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Vamizi Island, Mozambique Built on the northern side of the island, Vamizi Island Lodge is a 24-bed lodge that looks towards Rongui from the end of a long powder-sand beach. The houses are all secluded from each other and look out to sea from the shade of the forest that forms the centre of the island. Samango monkeys play in the trees and prowl the glades, hunting the land crabs that live there. Text continues below the image gallery... 
Vamizi Island Lodge has been designed to complement the environment and to cause as little damage to it as possible. The construction uses almost entirely local materials thus growing the local economy. The roofs of the lodge are makuti (palm) thatch, based on the Mozambican style, and the emphasis is on space and openness, so the rooms are large, with high ceilings. The bathrooms have a solid slab of marble forming the wall of the shower, and hand-carved screens which provide the privacy and aesthetic detail of a The bedrooms have king-size beds – four-posters – with freestanding frames draped in beautiful natural muslin mosquito nets. The burnt orange curtains are a fine muslin fabric, which billows softly in the wind and complements the indigo and natural colours in the room. All furniture in the rooms, the dining room and the central lounge/bar area has been chosen, designed and mostly custom-made, incorporating traditional carvings reflecting the Arabic influence in the area. The outside decks and private beaches have a selection of loungers, swinging beds and local 'Swahili day beds' to chose from. Marine activities include world-class blue water fishing and fly fishing, as well as scuba diving and snorkelling in some of the most pristine coral reefs of the
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