Mafia Island is a really sleepy backwater, a slice of the old Swahili Coast, where local people go about their traditional way of life relatively undisturbed by the outside world.
It is also the location for the largest marine park in East Africa, which contains not only some of the finest unbleached coral in the Indian Ocean, but which also claims to have whalesharks in residence year round ... something which brings divers in from around the world.
Mafia Island is ideal for active people ... divers, sailors and walkers ... looking for something really different and unusual.
Most of our more outdoorsy guests stay at the amazing Chole Mjini Lodge, sometimes in combination with the simpler and more beachy Lua Cheia.
Guests in search of a higher level of conventional comforts might consider either or both of Kinasi Lodge and Ras Mbisi Lodge. Lower cost options in the Chole Bay area are Shamba Kilole Lodge and Mafia Island Lodge.
Refer to the guidebook for more information.
It is also the location for the largest marine park in East Africa, which contains not only some of the finest unbleached coral in the Indian Ocean, but which also claims to have whalesharks in residence year round ... something which brings divers in from around the world.
Mafia Island is ideal for active people ... divers, sailors and walkers ... looking for something really different and unusual.
Most of our more outdoorsy guests stay at the amazing Chole Mjini Lodge, sometimes in combination with the simpler and more beachy Lua Cheia.
Guests in search of a higher level of conventional comforts might consider either or both of Kinasi Lodge and Ras Mbisi Lodge. Lower cost options in the Chole Bay area are Shamba Kilole Lodge and Mafia Island Lodge.
Refer to the guidebook for more information.
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