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Mafia Island page
Chole Mjini doesn't have its own website – the lodge doesn't even have a phone! The owner, Jean, collects his email over a low-bandwidth radio connection. So talk to us if you want to learn more – or perhaps see this site for general information on the archipelago.
Chole Mjini Lodge in the media
We often arrange African trips for top journalists and a few of the resultant articles are online. Pieces written about Chole Mjini Lodge include:
Here be monsters by Brian Schofield
Published in The Sunday Times on 9 Apr 2006
Published in The Sunday Times on 9 Apr 2006
See our articles page for more pieces about our trips and safaris
Places which are most often combined with the Chole Mjini Lodge
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Pole Pole
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Pole Pole is a lovely relaxed beach lodge, set amongst coconut palms and overlooking the calm and sheltered Chole Bay in the Mafia Island Marine Park. The phrase 'pole pole' means 'slowly slowly' in Swahili, and ... Read more about Pole Pole
Lake Manze Adventure Camp
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Lake Manze Adventure Camp opened in 2007 on a prime location overlooking Lake Manze, which is one of the more northerly of a series of lakes and rivers within a rich alluvial floodplain of the Rufiji River. It ... Read more about Lake Manze Camp
Southern Sun Dar
|19%|
The Southern Sun is located in Dar es Salaam's town centre, making it very convenient for those who only have a short stay in the city. With an outdoor pool, restaurant, fitness centre and variety of other facilities, ... Read more about Southern Sun
Selous Impala Camp
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Selous Impala Camp is situated on a wooded stretch of the stunning Rufiji River within the Selous Game Reserve. Simply though stylishly designed, it offers varied safaris and combines well with its sister camp ... Read more about Impala Camp
Kinasi Lodge
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Kinasi opened its doors in 1996 onto a beach that is still quiet, on Mafia Island overlooking Chole Bay, within the Mafia Island Marine Park. Its main lounge, bar and dining area, as well as the cottages for it ... Read more about Kinasi Lodge
Sand Rivers Camp
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Sand Rivers has a wonderful position deep inside the Selous Game Reserve, where it overlooks a wide curve in the Rufiji River. It has a long-standing reputation as one of Tanzania's best camps, with luxurious accommodation, ... Read more about Sand Rivers Camp
Oyster Bay
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Owned by the team who run the top-end Beho Beho Camp , in the Selous Game Reserve, The Oyster Bay Hotel is in the 'Oyster Bay' district of Dar es Salaam. It was renovated extensively between 2006 and November ... Read more about Oyster Bay
Kwihala Camp
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Kwihala is a relatively new mobile operation set up in Ruaha National Park in 2006. There is nothing permanent about this camp; you won't find any cement or stone, and when it moves sites there should be no evidence ... Read more about Kwihala Camp
Chumbe Island Lodge
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Chumbe Island is a tiny coral island about six miles by boat from Zanzibar Town. Many years ago, Tanzania's had a military base here and strictly restricted access to the surrounding ocean. Thus the area's coral ... Read more about Chumbe Island Lodge
Royal Palm Hotel
|9%| 
Conveniently close to the airport, in the centre of town, the Moevenpick Royal Palm Hotel is perhaps the city's best large hotel: it's very professional and ideal for short overnight stops.
The Royal palm has ... Read more about Royal Palm Hotel
Beho Beho
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Beho Beho has a unique location in Selous Game Reserve – high on a hill in an area dotted with baobab trees. Indeed, the name Beho Beho means ‘breeze’; apt given its airy location. Its site was first used as early ... Read more about Beho Beho
Beyt al Chai
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STOP PRESS Beyt al Chai will be closing its doors on 1st April 2013, when it is being taken over and refurbished by new owners. We await news of its reopening date.
The Beyt al Chai is a small boutique hotel ... Read more about Beyt al Chai
Zanzibar Coffee House
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The small Zanzibar Coffee House Hotel sits above a coffee shop down one of Stone Town's narrow streets. All their coffee comes from the owner's plantation in southern Tanzania. The beans are roasted on site at ... Read more about Zanzibar Coffee House
Mdonya Old River Camp
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Set in acacia woodland in the heart of Ruaha National Park, Mdonya Old River Camp was designed with a conscious desire to remain simple, and in keeping with their surroundings. It makes no apologies for sticking ... Read more about Mdonya Old River Camp
Oliver's Camp
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In the quiet south-east of Tarangire National Park, beside Silale and Lormakau marshes, Oliver's Camp is a lovely tented camp that sits on a low, sandy ridge. Open from June to the end of March, it is particularly ... Read more about Oliver's Camp
Selous Impala fly-camp
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If you are staying at Impala Camp for more than a few nights, then adventurous travellers should consider fly-camping as an option.
If you opt for a night's fly-camping, then you'll head out into the bush in ... Read more about Impala fly-camping
Shooting Star Lodge
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Shooting Star Lodge stands on top of a coral cliff, affording stunning views of the powdery-white Kiwengwa Beach, and is a firm favourite amongst our travellers. It was built and is run by an engaging and very ... Read more about Shooting Star Lodge
The Slipway
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For something much smaller, near restaurants and a good craft market, ask us about rooms at The Slipway.
This is a new complex of restaurants, shops and galleries beside the ocean. It has a very friendly, mixed ... Read more about The Slipway
Erongo Wilderness Lodge
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Just west of Omaruru, Erongo Wilderness Lodge perches amidst the rugged granite kopjies of the Erongo Mountains – within the area of an ancient volcanic crater. The lodge is a founder member of the 2,000km² Erongo ... Read more about Erongo Wilderness
Okonjima Villa
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Overlooking a small waterhole, Okonjima Villa is about 10km from Okonjima's Main Camp and its Bush Camp. The Okonjima reserve is home to the AfriCat Foundation, and visitors here get the chance to view some of ... Read more about Okonjima Villa
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
