Maluane Project
The Maluane Project is one of the last unspoilt and unexploited wilderness areas along the east African coast. Comprising three Indian Ocean islands, a coastal strip and a 33,000 hectare wildlife reserve, this vast conservation area has coral reefs, mangrove forests, powder beaches and islands, together with large areas of forest and savannah inland.
Situated in northern Mozambique, Maluane is unique in being both a scientifically based conservation project and a sustainable low-impact tourism initiative. Conservation and environmental impact work at Maluane began in 1999 and found that the area had a large elephant population and significant numbers of predators. Added to that was an unrivalled marine life containing many endangered and rare species.
Work has since begun on three island lodges and two luxury safari camps on the mainland. These will be complete at various times from late 2005 to the end of 2006 and will mean that Maluane Project guests will be able to witness a lion kill in the morning, have lunch on the ramparts of an ancient fort before rounding off the day with a dive around the coral ringed islands of Vamizi, Rongui and Macaloe. The beach and safari lodges at Maluane will offer all the luxuries you could want for, whilst holiday guests wishing to learn more about the environmental and community aspects of the Maluane Project will be able to do so.
Vamizi Island Lodge
Work on the luxurious Vamizi Island Lodge is now complete and the lodge welcomed its first guests in December 2005. Built on a fourteen kilometre beach, each of the 10 spectacular (and enormous) villas has a spacious living room, a spectacular bathroom and a breezy veranda. The villas are spaced a good distance apart to offer plenty of privacy, and have a footpath leading from the veranda down to the beach.
Vamizi and all the other lodges and camps are designed to complement the environment and to cause as little damage to it as possible. All building materials used by the project are being sourced from local sustainable sources, and Maluane is already the largest domestic purchaser of wood in northern Mozambique. The lodge is now open, for full information click here...
Rongui Island Lodge
A tropical paradise, Rongui Island Lodge will have 6 cottages overlooking a spectacular crescent shaped beach and lagoon. This small and exclusive lodge is due for completion in mid 2006 and guests will be able to book the whole of the island for private use if they wish. For more information about Rongui Island Lodge click here...
Macaloe Island Lodge
This 24 room lodge is situated on Macaloe Island, a short way off the mainland coast of northern Mozambique. The island has two idyllic beaches, up there with the very best in the archipelago, and the lodge will offer both beach and water based activities. In addition guests will be able to enjoy safari activities in the Maluane Wildlife Reserve a short distance away on the mainland. As such, it will be an ideal choice for those wanting to combine a safari with some time relaxing on the beach. Positioned just off the renowned Lazarus Bank, Macaloe will also offer outstanding big game fishing. Macaloe Island Lodge is scheduled to open in late 2006, but it is likely this could end up being early 2007. In any case, it will have been worth the wait.
Lake Macungue Safari Lodge
Lake Macungue Safari Lodge will be located inland within the Maluane Wildlife Reserve. 24 chalets are planned and work will begin in late 2006, with the first visitors expected in the first half of 2007.
The topography, flora and fauna of this part of Mozambique is similar to the Selous game reserve in southern Tanzania - and the intervening period leading up to its opening date in 2007 should see a good increase in wildlife populations.
Booking information: contact us by email or contact us by telephone on 020 7622 5114 and ask to speak to a consultant* who has been to the Quirimbas Archipelago.
* Ben, Jonothan and James have all travelled to the Quirimbas Archipelago recently
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