nestled on a small hill and divided into three levels which all are linked by stairs. The garden and beach area are stunning and invite for a quite and relaxing time.
We really enjoyed spending time at the lounge which offers plenty of cozy seating areas and is semi-open offering great views of the garden and the beach/pool area.

All of us stayed at the ocean view bungalows, which offered a big terrace with stunning views over the ocean and Chole island. The bungalows offered all we could have asked for and were perfectly clean. Big thank you to the cleaning ladies who made us beautiful flower decorations on the bed and the terrace!

The food at Kinasi Lodge is amazing! Big big thank you and kudos to Herbie (the chef) and his team!
One can literally taste Herbie’s cooking experience as he surprised us every day with unexpected yet fantastic combinations. A delight, every day!
This is the only area where we’d like to make a small suggestion: as "long term" guests we found the dishes to be too focus on fish and seafood. We would have enjoyed having chicken more than once during our 12 day stay. But again: every single dish served was excellent!

The staff was wonderful. From the cleaning staff, to the gardeners, to the bar/restaurant staff and the dive center crew: every single staff member made sure we spent an unforgettable time at Kinasi Lodge. We cannot thank them enough for it! We will always remember our laughs with Ombeni, Herbie and Yohan.

We didn’t go diving with Kinasi’s in-house dive center but we did do several excursions with them, which we fully enjoyed. They took great care of my elderly mother and made sure we would safely get in and out of the boat on each trip. My mother also really enjoyed the Spa! She came back feeling 20 years younger and in much less pain!

We will certainly be back so until then "see you later".

Awesome !!! – …after 9 days on safari we came to Mafia island for 5 nights In October 2022.
Our goal was to relax, see the whale sharks and to snorkel….and we were… Read more.. not dissapointed at all. Day by day we were more in love with this magnificant and also wild island, because we were feeling more and more like at home in Kinasi lodge. Everything was perfect, the stuff was excellent and very helpful…but the food…it was so delicious and the Chef Herbie is simply the best. The Spa here is wonderful. Mrs. Oy is really professional and gave us a perfect massage.
Finnaly, we were like to thank to everyone who contributed to our well-being. We are recomending Kinasi lodge to everyone traveling to Mafia island.
With best wishes,
Marta & Natasha

Amazing 😍 – Just returned from 6 nights at Kinasi. It is such as a paradise next to the ocean 🌊. Amazing time is guarantee! you could not imagine it is the real… Read more.. life! This is mainly due to the great job of the kinasi staff. All are brillant : always smiling people, all infrastructures (the garden, swimming pool, beach…) have been cleaned everyday. The cleaning ladies take care about the bungalow and did flower decorations everyday to make you happy. At 5pm, they take care about the moustiquoes in the room (smoke, moustiquoes net…).
Food and service!!! amazing !! Fresh fishes, sea food, fruits and pancake and eggs in the morning. The meals were amazing with interesting tastes. As french people, I really enjoyed the flavors : Congratulations to the Chef Herbie! In kinasi the service is really good : staff always smiling and helpful!
Excursion and activities: handsome!! everyday, something to do! We saw amazing corals and fishes during the snorkeling. Unfortunately, I could not learn diving because of the weather but HAKUNA Matata there were a lot of other activities to do: massage (she is really professional! Real good one! You feel 10years less after it 😉), walking next to the ocean, watch the sunrise (if you can wake up), go for sun set or visit Mafia island or the island around as Chole as historic site with amazing bats. Our last day, by chance, the whale shark were already in the place, so we went to swim with them : I will keep this sensation for all of my life!!!

To all kinasi lodge : you do a fabulous job! Thanks!
I hope to see you again!

PEACEFULL AND COZY PLACE – Great location by the beach. Unbeatable place if you want to disconnect. Cosy bangalow with great vief of the seabay.
Herbie, their cheffrom Namibia, makes the stay even more… Read more.. enjoyable with his creative and tasty cuisine. Good diving center with well maintained equipment. Just need to offer more challengingdiving sites for advanced divers. Anyways, Gidion, the Divemaste, makes the dives enjoyable because of his local knowledge and his readiness. Do not miss the whaleshark excursion, which is still a unique destination because of surpriselingly uncrowded. I forgot tomention the god spa facilities thanks to OY from Thailand, very competent and very kindfull. Definately, Kinasi resort offers a great option for nature lovers.