Mafia Island belongs to a separate archipelago off Tanzania’s mainland coast, south of Zanzibar. It is known for marine habitats, diving and snorkelling, with coastal communities and nearby islands adding another layer to a stay.
Shape your time around the water, local guiding and unhurried island days. Diving, snorkelling and seasonal marine encounters depend on conditions and qualified operators. Mafia is a distinct island destination, rather than a part of Zanzibar.
Your interests. Your companions. Your pace. Let us shape the details around you.
Explore with qualified diving or snorkelling operators, taking conditions and experience into account.
Discover Mafia’s coastal communities and historic island connections with local guides.
Give your stay time to breathe, with fewer transfers and unhurried island days.
A starting point for your own story. Each journey can be shaped around you.
Places to stay in or near this destination, selected to fit the route and rhythm of your journey.
Share your dates and what draws you here. We’ll help shape a visit around you.
