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            • Hluhluwe River Lodge
            • Anew Hluhluwe Hotel
            • Primitive trail walking safari
          • Nambiti GR >
            • Springbok Lodge
            • Ndaka Safari Lodge
            • Umzolozolo Safari Lodge
            • Nambiti Plains Game Lodge
          • Pongola GR >
            • White Elephant Safari Lodge
          • Manyoni Private Game Reserve
        • Sardine Run
        • Aliwal Shoal (diving)
        • Protea Banks (diving)
        • Sodwana Bay (diving)
        • Rocktail Beach (diving)
        • Battlefields
        • Hiking and trekking in KZN
      • Kruger >
        • Sabi Sand
        • Timbavati
        • Klaserie
        • Balule
        • Manyeleti
        • Motlala
      • Madikwe GR
      • The Garden Route
    • Namibia >
      • Windhoek accommodation
      • Etosha
      • Swakopmund and the Skeleton Coast
      • Sossusvlei
      • Damaraland
      • Kunene
      • Deep South
      • Kalahari
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      • Botswana Itineraries
      • Chobe
      • Savuti
      • Khwai
      • Moremi
      • Linyanti
      • Okavango Delta
      • Makgadikgadi Pans and Nxai Pan
      • Central Kalahari
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        • Ngorongoro Crater
        • Lake Manyara
        • Tarangire
        • Northern Tanzania itineraries
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        • Mount Meru trekking
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        • Small Hope Bay Lodge
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      • The Exumas
      • Bahamas liveaboards
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      • Humpback whale snorkeling
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      • Dominica Sperm Whales
      • Dominica a dive story
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      • Baja Sur >
        • Socorro >
          • Nautilus Explorer trip March 2019
        • La Paz
        • Cabo San Lucas
      • Yucatan
    • The Galapagos >
      • Galapagos Liveaboards
      • Galapagos Land Based Multi-Island
      • Galapagos wildlife cruises >
        • MY San Jose
        • MY Eden
        • SY Nemo I
        • MY Archipell I
        • MY Beluga
        • SY Cachalote
        • MY Tip Top II
        • MY Tip Top III
        • MY Tip Top IV
  • Oceania
    • Papua New Guinea >
      • Tufi Reefs
      • Outrigger Safaris and Village Guesthouses
      • Tufi Wrecks
      • PNG photo courses
      • Walindi Plantation resort
  • Indonesia
    • West Papua and Raja Ampat >
      • Dampier Straits dive sites
      • Raja Ampat Liveaboards
      • Papua Explorers
      • Kri eco resort
      • Sorido Bay Resort
      • Raja Ampat Kayaking and Homestays
      • The Baliem Valley >
        • The Baliem Valley Tour 1
    • Komodo National Park >
      • Komodo Liveaboards
  • South East Asia
    • The Philippines >
      • Puerto Galera >
        • Puerto Galera diving
        • Puerto Galera Tours and activities
        • Atlantis Resort Puerto Galera Special Offer
      • Atlantis Azores, Christmas and New Year Special
      • Anilao, Batangas >
        • Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort >
          • Aiyanar diving
      • Philippines Liveaboard >
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        • Siren Southern Visayas
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Mafia Island TOURS

Mafia Island Tours

WHALE SHARKS
A truly unforgettable experience. A short trip by car will take you to Kilindoni harbour, buzzing with daily activities in a kaleidoscope of colours. In support of local fishermen, involved in a project for protection of whale sharks, guests will use their local boats and skills to spot the gentle giants quietly feeding on plankton a few hundred meters from the shore. In spite nobody can assure that they will be seen, in the period between October and March the chances are extremely high and the hotel gets in touch early in the morning with local guides that spot them and signal their position. Swimming with whale sharks, the largest fish on the planet, requires no special skills but even looking at these beautiful creatures from the boat is an unforgettable experience.
 
MAWENI – SNORKELING
Coral rocks emerging from the bay surrounded by an extremely interesting reef which can be reached even by less expert swimmers.
 
MARIMBANI SAND BANK
A strip of dazzling white sand which appears during low tide, surrounded by crystal-clear water.
CHOLE ISLAND
The oldest, still inhabited settlement in the archipelago, with the ruins of old Arab buildings used by the Germans during the World War I. The island is covered by extremely varied lush vegetation.
 
JUANI ISLAND - KUA RUINS
On Juani Island, one of the largest and most characteristic islands in the archipelago, are the ruins of the ancient city of Kua, whose decline, as yet unexplained by archaeologists and historians, is the object of many legends. The island's fauna is quite unusual and includes wild pigs, monkeys and small antelopes (blue duiker).
 
JUANI ISLAND - BLUE LAGOON
The southern point of Juani Island is divided in two by a long channel linking the big inland bay with the open sea. At the end of the channel is an enormous natural swimming pool whose water level varies according to the tide. After a short walk you can enjoy its clear waters.
 
JIBONDO ISLAND
The island of Jibondo is about an hour boat trip from Utende village and is characterised by the unique conformation of the western tip and the surrounding emerald green waters. The village is mainly inhabited by fishermen whose fish and octopus drying and net mending activities are of great interest to tourists together with the traditional shipyard, one of the most famous in Tanzania.
 
KITUTIA REEF
Kitutia Reef is one of the archipelago's most beautiful coral reefs with two strips of fine white sand which stay above the water during the low tide. The trip includes snorkeling and diving activities and allows time for walking along the reef, sunbathing or swimming in the natural pools formed around the sandbanks. Depending on the tides, lunch is served on Kitutia Reef or on another beach en route to the reef.

BWEJUU ISLAND
Considered by many to be the most beautiful island in the archipelago thanks to its position and its sandy banks, Bwejuu Island is less than 2 kms long and no more than 200 meters wide at its widest point. Its position, halfway between the main island of Mafia and the delta of the Rufiji river, makes it a handy base for diving and snorkelling on the nearby Mange Reef as well as for trips along the Rufiji River.
 
CHUWIA BEACH
An hour by 4x4 car along a track passing through one of the most characteristic landscapes of the island and an easy trek though a stretch of virgin forest take you to one of Chole Bay's most inaccessible beaches. You will be able to admire wildlife and vegetation untouched by human settlement and cultivation. Those taking part in the trip may decide to eat lunch on the beach or in one of the cool clearings along the route.
 
RAS MKUMBI – THE LIGHTHOUSE
Situated on the northernmost point of the island of Mafia, the lighthouse can be reached by car. It is an exciting journey that takes you right across the island and its changing landscapes. Wide stretches of savannah studded by baobab trees, small seaside villages, bush populated by monkeys and birds climax in a unique view of the open sea.

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