Tongoni Reef

Tongoni Reef: 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 Tongoni Reef

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 Tongoni Reef: tips

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

How to reach Tongoni Reef — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -5.33796, 39.10742. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tongoni Reef

• Amboni Caves · cave · Tanga Region · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse · attraction · Tanga Region · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tumbatu Island Ligthouse · beach · Zanzibar North · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ras nungwi · beach · Zanzibar North · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kendwa beach · beach · Zanzibar North · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pnagani/Muheza District Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~12 km
• Tanga/ Muheza Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~12 km
• Pangani/Muheza District Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~15 km
• Marungu/ Kirare Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~18 km
• Tongoni ruins · fort · Tanga Region · ~18 km
• Pangani beach · beach · Tanga Region · ~20 km
• Karange Island, Tanga DC · river spot · ~22 km
• Tanga/ Muheza Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~23 km
• Maziwi Island · river spot · ~23 km
• Tongoni/ Tangasisi Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~23 km
• Bweni & Ubanga Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~24 km
• Maziwe Reef · beach · ~24 km
• Mwarongo · viewpoint · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tongoni Reef

Other beaches & coast near Tongoni Reef

• Tumbatu Island Ligthouse · beach · Zanzibar North · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ras nungwi · beach · Zanzibar North · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kendwa beach · beach · Zanzibar North · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jambiani Lagoon · beach · ~148 km · Must-see
• Pangani beach · beach · Tanga Region · ~20 km
• Maziwe Reef · beach · ~24 km
• Ushongo Beach · beach · ~34 km
• Mchangamle Beach · beach · ~62 km
• Big Wall · beach · ~77 km
• Mnemba 2 · beach · ~78 km

All beaches & coast in Tanzania

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