Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Pemba mid-afternoon. Transfer ‘Russels’ – a unique original accommodation in Pemba run by a very friendly congenial Aussie called Russel! Here you have bucket showers and long drop toilets – but in a great setting. Accommodation is a basic but nice cabin. Welcome and briefing.
Day 2: Air Transfer to Ilha Medjumbe. One night 5 star accommodation. Introduction to kayaking and the island. Fly-fishing for Pompano and Trevally from the sand-spit. Diving is available. Kayak trip to neighbouring Ilha Quissanga (an island inhabited only by local fishermen).
Day 3: Kayak/Dhow journey to Ilha Macaloe, an uninhabited island recently declared a conservation zone. Camping. Explore empty beaches, snorkel fringing reefs, beach-time.
Day 4: Kayak/Dhow journey to Ilha das Rolas (World Wildlife Fund Island inhabited by approximately 20 people - local fishermen and their families who live traditional lifestyle, fishing from sailing dugouts and trading with the mainland.) Camping on this island – encounter with local families.
Day 5: Kayak/Dhow journey to Ilha Banditos (exposed sand-only island surrounded by blue water and reefs - idyllic deserted island). Continuation to Ibo Island; an old slave trading port rich in history and now resembling a life-size museum untouched for decades. Explore the old Portuguese town, watch silversmiths creating jewellery in the old fort, and explore the mangroves by kayak. Comfortable lodge stay.
Day 6: Dhow day sail around Ibo, and north to the mainland. Several stopovers to encounter local people.
Day 7: Kayak to mainland, jeep transfer to Pemba on rough track (through traditional villages and remarkable landscape studded with imposing Baobab trees.) Accommodation at Russels.
Days 8-10: Road transfer to Ilha da Mozambique - once capital of Mozambique, old gold, ivory and slave trading port and possibly Mozambique's most captivating, vibrant, atmospheric destination. Lodge stay in beautifully renovated Portuguese ruin, soak up the atmosphere of this bustling settlement. Diving is available on Portuguese shipwreck, opportunities at your discretion for fly-fishing, dhow journeys to neighbouring islands, bays, beaches and villages, explore the labyrinth streets and alleyways, dhow-building yard, markets, whale-watching from motorized dhow.
Day 11: Road transfer to Nampula. Return flight.
Suggested Personal Items:
- Wide brimmed hat & Sunscreen!
- Shorts & 2 T-Shirts
- Lightweight long-sleeved shirt and trousers
- Swimmers
- Sport Sandals
- Sunglasses
- Compact Toiletries
- Sleeping Bag
- Pack-towel or sarong
- Insect Repellent
- Camera
- Mask/Snorkel/Fins (or we can provide if you prefer)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- All accommodations,
- All transfers, equipment, meals, and guides.
Price Excludes:
- Airport taxes,
- Alcoholic beverages,
- Personal items,
- Additional activities not on itinerary,
- Flights to Pemba/from Nampula.
Also see tour packages in:
Africa
Mozambique
Outdoor: Water Drifter
Canoeing/Kayaking/Rafting
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