The beach is always a nice place to clear your head and be stress free. The feeling of sand on your feet and the sun on your skin always makes one forget about any worries clouding their mind. This article is about a secret private island on the shores of Bagamaoyo, Tanzania.

Last July I was lucky enough to be invited for a getaway to bagamoyo. A friend of mine asked me and some other friends to accompany her and I couldn’t be more excited to leave behind everything else for a breather.

Imagine living on a private island with your house facing the ocean and witnessing the sun rise and set every day. This was what it was like to stay at the lazy lagoon hotel for that amazing but short weekend.

When we arrived at Bagamoyo a place called FETA mbegani campus, a school for fishermen, we were escorted to a boat that we used to cross the ocean to the island. The island had only the one hotel on it since the rooms there are not similar to other hotels in the city. Each guest is given a private house that faces the ocean and has enough space to accommodate a family.

The services was wonderful. All the people there were friendly and helpful with whatever we needed. The manager was the friendliest of them all. He was always around to keep us company since we were very few guests around including two couples and the group I was in. Whenever it was time for breakfast, lunch or dinner we always got a different menu from yesterday’s which was so refreshing. Funny thing was the first meal we had was nice but it was very little to satisfy us. Me and my friends asked the waiter why the small potions, was it because we were ladies? The waiter explained that many foreigners who come to stay there prefer small potion

I always woke up earlier than my friends and sat outside to watch the sun rise. With the wave sounds on the beach it always calmed me and it could always make me feel free of anything else. During the day, whenever we were tired of staying on the beach, we went to play some games with the Maasai who were around. I even learned to play pool and shoot darts. We were not lucky enough to go snorkeling because of the tides but we went swimming instead. Sometimes my friends insisted a lot to just rest in our room but I always wanted to stay on the beach and chase any small crabs I could see.

Those three days were the best I had in this whole year. When it was time to leave, most members of the hotel came to see us off. We were really sad since they said we made it livelier than any guests before. I never said this but we were always talking, laughing and mostly loud that they came to know us all very well.

It was a fun time for sure and so worthy to skip the city for. Lazy lagoon will always be a place to remember and I hope

this article will convince you to take a break from every day life and breathe!