The picturesque town of Pemba is the gateway to the Quirimbas Archipelago in northern Mozambique. Pemba Bay is an idyllic spot for an off the beaten track holiday in Mozambique, with wide palm-lined beaches and a coral reef creating safe swimming and great snorkelling.

Pemba’s port and old town are well worth a visit with their old dilapidated colonial buildings and The Muslim quarter of town has hundreds of traditional houses made from coral rock, mud and thatch.

The highlight of Pemba however is definitely the long sandy Wimbe Beach with the beautiful Pemba Beach Hotel and Londo Lodge.