Beach Holidays in Africa
One doesn’t always have to go on safari in Africa! The coastlines of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique as well as South Africa, offer so much with the added advantage of very little time difference and relatively short flights from Europe. They also offer some of the most pristine beaches away from crowds, service which is unsurpassed and simply the most gorgeous beach holidays available!
Whether one is looking for understated, ‘barefoot’ luxury and bliss, cottages with no windows and doors and the gloriously warm Indian Ocean becoming your giant swimming pool or a gorgeous villas which comes complete with your own private skipper and boat or even a luxury boutique hotel, we can arrange the most fabulous holidays ever for you! Whether a couple seeking privacy or a family looking for an adrenaline filled holiday, we have the widest selection available of the highest quality.
The days are spent walking on the beach, reading on your Arab daybeds or in hammocks, overlooking the ocean, searching for shells, perhaps deep sea fishing, kayaking, windsurfing, sailing, snorkelling, kite surfing, wakeboarding and scuba diving in a completely uncontrived environment and often, at places where there are very few guests. There is nothing remotely basic here except one’s tendencies to revert to nature! The food tends to be sublime, always a fresh catch of the day – lobster, crab or the most magnificent fish. Perhaps have a villa beach holiday in Lamu, complete with your own private skipper and boat or take your own cottages or villa in Diani or Watamu in Kenya. In Mozambique, there are some lovely lodges, from eco lodges where the diving is some of the best, to sophisticated European influenced villa style lodges where the coral is some of the most unbleached in the world. Swim with dolphins which is simply extraordinary or watch turtles hatching!
Highlights of the African coast
- Small, boutique style properties, often set in remote, beautiful locations in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and the Seychelles.
- Gorgeous beaches one frequently has to oneself.
- Choose from an array of Robinson Crusoe hideaways – the best of simple living without foregoing any of life’s luxuries to cottages made from local materials – giving an authentic and unique feel in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania.
- Beautiful, luxury private villas for famillies of four to twelve in Lamu, Shela, Watamu and Diani in Kenya.
- Beautiful food, fresh catch of the day – lobster, crab or the most magnificent fish.
- Impeccable, warm and friendly staff – the essence of Africa.
- Sail on Arab Dhows, spending a night on board, transferring from one island to another or dive and snorkel from the dhow.
- Deep sea fishing.
- Perfect for couples and famillies alike.
- Magnificent villas on Zanzibar.
- Catamaran sailing around Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, sleeping on board your boat.
- Seychelles – catamaran from Praslin and beach holidays in the Seychelles.
- General Information on the African coastline: No matter how deep one’s pocket, one will always find the world’s most “well heeled” returning to these African hideaways simply to get away from western trappings; places where one can regain the qualities one appreciates in life. We also have some wonderful private villas in Lamu, with their own swimming pools which is perfect for famillies and friends travelling together. For those wanting simple and good value for money, we have some little gems as well as simply fun places for famillies. On the Kenyan coast, we have some wonderful new properties that have recently opened, plus the most magnificent villas where olive oil, wine and cheese is flown from Italy.
- In Tanzania, we offer the same choice and quality in different styles, on Zanzibar and on Pemba, which has been cited as one of the top ten diving spots in the world. There is are also a handful of lovely places on Mafia island, including a tree house where you can stay! There are also some super choices on the Tanzanian mainland.
- In Mozambique, we have gorgeous, sophisticated lodges which occupy their own private islands in northern Mozambique, to some gorgeous lodges in southern Mozambique and some interesting islands such as Ilha da Mozambique.
- In South Africa, there are villas in Cape Town and gorgeous lodges built in forests on some of the most pristine beaches in Maputaland where turtles can be seen.
- In the Seychelles, we have some lovely boutique hotels and villas and self catering houses complete with staff.
