Zanzibar International Film Festival Preferred Hotels & Travel Offers

The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) 2015 is excited to announce our list of preferred hotels. A range of hotels, all in the heart of Stone Town, are offering discounted rates for ZIFF guests.

Additionally, fastjet, the low-cost pan-African airline - and ZIFF’s official airline partner - is offering discounted flights three times per week between Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport and Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

For ZIFF guests, fastjet is offering its best possible rate for tickets from Johannesburg – Dar es Salaam – Zanzibar (or return). This guaranteed fare of up to $255, one-way (excluding taxes) can only be secured through the fastjet Johannesburg call centre on +27 (0) 11 289 8090, simply use the special ZIFF code: MOTOUHZA.

The Park Hyatt Stone Town, The Seyyida Hotel, The Marumaru Hotel Zanzibar, Dreams Hotel, The Tausi Palace Hotel, The DoubleTree By Hilton Stone Town and Al Minar Hotel are all offering special rates to guests who quote their fastjet reference number when making a booking. All hotels must be contacted directly to secure the ZIFF guest rate.

The Park Hyatt Stone Town http://zanzibar.park.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html ) The Park Hyatt is Stone Town’s newest and most luxurious hotel. This 5 star experience will make for a truly

memorable experience. Special rates on offer: East African residents / citizens: 199 USD single or double, includes VAT and Breakfast, access to the gym and outdoor infinity pool for Park King room (Stone Town

view). For Non-East African residents/citizens; 210 USD – single occupancy, 285 USD – double occupancy, Park King (Stone Town view) Includes VAT and Breakfast, access to the gym and outdoor infinity pool. Valid

through the dates: July 17-27, 2015 Reservation requests to be sent to [email protected] (+255 24 550 1234)

The Maru Maru Hotel, Zanzibar, ( www.marumaruzanzibar.com ) is a three star hotel, lovingly restored to offer 44 bright rooms blending classic Zanzibar style with iconic design and modern luxuries. ZIFF guests can enjoy a room rate of $70 per single room and $130 per double room including breakfast and WI-FI.

The Seyyida Hotel and Spa, ( http://theseyyida-zanzibar.com ), is an elegant, eighteen room boutique hotel is located right by the Palace Museum, old residence of the Zanzibar royal family and overlooks the Indian Ocean waterfront. With so few rooms available and a special rate of $70 per single room including breakfast, be sure to book now.

Double Tree by Hilton Stone Town Experience a perfect blend of culture and comfort, where our friendly staff looks forward to welcoming you at check-in with a warm chocolate chip cookie. This elegant hotel offers the hospitality and charm of the ‘Swahilis’ combined with the renowned coziness of a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. Special rates from $140 are available for ZIFF geists. ( http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/tanzania/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-zanzibar-stone-town-ZNZSTDI/index.html )

Centrally located, tastefully decorated using local workmanship, and equipped with modern amenities, Al-Minar Hotel, ( http://www.al-minar.com ) offers the best that Zanzibar has to offer with international flair. Al-Minar will be offering a rate of single rooms $70 and for double rooms at $95, including breakfast.

The newly renovated Tausi Palace Hotel, ( www.tausipalacehotel.co.tz ) also in the heart of Stonetown will be offering a single rooms $70 and for double rooms at $95, including breakfast.

The Dreams Hotel will also offer a special rate of $70 for a single and $85 for a double.

Make sure to visit www.ziff.or.tz and as well as the relevant Facebook pages to stay up to date: www.facebook.com/ZanzibarInternationalFilmFestival

BOOKING DETAILS
fastjet bookings can ONLY be made for trips from Johannesburg to Zanzibar for travel between the dates of July 16^th – 28^th and ONLY through its South African call centre on +27 (0) 11 289 8090. Please use the official discount code to secure special rate: MOTOUHZA.

Hotels
Maru Maru Hotel: [email protected]
The Seyyida Hotel: [email protected]

Al-Minar & Tausi Palace Hotel: [email protected]

The Dreams Hotel: [email protected]
Park Hyatt: [email protected] (+255 24 550 1234)

*Standard T’s & C’s apply for bookings made with fastjet and relevant hotels. Please check websites for details.

ABOUT ZIFF 2015
ZIFF 2015 will take place from the 18^th – 26^th of July 2015 with the theme:

Waves and Visions of Hope - Mawimbi na Njozi za Tumaini

To those of us who live by the sea and oceans, the waves mean more that simply curling waters. They denote sounds of a permanent presence, of expected arrivals and anticipated departures.

Waves welcome visions of a depth terrifying and a lightness beckoning but more still they propose hope in its glorious and abject abstraction.

To filmmakers this imagery is an embrace of their creativity as those sounds, designs, images and movements are the bedrock upon which their art is formed.

ZIFF 2015 will open on July 18^th with the Golden Globe winning film SELMA, the ideal film to open this year’s ZIFF – as the theme- Waves and Visions of Hope is perfectly reflected in the underlying message of the film.

Festival Director, Martin Mhando explains further, “ZIFF prides itself on showcasing films with strong social messages. In 2014 we opened ZIFF with the Mandela film, Long Walk to Freedom, and we are especially proud in 2015 to open with another international film that focuses on an icon of civil and human rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Selma will be an inspirational way to open ZIFF 2015 and to highlight our focus on hope and social change.”

SELMA tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King and the struggle for civil rights in the USA in the 1960’s, yet the film’s themes resonate with audiences across the globe. The film also stars two actors of African descent, David Oyelowo and Carmen Ejogo, both Britons of Nigerian descent.

The screening of the film on July 18^th, the birthdate of Nelson Mandela will bring added significance to the event.