Rongui is part of the Maluane Project, in the Quirimbas Archipelago of northern Mozambique. With its sister-camp, Vamizi, opening somewhat later than expected, it seems unlikely that Rongui will open much before 2007 at the earliest ... but watch this space.
Separated from larger Vamizi by a deepwater channel in which marlin, sailfish, wahoo and yellowfin tuna abound, Rongui is an uninhabited coral island. Rongui's mangrove-fringed lagoon will delight all guests to the islands.
Historically, we know that in 1800 slavers from Madagascar raided the Maluane islands. The raiders arrived in formidable war canoes with outriggers like those in Tahiti and the Marquesas. The Portuguese finally routed the Malagasy in 1820, but the raiders left a lasting legacy: today, uniquely in Cabo Delgado. The fishermen around Rongui and the archipelago's other islands continue to mount outriggers on their dugouts.
These islands are in amazing condition, and a recent coral survey undertaken in conjunction with the Zoological Society of London by marine biologists from the Great Barrier Reef, the UK and the University of Maputo, concluded that the coral reefs surrounding both Vamizi and Rongui were of exceptional diversity and pristine condition.
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