A dream beach on Fanjove Island

Sample tailor-made journey, fully customisable

Country

Tanzanie

Suggested duration

8 days / 6 nights

Ideal periods

June to October

Written request

01 77 37 03 10

The spirit of the journey

Songo Songo
The name resonates like an African chant.
You will reach this archipelago after a one-hour flight from the southern Tanzanian coast.
And it will take another forty minutes or so by speedboat to reach Fanjove Private Island, a small, highly exclusive island where only six bandas have been built, close to an old lighthouse straight out of another era.
Far from the bustle, far from civilisation, far from technology. Far from everything.

A different idea of luxury!

Day by day

Sample tailor-made journey, fully customisable

Located in the Kilwa region, in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Tanzania, this fabulous private island, so natural and unspoilt, is a true delight for nature lovers. A genuine tropical island adventure!

Here, you will learn to live without shoes. Sun, crystal-clear water, fish, birds, and an entire island to yourselves — what else do we need in life?

Thousands of migratory birds resting and feeding, green turtles laying their eggs, hundreds of dolphins travelling through these waters, and humpback whales passing through on their migration have given the local community an alternative to the consumptive use of resources.

You will fly to Songo Songo island, where you can explore the community life of local fishermen, then take a short boat ride to the private island of Fanjove, accompanied by dolphins if you are lucky.

Fully renovated recently, the lodge now has ten single-storey beach villas of 132 m², built exclusively from local, natural materials (+ 100% solar energy).
The villas are spread along the main beach to ensure privacy, each with an ocean view.

It is also possible to privatise the entire island.

Robinson Crusoe-style activities…
Sea kayaking excursions
Dhow sailing
Walks on the island
Bird watching
Dolphin watching
Green turtle watching (in season)
Snorkelling from the beaches, with equipment provided
Scuba diving with a PADI instructor at the lodge (available on request, as an optional activity)
And also: doing nothing…

…after a safari in Selous and Ruaha
Scheduled flights allow you to reach Songo Songo fairly quickly from the Selous Reserve, in southern Tanzania.

In keeping with the lodges and tented camps we offer in the region, Fanjove Private Island then becomes the ideal place to end a remarkable journey.

Laba Fanjove Private Island

Fanjove appartient à l'archipel Songo Songo, au sud de Dar es Salaam. Cinq îles seulement, dont les plus méridionales, Fanjove et Jewe, semblent avoir été oubliées par le reste du monde. Une heure de vol depuis Dar es Salaam, puis une quarantaine de minutes en boutre traditionnel... Le trajet lui-même dit quelque chose de ce qui attend.

L'île est petite, délibérément exclusive. Seize beach villas, un vieux phare, du sable blanc, et l'océan. Rien d'autre, ou presque. Les villas de plain-pied s'étirent le long du rivage avec suffisamment d'espace entre elles pour que chacun ait l'impression d'avoir l'île pour soi. Le confort est réel, l'élégance sobre, sans effet, sans démonstration.
Fanjove n'offre pas un programme mais une mise à distance. Du bruit, du rythme, des écrans, des obligations.
Ici, le temps ne s'accélère pas. Il reprend simplement sa forme naturelle.