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Getting to Know

Lazy Lagoon Island

This idyllic island is 2km off the shore of mainland Tanzania opposite the historical

town of Bagamoyo, north of Dar es Salaam. A sand spit protected by a coral reef, the

island is inaccessible by land at all times, thus maintain it’s exclusivity to guests of Lazy
Lagoon. The coral reef surrounding the island offers a great opportunity for snorkelling

off the beach. Being an island, Lazy Lagoon is quite unique with sea swimming possible

at all tides.

The island has an interesting ecosystem, with many small mammal such as bush babies,

suni antelope and bush pig, plus birds and butterflies. Low tide washes up a plethora or
exotically coloured star fish, seas urchins and crabs. All of these share their habitats with

natural mangrove forest. Guests are free to wander along the 9km island.

Following the decline of the nearby Kaole settlement, Bagamoyo grew out of the slave

and ivory trade. It was also referred to as the “gateway to the dark continent” by

explorers including Livingstone, Burton, Speke, Stanley, Grant and others who used
Bagamoyo to launch their expeditions to find the source of the Nile. Later, Bagamoyo

became the capital of German East Africa.

The natural makuti beach bandas are only yards from the Indian Ocean and from the

sundowner lounge above the bar, guests can watch the sunrise over Zanzibar and set

over the palm trees of Bagmoyo and feel the Swahili atmosphere as they follow the
flotilla of local fishing boats tacking around the island to get from their villages to the

fishing grounds beyond.