Comparisons
Nungwi vs Paje: Which Should You Choose?
These are the two areas most people end up choosing between, and they are genuinely different holidays.
The short answer
Choose Nungwi if you want to swim in the sea whenever you feel like it, with plenty of restaurants and a lively beach. Choose Paje if you want to kite surf, or if you prefer a younger, more bohemian café scene and do not mind planning around the tide.
Nungwi
- Swimming: excellent, low tidal impact
- Nightlife: the busiest on the island
- Families: very good
- Kite surfing: limited
- Atmosphere: lively resort beach
Paje
- Swimming: good at high tide only
- Nightlife: lively, younger crowd
- Families: good, with very shallow water
- Kite surfing: world class
- Atmosphere: bohemian, café-led