Vamizi Island in the Quirimbas Archipelago of Northern Mozambique

$850 pppn on an all inclusive basis

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Vamizi Island

Possibly the best beach accommodation off the East Coast of Africa!! Nothing more needed to be said!

Vamizi Island – The Facts

Vamizi Island – The Detail

Ecotourism is a word too often misused and exploited however the Maluane Project in Northern Mozambique sets new boundaries and guidelines for how this specific type of sustainable, low impact tourism should be run. Research and planning started in the area in 1998 and today the project aims at creating some of some of the worlds finest beach hideaways and safari retreats whilst observing strict environmental and conservational guidelines; without doubt, this is one of the most pioneering tourism projects around today.

Set amongst a vast conservation area in the Quirimbas Archipelago, Maluane is home to some of the last untouched, pristine environments on the East Africa Coast. Consisting of 3 Indian ocean islands (35 km of beach to be precise!) and 33,000 hectares of private land on the mainland set aside for safari, Maluane hosts 3 luxurious island lodges, Vamizi, Rongui and Macaloe and Lake Macungue, a luxurious safari lodge.

Set on vast beaches that compete with anywhere in the world, the island lodges are breathtaking. Vamizi, the flagship lodge, consists of 12 extravagant rooms spread down one end of a 7km long beach. Rooms are huge with massive fourposter beds, open lounge areas and huge bathrooms providing fore some of the most luxurious accommodation in Mozambique.

Just off the coast lies the world renown fishing hotspot of the Lazarus bank, home to large numbers of sailfish and marlin.According to geologists from the Great Barrier Reef (who are some of the privileged few that have dived on these untouched reefs) the coral and sea life surrounding the islands is spectacular; diving here is considered a real treat.

Vamizi Island – Our view

The main problem with northern Mozambique has long been the “getting there” element as the flights to and from Dar es Salaam were never reliable and so it kept Mozambique as an isolated spot accessed only by a few. Vamizi decided that enough was enough and started to fly their clients in themselves. This really reflects the approach to the lodge itself in that, if there is an issue, it is dealt with swiftly and simply. I could harp on about a whole host of reasons why this is the best lodge on the East African coast, but will leave you to discover them for yourself….go here!