The Quilálea offers delicious Robinson Crusoe–like tranquility, but rather than Man Friday to keep you company you get butler service, exquisite meals, four-poster beds in elegant-rustic beachside villas, and complimentary kayaks and snorkelling gear. With only nine villas, service is highly personalised, and guests have the 34-hectare island to themselves.
Azura Quilálea Private Island
Northern Mozambique
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
7.7 MILES
The Quirimbas National Park contains most of the southern Quirimbas islands (including Ibo, Medjumbe and Matemo) along with a large tract of coastal…
10.6 MILES
At the island’s northern end is the star-shaped Fort of São João Baptista, built in 1791 and designed to accommodate up to 300 people. When Ibo was linked…
10.35 MILES
There's no mistaking how the house of shells (sometimes called the Cowrie House) got its name. The whole facade is covered in them and they make a unique…
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
10.17 MILES
Ibo might be 99% Muslim, but its most striking religious building is this whitewashed, weather-worn Catholic church that anchors the main square, a legacy…
10.17 MILES
Of the three forts on Ibo, the Fort of São José near the boat dock is the oldest, dating from 1760. It ceased to have any military use once the larger…
Nearby Northern Mozambique attractions
1. Parque Nacional das Quirimbas
7.7 MILES
The Quirimbas National Park contains most of the southern Quirimbas islands (including Ibo, Medjumbe and Matemo) along with a large tract of coastal…
10.17 MILES
Of the three forts on Ibo, the Fort of São José near the boat dock is the oldest, dating from 1760. It ceased to have any military use once the larger…
3. Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
10.17 MILES
Ibo might be 99% Muslim, but its most striking religious building is this whitewashed, weather-worn Catholic church that anchors the main square, a legacy…
10.35 MILES
There's no mistaking how the house of shells (sometimes called the Cowrie House) got its name. The whole facade is covered in them and they make a unique…
10.6 MILES
At the island’s northern end is the star-shaped Fort of São João Baptista, built in 1791 and designed to accommodate up to 300 people. When Ibo was linked…