Where to stay at Mafia Island

Accommodation around Mafia tends to be intimate and upmarket, and for the ultimate in exclusivity, stunning private island lodges are also available. Utende is part of the Mafia Island Marine Park, you will need to pay a daily conservation fee of US$20 if you choose to stay there Top Utende accommodation options include Eco Shamba Kilole Lodge The relaxing lodge has 6 bungalows facing the sea all surrounded by trees and garden. Swimming pool, private jogging park, dive school, restaurant with conference room, wine cellar, terrace top. All rooms are in different style following Swahili tradition and history. Ideal for sea lovers, honeymooners, bird watchers. The former is Mafia’s first certified eco-lodge with just six rooms and an organic restaurant. The latter offers 5-star, colonial-style rooms overlooking Chole Bay. It also has a spa, two restaurants, and a PADI dive center. Kinasi Lodge. Mafia is an incomparable beach holiday and adventure destination where everything is, literally, on your doorstep when you stay at Kinasi Lodge, located inside East Africa’s best marine park, magnificent reefs for diving and snorkelling, a protected bay for swimming and sailing, historic ruins and traditional villages to visit, sandbanks and islets to enjoy alone, picnics with our excursion dhow, and road safaris to other parts of the island, unspoilt by development. Kayaks and bicycles are available free to our guests, as are guided walks. Budget choices in Kilindoni Ibizza Inn Ibizza Inn is an affordable bed and breakfast located in Kilindoni, with clean en-suite rooms, air-conditioning, mosquito nets and a lively treetop bar. Chole Foxes Lodge Chole Foxes Lodge, a unique, locally run option located on Chole Island. Its self-contained chalets enjoy a spectacular location on a remote mangrove beach and the resident chef serves up mouthwatering local specialties in the simple restaurant