Ibo Island Lodge: History and Tranquility
janiebaxter Says: Ibo Island Lodge is the only place to stay on Ibo Island. However, it would be my choice of place to stay anyway.(More about Ibo Island on my travel pages, as there is too much to write here)The lodge is really what one would describe as a "boutique hotel" built from 3...
Club Navel: Great food and good prices
perrynpat Says: Set on Wimbi Beach in Pemba. Fresh sea food and good specials priced starting at $8.50 USD, Casual attire. Portuguese and English spoken. Accep USD and Mozambique Met.
Getting to the Quirimbas Islands
janiebaxter Says: Flight access to Pemba is available onMozambique Airlines (LAM) from Johannesburg, Maputo and Dar Es Salaam. Often this flight goes to Nairobi first. Precision Air also flies from Dar Es Salaam and Nairobi into Pemba. It is easier to fly to Pemba from Dar es Salaam as it is...
Antibiotics and antihistamines are very useful.
janiebaxter Says: Soft, waterproof bags are best as you will be travelling in boats, helicopters and light aircraft if you want to see the more remote areas. Also don't pack too heavy. Beach and snorkelling gear for the islands, good walking shoes for inland.Keep flip flops handy for boat...
Ibo Island - One of Africa's Best Kept Secrets
janiebaxter Says: Ibo Island history dates back earlier than the 16th century to the time of the Arab occupation but it was during the Portugese occupation Ibo became important. You can wander around this small island, exploring what remains of the church and warehouses and the customs house....
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Set on Wimbi Beach in Pemba. Fresh sea food and good specials priced starting at $8.50 USD, Casual attire. Portuguese and English spoken. Accep USD and...
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Pemba & The Quirimbas Archipalego

The Quirimbas Islands are over 2500km from Maputo, close to the Tanzanian border, in the remote and unexploerd Cabo Delgado Province. This 200km stretch of Indian Ocean coastline is the last area of...
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Pemba is not the sort of place where you just sort of happen to end up, more or less inevitably, at some stage of your life. It's pretty much out of the way, in the north-eastern corner of...
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