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Quilalea Island Resort Location

The Quirimbas Arquipelago consists of 32 coral islands stretching from Pemba (the capital of Cabo Delgado Province) to the Rovuma River which forms the natural frontier between Tanzania and Mozambique. The area has never been developed and remains an unexplored tourist paradise. Quilálea Marine Sanctuary, consisting of Quilálea and Sencar Islands, lies 55 kilometres north of Pemba.

Beach Walking Canoeing Honeymoon Fishing Diving Photography Birding Water Sport Swimming Pool Romantic Getaway Price Range - Southern Africa: $600 - $800

Quilálea Island (South 12.30'.00 East 40.35'.00) is 35 hectares in extent and is unique having a deep channel on the landward side, allowing protected mooring all year long and at all points of the tide. There are various beaches around the island. Seashells abound due to the high biodiversity of the intertidal zone. Sencar Island is 75 hectares in extent. It is O-shaped, with a coral rag exterior and a mangrove swamp interior. Water rushes in through a twisting, saltwater river at high tide. Sencar is a paradise for sea birds and has large areas of untouched coastal thicket. Samango monkeys made their homes on Sencar, though no one knows quite how they arrived there or how they stay alive in the absence of fresh water. Sencar has only rudimentary beaches.

Quilálea opened in November 2002 and accommodates 18 guests in 9 "island villas". Each villa is a comfortable 45 squares metres in size with an antique stylized shower, vanity and fittings. Enormous windows let in the breeze and the view. Natural rock walls, makuti thatch, and colonial ceiling fans keep you cool by day. Furniture is crafted from indigenous teak and mahogany by local carpenters in the creole Muani style. A king-size bed draped in a romantic net completes the African/Arabian luxury. Every villa overlooks the sea. The restaurant and lounge is no more than a two minute's walk from the most distant villa. Set on a peninsula at the north end of the island, the restaurant offers beautiful ocean views to both the west and the east. Come and revel in the flavours and spices of Mozambican cuisine influenced by Portugal and Goa.

Diving, snorkeling, fly fishing, surf casting, sport fishing, canoeing, island exploration, sailing, swimming, and bird watching are all highly rated and great fun. Excursions to Ibo island and tours and cultural visits to the mainland (when not lazing in privacy or having a restorative massage in your villa) complete a visit to the Quirimbas Archipelago.

Quilalea Island Resort Children Policy
Only children over the age of 16 years are accepted at Quilalea

Nearest City: PEMBA

Check In Time: 02:00:00 PM

Check Out Time: 11:00:00 AM