Safaris and Wilderness Travel
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Now this is your paradise-island-like-you-see-on-the-brochure...only it's real. Remote, elegantly simple and truly lovely.
Every now and then, there is the opportunity to drop off the map and find yourself in the almost photo-shopped perfection of a desert island in a turquoise sea. The Quirimbas and Bazaruto archipelagos off the coast of Mozambique provide just such a treat. A scattering of coral atolls, pure white sand spits curving along rich reefs, bright fish and gentle warm waves. There are no big resorts, just small lodges where you can discard your watch, spend the day barefoot in a pair of shorts and little else, and let the natural cycle of sunshine and starlight dictate your activities. Some of these islands require a little bit of effort to get to...but then again, the best things often do.
If Quirimbas were to appear in the dictionary, it would do so along with words such as pristine, remote, unexplored, relaxed and all those lovely things that are becoming increasingly rare in our world. Being at the far northern extreme of Mozambique, this collection of thirty-odd islands and coral heads is understandably less developed than its southern counterpart, Bazaruto. Small beach lodges are dotted around the islands which you reach by small plane from the town of Pemba on the mainland. Read more?
One might imagine Vamizi coming about during a dark winter evening when one fellow says to another; “I’m fed up of this cold and darkness. I wish I could escape to some desert island‚Äù. They stick a pin in a map on some remote white speck in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and create the opportunity for others to experience a little piece of paradise. Read more?
Catherine's long experience of, and enthusiasm for Africa, makes her a mine of travel information. Add to the mix her vivacious character and inscrutable attention to detail and there are few people you'd rather have plan your holiday.
