Vamizi Island Lodge

Vamizi Island lies off the coast of northern Mozambique, in the Quirimbas Archipelago. The Archipelago consists of 32 tropical coral islands and stretches for 100 km along the coast. The island of Vamizi has clear blue water, abundant marine life, and thick, untouched coral reefs. The island is covered with thick forests of acacia, hibiscus and casuarina trees. The lodge is set on the north side of the island (which is 12 km long and 2 km wide) and set on the edge of indigenous tropical forest looking out across a white beach to the Indian Ocean beyond.

Vamizi Island Lodge has 10 spacious, ocean-facing beach villas (165 square metres in size and spaced 70 metres apart). Each of the palm-thatched villas, with king-sized beds and en-suite bathrooms, looks out over its own stretch of beach. A private sitting room, with cane sofas and colonial-style planters chairs, leads from the bedroom. On the outside deck and on the beach, there are sun chairs and Swahili daybeds, perfect for an afternoon of lazy beach bliss. Two of the villas are family-orientated, with 2 spacious bedrooms per villa divided by a large common area.

The main dining room is open and expansive, with a sunset bar located close to the water's edge. Fresh local ingredients spice up the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean flavors, with fresh fish, prawns inseason, calamari, lobster, crab and crayfish cooked to perfection.

The island of Vamizi is an important and significant wildlife refuge, with 112 different bird species recorded, Samango monkeys, 4 species of turtle, and Giant Coconut crabs. But what really sets the island apart is its untouched underwater landscape, which features some of the world's last remaining unbleached coral reefs in all their natural beauty. Diving, snorkeling, deep sea fishing, wildlife treks and sea kayaking are all common activities offered by Vamizi Island Lodge.