Matemo Island Resort Off Mozambique Could Become One Of The Most Popular African Island Vacations
Elegant small beach hotels are a rarity in Mozambique, but the Matemo Island Resort which is situated off the Northern Mozambique coast is set to become one of the most popular African island vacations.
Getting there isnt difficult, you fly into Pemba, and then take a light aircraft to Matemo.
You really do feel you are off the beaten track here, especially as this is a new resort, with absolutely pristine beaches, and a place to really do nothing but recover from a safari.
In terms of what its like, there are 24 rooms, on an island that is 8km long, and 3km wide, and whilst it doesnt have the sophistication of the Maldives[yet], it does have the huge advantage that you can stay for a week, and not walk round it easily!!
Matemo is one of the great romantic affordable honeymoon ideas, its unspoilt, unexplored, a paradise with miles of beautiful white sand beaches.
In fact my first view of Matemo resort was at the end of a fascinating drive through genuine villages of mud huts, of people carrying on their lives as their ancestors had done for...