When seen on arrival by air, Mafia Island doesn’t appear to be much more than a crescent-shaped splash of green off the eastern coast of Africa. Slightly smaller than New York City, the verdant ...

Visitors to Mafia Island are enjoying a fantastic whale shark season with daily sightings of multiple whale sharks offering excellent snorkeling excursions with these amazing creatures. The whale ...

Snorkeling in the reefs around the marine park and swimming with whale sharks are the most impressive things I've done regarding wildlife." ... Getting to Mafia Island requires a bit of planning.

Tanzania had survived another season of waterboarding and anticipation hung over Africa’s East Coast as thick as the post-monsoon humidity. A few clicks south another, lesser-known island had only ...

By Ashoka Mukpo MAFIA ISLAND, Tanzania — His white beard streaming in the turquoise waters, Waziri Mpogo dives under the surface a few hundred meters offshore of a palm-lined beach. Holding his ...

LAMU, Kenya (AP) — Swimming with dolphins, staying in a tree house on the coast, spectacular snorkeling, and diving sites filled with colorful tropical fish — the East African islands of Lamu ...

Home; Culture & Life; Travel; Features This week’s travel dream: Escape to Mafia Island. About 80 miles down Tanzania’s coast lies an island with white-sand beaches and a large marine preserve.

2. Spot marine life off the coast of Mafia Island. Don’t be put off by the shady name (which likely comes from morfieyeh, the Arabic word for archipelago) — this island is somewhere to enjoy ...

Mafia Island is a tourism destination for diving and snorkeling, well-known for whale shark tours.However, it also suffers from overfishing, which is driving fishers farther out to sea to catch ...