It is roughly triangular in shape, about 500 m in diameter and about 1.5 km in circumference. It is surrounded by an oval reef seven by four kilometres in extent.
These reefs have been declared a Marine Conservation area.
Mnemba Island and its reef are sometimes called Mnemba Atoll which is incorrect because an atoll is an island that encircles a lagoon, which is not the case for Mnemba Island.
If you have ever harboured the secret wish of finding yourself the sole inhabitant of a beautiful tropical island, but without the effort of having to lift a finger to fend for yourself, &Beyond Mnemba Island Lodge is just the place for you!
Discover sheer, unpretentious paradise on this private island, where the simple pleasures become your most treasured of memories for many years to come.
Relax and unwind in the exclusivity of your own stretch of beachfront, where simple yet luxurious bandas peep out onto unblemished sands from the dappled shade of the casuarina pine forest.
Set on a private island off the north eastern tip of Zanzibar, &Beyond Mnemba offers guests the perfect destination to get away from it all.
With just ten palm-frond guest bandas on the entire island, the only intrusion may be a visit from a curious suni antelope or two at sundown.
The balmy blue waters invite you to explore the surrounding Indian Ocean.
With a dive school and two dive boats for just 20 guests, you will never feel crowded during your underwater adventure.
Highlights;
- Some of Africa's best dive sites on a coral atoll in a marine conservation area
- Snorkelling, swimming directly off the beach, as well as kayaking, windsurfing and deep sea fishing
Sea breezes waft through high palm-frond roofs and large windows in your beachside banda. Overhead fans in a spacious bedroom filled with soft, natural fabrics and traditional woodcarvings cool down the warm tropical nights.
Enjoy ocean views stretched out on the built-in barazas (Swahili word for 'meeting place') on your veranda.
A shady corridor of woven palm leaves leads to a large shuttered bathroom where a massive stone shower awaits behind a glass beaded curtain.
Open thatched dining and sitting areas provide the perfect place to watch the sun set.
Deep pillows and low wooden tables open up onto majestic views of the white beach. Enjoy lunch served on large, wooden carved platters, while island crabs scuttle across the sand.
Later, when the magnificent African sky lights up with stars, dinner is served on the beach, with the bright moonlight reflecting off the waves as they gently lap on the beach.
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