Mozambique Archipelagos
REGION
Bazaruto and the Quirimbas
BEST FOR
Couples, families, honeymooners
THE EXPERIENCE
Off the coast of Mozambique lie some of the last truly quiet islands in the Indian Ocean. Bazaruto and the Quirimbas are sand and turquoise and almost nothing else, dhows on the horizon, reefs thick with life, a stillness the busier islands lost long ago. This is the coast as it once was, and in most of the world no longer is.
Spice & Swahili Coast
REGION
Zanzibar and Pemba
BEST FOR
Couples, families, culture seekers, unhurried travellers
THE EXPERIENCE
The Swahili coast has drawn traders and travellers for a thousand years, and you can feel all of it. Zanzibar and Pemba are spice and coral-stone alleys and warm shallow water, where old dhow ports open onto beaches few outsiders reach. It is a place of layers, African, Arab, British, and Indian at once, and unlike anywhere else on the ocean.
Private Island Retreats
REGION
Seychelles and Mauritius
BEST FOR
Couples, honeymooners, privacy seekers
THE EXPERIENCE
Some islands you do not share. A single villa on its own stretch of sand, from the Seychelles to the reefs of Mauritius, staffed and stocked, and yours for as long as you stay. There are no crowds to escape because there is no one else, only water, quiet, and the rare feeling of a place kept entirely for you.