A significant benefit of visiting this resort is the officially registered NGO - 'Kwanini Foundation' - which focuses on many projects within the local communities, and you can be a part of it too. Manta is hard to beat in terms of an off-the-beaten-track island experience. Sunbathing, stargazing and dining on the deck surrounded by the marine environment is a perfect paradise! More info below on this feature. We must also must mention the unique Underwater Room! Manta has gained quite a bit of media coverage over the last few years as they have built a room for overnight stays literally underwater! A private floating island with a bedroom four metres below the surface. And of course, if you are into your marine life then the diving and snorkelling here are world-class!! There really is a lot to do at the Manta and on Pemba Island. Be prepared to immerse yourself into all the resort has to offer - whether that is simply relaxing, going out on their all-day 'island safari' - seeing spice farms, fish market, 18th-century ruins, the endemic flying foxes, the bustling capital Chake-Chake and visiting the local school or fishing, heading out on kayaks and chilling out on the sandbank. Manta Resort is a real family environment and you will be welcomed and made to feel at home straight away. Manta is remote, quiet and full of beautiful beaches, forests and friendly people. “We stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance.Experiencing the Manta Resort on Pemba Island is not about walking down to the beach to visit restaurants and bars, or about larger resorts with lots of facilities and all the five-star touches. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss,” a spokesperson said. The US Department of State said it is aware of the death of a US citizen in Tanzania, in East Africa. “I will try to take solace in the fact that we enjoyed the most amazing bucket list experiences these past few days, and that we both were so happy and absolutely giddy with excitement in our final moments together.” “We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruellest twist of fate imaginable,” she wrote. In her Facebook post, Ms Antoine said Mr Weber “never got to hear her answer” to his proposal, which would have been “a million times, yes”. Mr Saus told the BBC his staff responded to a “problem in the water”, but when they arrived “absolutely nothing could be done”. But… everything I love about you, I love more every day!” Later in the video, Mr Weber turns over the sheet of paper to reveal the proposal, before pulling an engagement ring from his shorts and swimming out of view. His note read: “I can’t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you. Wearing goggles and flippers, he held a note against the cabin’s glass window as Ms Antoine watched on from within. On the third day of their stay, Mr Weber, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, plunged into the water to make his proposal. Costing $1,700-a-night (£1,300), the cabin is anchored in water around 10m (32ft) deep. Mr Weber and Ms Antoine had booked four nights at the resort’s underwater room, which lies approximately 250m (820ft) from the shore. Matthew Saus, CEO of the resort, said “everyone is shaken to the core” by Mr Weber’s death. “It is with the deepest regret that we inform that a fatal accident occurred at The Manta Resort on Thursday 19 September 2019,” the resort said in a statement. The Manta Resort told the BBC Mr Weber “tragically drowned while free diving alone outside the underwater room” on Thursday afternoon. Ms Antoine, confirming Mr Weber’s death in a Facebook post, said he “never emerged from those depths”. In the video according to the BBC report, Mr Weber presses a hand-written proposal note against the cabin window as Ms Antoine films from inside. Footage shows Mr Weber diving underwater to ask Ms Antoine to marry him. Steven Weber and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were staying in a submerged cabin at the Manta Resort, off Pemba Island. An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater on holiday in Tanzania.
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