Mtende Beach

Mtende Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mtende Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Mtende Beach: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Mtende Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -6.46162, 39.53959. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mtende Beach

• Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse · attraction · Zanzibar South & Central · ~6 km · Must-see
• bird reserve kizimkazi · sanctuary · Zanzibar South & Central · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tongoni Ruins · fort · Zanzibar South & Central · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jambiani Lagoon · beach · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pungume Lighthouse · beach · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park · sanctuary · Zanzibar South & Central · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fungu Yasini Reef · beach · ~46 km · Must-see
• White Sands · beach · Dar es Salaam · ~53 km · Must-see
• Outer Makatumbe · river spot · Dar es Salaam · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sinda Islands · river spot · ~54 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chumbe Lighthouse · fort · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dar es Salaam Pentecostal Church · church · Dar es Salaam · ~59 km · Must-see
• National Museum of Tanzania · museum · Dar es Salaam · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center · Buddhist site · Dar es Salaam · ~60 km · Must-see
• Askari Monument · fort · Dar es Salaam · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Cathedral · church · Dar es Salaam · ~61 km · Must-see
• Michenzani · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mtende Beach

Other beaches & coast near Mtende Beach

• Jambiani Lagoon · beach · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pungume Lighthouse · beach · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fungu Yasini Reef · beach · ~46 km · Must-see
• White Sands · beach · Dar es Salaam · ~53 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kendwa beach · beach · Zanzibar North · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ras nungwi · beach · Zanzibar North · ~107 km · Must-see
• Tumbatu Island Ligthouse · beach · Zanzibar North · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cement wall · beach · ~20 km
• Bedford Bank · beach · ~21 km

All beaches & coast in Tanzania

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