Mnemba - Article
Where are the world's best beaches and how do you get to them without spending a fortune? - Sarah Hartley offers a definitive tour
MNEMBA ISLAND BEACHES, ZANZIBAR TO THE north-east of Zanzibar is Mnemba Island, which has the kind of beautiful but isolated beaches where at least one book can be read daily.
With sea breezes following you and a smattering of palm trees for shade, a walk around the entire island (while never leaving the sand) takes an exhausting 20 minutes.
Tourism is a relatively new concept here so the pace is slower than slow - even putting on suntan lotion feels like a chore.
When you've mustered the energy, there is swimming and snorkelling over the coral reefs, where you'll probably decide to jack in your job and go travelling.
It's that kind of beach.
Caveats: If you are already exhausted then do not attempt this trip unless you intend to spend at least a couple of weeks here. The flight to Nairobi is just over nine hours, followed by more than an hour's flight to Zanzibar and a short boat ride to Mnemba Island.
Reproduced from the Daily Mail, 21 dec 2002
MNEMBA ISLAND BEACHES, ZANZIBAR TO THE north-east of Zanzibar is Mnemba Island, which has the kind of beautiful but isolated beaches where at least one book can be read daily.
With sea breezes following you and a smattering of palm trees for shade, a walk around the entire island (while never leaving the sand) takes an exhausting 20 minutes.
Tourism is a relatively new concept here so the pace is slower than slow - even putting on suntan lotion feels like a chore.
When you've mustered the energy, there is swimming and snorkelling over the coral reefs, where you'll probably decide to jack in your job and go travelling.
It's that kind of beach.
Caveats: If you are already exhausted then do not attempt this trip unless you intend to spend at least a couple of weeks here. The flight to Nairobi is just over nine hours, followed by more than an hour's flight to Zanzibar and a short boat ride to Mnemba Island.
Reproduced from the Daily Mail, 21 dec 2002
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