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The Quirimbas Islands lay off north eastern Mozambique, close to Pemba, the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado. The archipelago consists of around twenty seven islands, including Ibo, Matemo, Quilaluia, Quirimba, Quisiva and Rolas Island.
Originally home to fishing settlements, the islands’ population grew around Arab trading posts and thrived under the Portuguese slave trade. Today, many of the islands remain uninhabited and are true havens of tropical peace and tranquility. The southernmost eleven of these coral islands and a vast expanse of mainland forest are included in the Quirimbas National Park - a conservation effort to preserve and protect the area.
The islands are renowned for their high quality diving sites, including phenomenal vertical drop-offs, some up to nine hundred feet!
