Medjumbe Island Resort Cabo Delgado

The Medjumbe Private Island which lies in the magnificent Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique, is a nature lover's paradise and most of the resort's activities enable guests to delight in the island's natural wonders. The resort's Activities Centre provides the base from which a range of activities are offered.

For guests who enjoy water sports, the Medjumbe Island Resort is a natural playground: guests may choose sailing, windsurfing and water skiing. The Gulf Craft 20' Swan is used for water skiing and tubing, with wake and knee boards also available. The sailing craft include a Gypsy sailing dinghy.

Kayaks are available for guests to explore the crystal clear Quirimbas waters around Medjumbe and the reefs around nearby Quissanga Island. The resort will happily take guests by boat to explore the surrounding marine life, which includes dolphins all year round and whales from August to November. The Quirimbas' marine life can also be explored by snorkeling around the island's beautiful coral reef. Guided and unguided snorkeling is available, with equipment custom-fitted at the Activities Centre.

Nature and bird-lovers have the opportunity to spend time exploring the island's pristine shores and watching the many Palaearctic migrants and waders that frequent the area.  Sunset cruises by boat or local dhow provide the perfect form of relaxation at the end of a blissful day.   Guests may watch the Mozambique sun sink over a perfect natural paradise and after nightfall lie back and marvel at the island's celestial treasures.

Around the Quirimbas in Mozambique, deep water is accessed close to the islands, which means one doesn't have to travel far for exciting encounters with big game fish. Still little explored, the protected waters around the magnificent Medjumbe Island Resort are home to some of the most exciting game fish to catch - species such as Kingfish, Barracuda, Dorado, Queenfish, Serra, Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna and Sailfish.

The resort's fishing boat, N'Jovo is a Gulf Craft 31' Dolphin Super Deluxe, powered by two 115hp Yamaha motors. This state-of-the-art boat features an extended T-Top to shield guests from the tropical sun. On board, the captain and gillie present guests with tackle, lures and bait, and ensure that they have the best professional guidance, whatever the  fishing ability.

One of the world's most renowned fishing destinations is accessible from the Quirimbas. St Lazarus Banks, a sea mountain 20 x 30 km in extent, rises from 2,4 km deep to within six metres of the ocean surface, bringing together a fascinating combination of marine life.  The Medjumbe Island Resort offersluxury live-aboard boat trips on the 42-ft catamaran Broadbill, which is based at Pemba, to St Lazarus Banks for the ultimate game fishing extravaganza.

Located in Mozambique's Quirimbas Archipelago, the Medjumbe Island Resort offers some of the finest diving in the world with untouched coral reefs and an astounding diversity of marine species. A dazzling array of fish, from Moray Eels and Stingrays to Barracuda, Kingfish and other pelagic gamefish can be seen whilst diving here in tropical waters that seldom drop below 26°C. Dolphins are frequently encountered here whilst Humpback Whales can be sighted between August and October. Leatherback, Loggerhead and Green Turtles are often seen in the water, coming ashore to lay their eggs on the sandy island beaches - sometimes right in front of the beach chalets.

Whether guests are a novice or accomplished diver, the guide will assist to experience the magic of scuba diving in the tropical waters of Mozambique.  The Medjumbe Island Resort offers a range of diving courses, such as Discover Scuba, Open Water and Advanced Open Water and the experienced diving instructor co-ordinates the diving courses and plans every diving trip, taking care of all the details.  The resort makes use PADI Instructors and Dive Masters as a minimum standard and do not conduct technical or deep-water dives that warrant a chamber.

Medjumbe's 12 known dive sites offer a range of diving experiences that are simply breathtaking, taking in fringing reefs, coral banks and vertical and sloping reef walls. On shallower dives (8-15 metres) guests are likely to observe resident reef fish such as Sweetlips, Pufferfish, Angelfish and Triggerfish. Anemones filter the waters with the resident clown fish often in sight. You may also see turtles making their way out to deeper waters.

On deeper wall dives (up to 40 metres) such as Sambi Sambi, the Edge of Reason or Cliffs of Insanity, guests have the chance to encounter species such as Napolean Wrasse, Groupers, Black-and White-Tip Reef Sharks, Snappers and Unicorn Fish.  As Medjumbe's waters are so little explored, there are always new diving sites to discover.