Kinasi Lodge - Activities

The activities available at KINASI include:

- Sailing with lasers, wind surfers and local ngalawas and paddling canoes

- Snorkelling and swimming

- Scuba diving (including Discover Scuba Diving, Open Water and training courses for advanced divers)

- Game fishing (light inshore sport fishing or offshore game fishing)

- Island and beach picnics by boat (e.g. to Kitutia Reef or Miewe Island), including snorkelling and diving, picnic lunch and beverages

- Boat excursions to villages to see traditional living and boat building (Chole and Jibondo Islands)

- Camping excursions by boat to north Mafia and Okuza and Nyuni islands (south of Mafia) for scuba divers, snorkellers, fishermen and adventurers (by arrangement)

- Chole Bay sunset cruises (late afternoons-evenings)

- Bird-watching by boat or on foot (especially along the nature trail) Bird-watching is excellent and the tidal flats and mangroves on our doorstep are always alive with coastal and sea birds and there are many colourful woodland and forest species.

- Bat roosts of the giant fruit bat on Chole Island

- Nature walks from Kinasi and in coastal forests (Mlola Forest) with a picnic on Chuvia Bay

- Road safaris to tour the island and visit beaches, villages and commercial coconut plantations

- Mountain bikes for seeing some of the island in an energetic manner!

- Relax and read at the swimming pool, beach and gardens in our unique hammock bandas

- Games include badminton, table tennis, football (with the local teams), volleyball, boule, croquet, kite-flying, frisbees, keram, bao, backgammon, chess, drafts, scrabble, trivial pursuit, plays and cards

- Video, satellite television and sound systems, with an extensive music collection

- Make use of our excellent library of technical books on marine life, birds, butterflies, animals, plants, references on all aspects of Mafia Island, as well as novels and a range of sports and fashion magazines