Fanjove Island

Private barefoot simplicity

Fanjove Island is an unspoilt private island lying off Tanzania’s southern coast, offering one of the most exclusive and secluded Indian Ocean experiences in East Africa. The smallest of the six islands that make up the Songo Songo Archipelago, Fanjove is crowned by a beautifully restored 19th-century German lighthouse and is home to just a single, low-impact accommodation. Surrounded by protected coral reefs, the island is rich in marine life, with dolphins frequently seen offshore and seabirds nesting along the shoreline. With a strong conservation ethos, minimal development and complete privacy, Fanjove delivers a rare sense of barefoot simplicity and immersion in nature - a truly pure Robinson Crusoe-esque Indian Ocean escape.