The Bazaruto Archipelago is known as the 'Crown Jewels of the Western Indian Ocean'. Benguerra is a glittering gem in this chain of islands and Marlin Lodge is the perfect spot for a magical escape. Marlin's elegant wooden structures are beautifully integrated into the environment. The centre-piece is a living-dining area crafted from ironwood and red mahogany. The pool is set in a glade of coconut and ilala palms, perfect for a day of lazing and tropical cocktails. Raised boardwalks limit damage to the sensitive dune environment and lead to the chalets. From this vantage you can watch the antics of red squirrels and a host of birds like brown-headed parrots, green pigeons and Burchell's coucals. CUISINE
Meals range from semi-formal affairs in the dining room to casual beach buffets. Dinners are sumptuous occasions, each night a surprise ... like tables laid on the beach at the end of an avenue of palm fronds and flame torches. How to resist crayfish bigger than your plate, succulent prawns, calamari just off the dhow or delicious peri-peri chicken grilled over an open fire and fragrant with delicate island spices. Your taste buds will know they've been marooned in paradise.
TRANSFER
2 hour flight from Johannesburg to Vilanculos. Then 30 minute boat transfer - Donna Anna Jetty to Island.
| Style | Beach Hotel | | No. of Bedrooms | A row of luxury chalets snakes along a dune overlooking a white beach and tidal sand spit. The wood-reed-and-thatch chalets with en-suite bathrooms are a blend of African elegance and tropical island beauty and each has a patch of beach to itself. | | Activities | Sundowner cruises, landrover safaris, catamaran island hopping and salt water fly fishing are on offer. Dune walks and guided viewing tours can be arranged to ensure that guests get to explore all the attractions of this 40 km long world wildlife heritage site. After which a feast of sumptuous seafood buffets and beach braais excite every palate. The resort has every imaginable form of activity from deep-sea fishing and scuba diving to snorkeling and banana boating. |
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