Magaruque Island, Mozambique
(Notes from a journey to Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia, Sep/Oct 2015.)
Magaruque Island is part of the Bazaruto Archipelago across from the coastal town of Vilankulo, where we stayed. We went to Magaruque for a day trip on a dhow (incidentally, most dhows nowadays use both a sail and a motor to power themselves). We walked around the island in 3 hours, had lunch on the sands, and snorkeled at the adjoining coral reef. There are no settlements on much of the island and hardly any visitors, so it’s easy to imagine being marooned on an unspoiled tropical island. I found the island’s beaches, its sand dunes, and the turquoise waters around it impossibly beautiful, but I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. [—Namit Arora, October 2015]
Going to Magaruque
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Aboard a dhow
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Aboard a dhow
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Fellow passengers (more)
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Magaruque in sight (more)
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Northern shore (more)
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Mansion with a view
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Island vista
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Public beach
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Off the boat
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Crab posing on the beach
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Eastern coast (more)
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Low tide
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Eastern beach
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Unspoiled island (more)
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Sand dunes
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Southern coast (more)
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On Magaruque Island
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On Magaruque Island
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Soft sand
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Dead tree on the beach
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Uninhabited coast
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Dead wood (more)
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Deserted coast (more)
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Sand dunes
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Powdery sand
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Blue and green (more)
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Mid-afternoon
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Green cover on sand
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Curvy beach (more)
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Range of colors
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Shades of blue-green
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Flamingoes
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Shades of blue-green
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For the family album
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Finally, two other visitors!
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Flamingoes
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Indian ocean inlet
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Subtle shades
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3 hours to walk around
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Sand dunes inland
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Mid-afternoon
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No one in sight
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Lots of crab holes
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Birds feasting on worms
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Low tide vista
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Lots of crab holes
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Shades of blue-brown
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Powdery white sand
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Still life with tree stump
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Bay at the island
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Boats at low tide
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Western coast (1, 2)
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Fishermen
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10 km off African coast
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Rocky stretch
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Rocky shoreline
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Dhow near the island
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A lagoon
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Partying South Africans
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A logoon
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Eating lunch
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Indian ocean blues
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A speeding boat
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Snorkeling the reef
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Our captain
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End of the trip (more)
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