Mafia Island is a lovely, quaint and off the beaten track island - much like what Cozumel used to be like in the early 80's before it was built up. It takes the same time to reach as Zanzibar from Dar more or less, and offers less distance to the resort - just a short ride so no wasting time... More

Food is poor, bland and often based on left overs from the night before (e.g. breakfast consists of last nights rolls, stale cake, black bananas/melon and cheese omlette without the cheese). Wine is served warm, with no ice and attempts to get it chilled are ignored (they have clay ice containers which only work if they are cold to start... More

What a fantastic place. This is the place to go for experiencing maritime life and tranquility. If you want nightlife and action go to Zanzibar and THEN go to Mafia to unwind afterwards. Go snorkling, diving, swimming. Read a book on the beach, work on your tan and just check your watch for when the next meal is.......the most laidback... More

I ended up on Mafia Island at the end of a several-week-long (and partly rough-ish) Tanzania trip; the plan was to wind down, recover, relax, and treat myself to a diving course. What can I say: the minute I entered Mafia Island Lodge, I sensed that peace had arrived and all was well with the world. - Location: perfect. It's... More

Good food, friendly staff, clean rooms, hot water and AC on the best beach in the area. That's about as good as it gets. The rooms are plain and a bit small, but quite adequate. The breakfasts are eggs, fruit, etc. but the lunches and dinners made up for it. Do NOT expect meat, you won't get it. DO take... More

We are young couple and we were there as final of an long Tanzanian trip. This place is really like a paradise by the movies. It is not your place if you searching for any breathtaking adventures, but if you wish relaxing quiet place, away from noise, cars, markets and mob, then this is your perfect choice. The staff -... More

My wife and I flew in to Mafia Island following 6 wonderful days on safari in Selous & Ruaha. As arranged by "Specialist Tanzania", we were picked up at the airport and driven to our lodge. En-route, we stopped at the entrance to the park where we had to complete fairly lengthy fprms (name, address, home address, passports etc etc)... More

One thing we have to say, this lodge has the best beach in the island. Great to relax, and good to swim. Overall stay was not that bad, but rooms are a bit poor and small. Also breakfast is a bit sad ( toasts are done from hours before). Dinners are better. Staff were quitenice. An annoying thing was they... More

I have stayed in this resort twice and thought I should share my experiences. Firstly I need to state that Mafia Island is my favourite place in Tanzania - beautiful island experience without the drug problems on Zanzibar, and it maintains traditional fishing-based communities, suberb diving, fascianting history, friendly locals as you would expect in Tanzania and natural beauty. With... More