When you make the decision to go to Marlin Lodge Benguerra Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique, be careful who you tell, because most people still think it is unsafe, and those folk who know anything at all about Mozambique will probably never speak to you again.
You fly into Vilanculos, which is about two hours from Johannesburg with Pelican Air, and it is possible to coincide flight times coming in from Europe on an international flight.
The boat to Marlin Lodge arrives off the beach so it’s a wade to get on board, but the journey is a delight as you are taken to Benguerra Island that could truly be described as being in the middle of nowhere.
The short journey is at speed, but not so quick you couldn’t take in the colors, turquoise, aquamarine, sapphire, contrasting with the stunning white sandbanks.
The first thing that struck me on arrival was how warm the water was as I waded ashore, and arrival we had become used to in Zanzibar on a previous trip – no jetty here either!!
We had a luxury chalet which was gorgeous, and it had its own private walkway to the beach.
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All toiletries are provided in big bottles and so you don’t need to take your own
The staff were terrific, and in an unobtrusive way, giving us excellent service.
In so far as activities are concerned, some people went scuba diving, others went fishing, some like us did virtually nothing but unwind with a bit of snorkelling thrown in, and exploring too.
Whilst it is more a place for honeymooners than families, there is water skiing, and banana boat rides too
All in all it was everything we had hoped for, and I’d certainly recommend it.
It was quite superb – the food, especially if you like seafood, although if you wanted something else that didn’t seem to be a problem, the location, the service and people were all terrific
I can’t recommend it enough!
It was a perfect place to relax and unwind.
I would highly recommend Marlin Lodge.
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