Blue Lagoon

Blue Lagoon: 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 Blue Lagoon

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 Blue Lagoon: tips

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

How to reach Blue Lagoon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -6.37728, 39.28836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Lagoon

• Pungume Lighthouse · beach · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chumbe Lighthouse · fort · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park · sanctuary · Zanzibar South & Central · ~25 km · Must-see
• bird reserve kizimkazi · sanctuary · Zanzibar South & Central · ~29 km · Must-see
• Michenzani · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fungu Yasini Reef · beach · ~32 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hamamni Persian Baths · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tippu Tip's House · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph's Cathedral · church · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Fort · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Friday Mosque · dargah · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sultan's Palace · fort · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Dispensary · attraction · Zanzibar Urban/West · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tongoni Ruins · fort · Zanzibar South & Central · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jambiani Lagoon · beach · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse · attraction · Zanzibar South & Central · ~39 km · Must-see
• White Sands · beach · Dar es Salaam · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Lagoon

Other beaches & coast near Blue Lagoon

• Pungume Lighthouse · beach · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fungu Yasini Reef · beach · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jambiani Lagoon · beach · ~39 km · Must-see
• White Sands · beach · Dar es Salaam · ~43 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kendwa beach · beach · Zanzibar North · ~87 km · Must-see
• Tumbatu Island Ligthouse · beach · Zanzibar North · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ras nungwi · beach · Zanzibar North · ~90 km · Must-see
• Moore Bank · beach · ~15 km
• Pungume Patches · beach · ~19 km

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