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Mafia Island!
 Welcome
to Mafia Island and, especially, to Kinasi. This note is intended
to provide you with some information on Mafia, the islands in its
archipelago and offer suggestions for activities, and to
familiarise you with our facilities and services. Please keep it
and take a few minutes to read it.
CHOLE BAY - a brief orientation
Kinasi faces to the south-east. Looking out from Kinasi you will
see Chole Island in the left foreground, with Juani island behind
- separated by a narrow channel that is not visible, and Jibondo
island in the distance, to the right of Juani. You can see the
geography of the Bay and disposition of the islands on our map
next to the Cocktail Bar. The Admiralty Map at Reception covers
Mafia and a larger area of the Tanzanian coastline. Chole Bay and
the outer reefs from Kifinge (Forbes Bay) in the north-east to
Kitutia in the south and Ras Kisimani and Bwejuu island in the
west are now encompassed by the Mafia Island Marine Park, gazetted
in 1995.
The beach at Kinasi is tidal so check the tide tables in the
Cocktail Bar for best swimming times. Swimming is possible at all
times at Utende Beach, about 400 metres from Kinasi along the
foreshore.
Getting to Mafia
Getting to Mafia used to be a difficult exercise, but not any
longer, as there are quite a number of scheduled flights flying
into and out of Mafia every day. Coastal Aviation, ZanAir,
Precision Air and - if you are our guest - Kinasi's private
airplanes - which do not operate on a scheduled basis but can fly
at any time except after 1830 and before 0630 hrs. We meet our
guests directly from their incoming aircraft connection or collect
them from Zanzibar or the Selous direct to Mafia; and we usually
deliver our guests right to the door of their internatiional
flight in dar es Salaam when leaving, even if it is a very early
departure.
Kinasi Lodge transfers clients from Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and
the Selous Game Reserve. The flight by Cessna takes only 45
minutes from Dar es Salaam and one hour from Zanzibar or the
Selous.
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