The Kervan Saray Beach is an adventurers' lodge. The latest concept in Indian Ocean Island hospitality and underwater exploration, born from the dive company Swahili Divers, the Kervan Saray draws upon over a decade of experience of diving, anthropology and hospitality. While this hotel is the newest in Pemba, it houses the most experienced and long standing recognised dive centre in Pemba. If you want to dive in Pemba, then it has to be at The Kervan Saray. Yet we do not limit ourselves to diving. We welcome all of you who wish to come and see our Island. We invite you to come and relax with us. To recharge your batteries. To kayak, to cycle, to bird watch, to walk in the forest, to visit coastal Swahili villages and to do nothing if you so wish.

The Rooms

Kervan Saray Beach is an adventurous project.  It is the first new hotel to open in Pemba in 8 years.  We are an unpretentious dive resort where non divers are made very welcome.  Each room has a double bed and a single bed and an attached washroom.

Our mattresses are imported from Kenya, our bed sheets and mosquito nets are the finest Indian cotton.  Each room has a shower that provides lukewarm water that is solar heated using an African Village system. On cloudy days the water is cool.

Our rooms are exceptionally simple, built using only local materials with thatched roofs.

Electricity

The resort is so remote that it is off the National Power Grid.  Electricity is provided by generator from 6pm to 6 am in the rooms, and in the office during the day. Guests are very welcome to use a large bank of plugs to recharge laptops, satellite phones and digital cameras.  Where possible we use inverters and batteries.

Connectivity

We have satellite and radio phones that can be used to call out for the appropriate fee. We have a computer dedicated for guest use, which is connected to our Satellite internet. The connection is of medium speed, associated with a VSAT connection. (128KB shared). This is available for use for a small fee.