Zanzibar Beach Wellness Week: Daily Yoga, Outdoor Fitness & Spa

A typical day starts early to beat the heat: yoga or meditation on the deck or beach while it's still cool, then breakfast. Mornings are the best window for the outdoor gym — the 'wild fitness' space is set in tropical greenery and uses natural movement exercises, with or without weights. If you'd rather work out in air conditioning, the indoor gym is next to reception and open in parallel.

Afternoons are mostly free. You can book a treatment at MAUA Wellness by Healing Earth, which has three massage rooms and a salon, or use the Jacuzzi deck with sunbeds and a fresh juice. The resort's Spice Garden is walkable and worth an hour if you want to know what's actually growing on the island. The pool and the beach are right there; the beach is pristine and private to the resort.

If you sign up for the Wellbeing Journey by Elements, the week has more structure. It's described as a holistic upgrade to a normal holiday, aimed at boosting immunity and balance, and combines group classes with private sessions based on five natural elements. You can choose a single-day journey or run it across multiple days, so it works whether you're here for a long weekend or two weeks. The teachers are yoga and meditation instructors, nutrition coaches, Reiki masters, conscious dance tutors and chakra healing therapists — all on the resort team, not visiting specialists flown in for one week.

What separates this from a standard beach resort with a yoga mat in the corner is the range of what's actually on site: two gyms (one outdoors in the garden, one indoors), a proper spa with a Jacuzzi deck, a Spice Garden, and a wellness programme you can scale from one class a day to a full multi-day journey. The whole resort is smoke-free apart from designated areas and private terraces, which keeps the pool and beach areas calm.

It's also a real resort rather than a dedicated retreat centre, so you're sharing the facilities with other holidaymakers. If you want a small, closed group doing the same schedule every day, this isn't that. If you want a beach holiday where the yoga, gym and spa are genuinely good and you choose your own intensity, it is.

What's included

- Accommodation at Zuri Zanzibar with private terrace - Access to daily yoga and meditation classes (tailored to your level) - Access to the outdoor 'wild fitness' gym - Access to the indoor gym near reception - Access to the swimming pool and private beach - Access to the Spice Garden - Access to the MAUA Wellness spa facilities (Jacuzzi deck with sunbeds) - Meals as per your resort booking - Wellbeing Journey by Elements programme (bookable on site)

What's not included

- International flights - Airport transfers (check at booking) - Travel insurance - Spa treatments (massages, facials, body scrubs, manicure, pedicure, couple rituals) - Private sessions and multi-day Wellbeing Journey bookings beyond the standard classes - Personal expenses - Alcoholic drinks - Excursions off the resort - Tips and gratuities