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Bustani Estate · Nungwi, Zanzibar · Now Releasing

Prime land.Exceptional living.

Nine titled, serviced plots and four signature villa designs on Zanzibar's north-west coast. Buy the land, choose the house, and we build it — one contract, one team, 240 days to handover.

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Prime Locations

Coastal and near-coastal parcels chosen for access, elevation and long-term value.

Titled & ZIPA Aligned

Clean title, surveyed boundaries and a route to ownership for foreign buyers.

Design & Build In One

Architecture, approvals and construction under a single fixed-price contract.

Built For Distance

Weekly photo reporting, milestone invoicing and a manager who answers.

Who we build for

Three journeys. One trusted partner.

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Tanzanian citizens

Build at home, properly

Titled plots, transparent pricing in shillings or dollars, and a build team that finishes what it starts. Staged payments tied to real milestones.

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The diaspora

Build from anywhere

Weekly photo reports, video walkthroughs and signed approvals online. You never have to guess what happened on site this week.

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A contemporary villa terrace at dusk with lounge chairs above an infinity pool overlooking the ocean

International buyers

Own with confidence

ZIPA-aligned ownership, legal introductions, rental management and a villa designed for the way Zanzibar actually lives.

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An empty cleared coastal plot in Zanzibar marked with red survey pegs
The same plot with a completed white villa, glowing glazing and a turquoise pool at dusk

From open land to keys in hand.

Keep scrolling. This is the same plot, the same viewpoint — 240 days apart.

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Bustani Estate · Nungwi

Nine plots. One quiet address.

A gated, walled estate seven minutes from the beach at Nungwi. Every plot arrives surveyed, titled and serviced — water, three-phase power, fibre and a paved access road to your boundary. Build with us, or hold the land and build later.

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176.00 mN 89°42′ E — 176.00 mS 89°42′ W — 176.00 mN 00°18′ W — 107.50 mS 00°18′ E — 107.50 mSPINE ROAD · 7.0 m CARRIAGEWAYGATEENTRYB-01980 m² · SOLDB-02980 m² · SOLDB-031010 m² · RESERVEDB-041010 m² · AVAILABLEB-051060 m² · AVAILABLEB-06860 m² · RESERVEDB-07860 m² · AVAILABLEB-08780 m² · AVAILABLEB-09760 m² · AVAILABLEN010203040METRESBUSTANI ESTATE — NUNGWISITE LAYOUT PLAN / 9 RESIDENTIAL PLOTSSCALE 1:500REV. CINDICATIVE
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Signature villas

Four designs. Fixed price, fixed date.

Single-storey white three-bedroom villa with a rectangular pool and coconut palms

Zuri

3 bedrooms · 222 m²

From $220,000

White four-bedroom villa arranged around a courtyard pool with a timber slat screen

Bahari

4 bedrooms · 300 m²

From $270,000

Wide white villa with a covered outdoor pavilion and a long lap pool

Aqua

4 bedrooms · 370 m²

From $350,000

Large five-bedroom villa at dusk with lit interiors and a generous pool terrace

Mawimbi

5 bedrooms · 430 m²

From $450,000

Optional upgrades

Drag to see the difference before you commit.

Villa pool terrace at dusk with a plain concrete deck
The same terrace with a timber pergola, cold plunge pool and outdoor rain shower
As standardWith upgrade
+$18,000Upgrade

Wellness courtyard

A shaded outdoor room off the pool terrace — somewhere to cool down at four in the afternoon and rinse the salt off before dinner.

  • Covered timber pergola with fans
  • Cold plunge, coral stone lined
  • Outdoor rain shower and privacy screen
Open-plan villa living room with a flat white plaster ceiling
The same living room with a solid teak slatted ceiling and warm cove lighting
As standardWith upgrade
+$9,500Upgrade

Solid teak ceiling

The single change that most alters how the living space feels — warmer light, softer acoustics, and a material that belongs on this coast.

  • Kiln-dried teak, marine-sealed
  • Concealed cove lighting between slats
  • Ages well in coastal humidity
Pool terrace with plain grey screed paving and young palms
The same terrace with warm coral stone paving, a textured feature wall and mature planting
As standardWith upgrade
+$7,500Upgrade

Coral stone deck

Local coral rag, cut and laid by hand. It stays cool underfoot in full sun and it looks better in year ten than it does on handover day.

  • Coral rag paving, cool underfoot
  • Textured feature wall to the pool
  • Mature palms and frangipani at handover
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The client portal

Everything in one place.

Whether you are in Dar, Dubai or Dortmund, you see the same site your project manager sees — updated every Friday, for the whole build.

  • Weekly construction photos
  • Milestone payment schedule and invoices
  • Design approvals and signed documents
  • Direct messaging with your project manager
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Aerial view of the Zanzibar coastline at dusk with villas among palms and a golden ocean

Bustani Estate · Now releasing

Thoughtfully designed. Built for life in Zanzibar.

Tell us which plot caught your eye and we will send the title summary, the build programme and a fixed-price quotation within two working days.

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