BOATING AND BEACHES

SPECIAL BOAT EXCURSIONS IN MAFIA ISLAND.

BOAT EXCURSIONS

Mafia, and especially chole bay, is gifted with an array of wonderful boat excursions combining rare experiences with nature, picnics, excitement and relaxation with friends and family.

We arrange trips for our guests using our excursion boat and traditional wooden dhow. These may be half-day or full-day excursions, with snorkeling, picnic lunch and beverages.

We have boats and crews just waiting to go and they love what they do and were born here so they are part of the fabric of our island.

You will love going out with them on excursions, their warmth, kindness and natural friendliness and trust.

SUNSET CRUISE

Just the sound of water rushing along the hull and the creaking of the mast and they stay while our jahazi catches the wind.

We usually leave for the sunset cruise at around 16:30 hrs, heading for Kua Channel, which has many little bays and beaches and a feature is the Blue Lagoon, a coral grotto fed by the sea. We visit this on the sunset cruise before sailing to the west of the Bay to enjoy the late afternoon sunset over the Rufiji Delta, usually a stunning sight.

By now the crew has raised the sail so there is only the sound of rushing water along the hull and the creaking of mast and stays as our jahazi catches the wind…perfect harmony as it has been for hundreds of years.

FISHING THE MAFIA ARCHIPELAGO

Mafia has always been famous for its sport-fishing, which was promoted in the 1950s by the london illustrated news and the mafia island fishing club, which counted luminaries like the actor william holden and author rider haggard among its members.

We practice “Catch-&-Release” fishing (trolling, popping, jigging) with “Pyxis”; our dedicated fishing boat with twin engines and room for up to six fishermen. The boat is equipped with a lookout tower, life jackets, food & drinks and first aid kit.

SUN BANKING & BEACH PICNIC

We do not want you to “bake” but we do want you to enjoy the delightful Marimbani Sand Bank in chole bay as well as miewe island, mvinje beach and other great spots, like the sea channel to the ocean of kua channel with its beaches and islets that are full of sea birds and are seldom visited and you can enjoy all by yourselves.

Our boat crew will erect a sun shade for you and lay out your picnic lunch while grilling fresh fish on a small fire.

At Marimbani and Miewe there is also interesting snorkelling: at Marimbani for sea horses and at Miewe among the small bommie reefs.

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