Fanjove belongs to the Songo Songo Archipelago, south of Dar es Salaam. Only five islands, the southernmost of which, Fanjove and Jewe, seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world. An hour’s flight from Dar es Salaam, followed by about forty minutes by traditional dhow — the journey itself hints at what awaits.
The island is small, deliberately exclusive. Sixteen ...