We arrived to this island at the end of our honeymoon and had already had such an amazing time in South Africa and Mozambique that we thought it couldn't get better...Well, how wrong we were!! We arrived to this pristine island and oh my god it was so beautiful. We had a stunning villa all for ourselves with a huge bedroom and bathroom, which was on top on that furnished with amazing taste. Everything is pure perfection, from the beautiful bed with mosquito net (although we had absolutely none during our trip), to the beautiful swimming pool overlooking the indien ocean, through the sunbeds so confortable you just want to stay there for the rest of your life and not move again. Still, I didn't speak about what's best in this place: the food!! Who thought that on a tiny island you could eat like in a Michelin star restaurant...The chef (trained but the lovely owner) is absolutely brilliant and we had the most amazing food. The staff also couldn't be nicer and here for you, without being too much on your shoulders like it can happen sometime.
The whole experience is just pure luxury and relaxation, also you have a full island almost for yourself, with beautiful view, white sands and coral reefs...really never had such a truly unique experience even though I have travelled a lot.
Finally, the managers of the place are absolutely lovely and just make sure you have everything you need.
The last night we were there they made us an exquisite surprise of a dinner on the beach with an incredible seafood platter full lobster, crab, gambas...really, I just want to be back there while writing these lines!!

As much as I don't want to share this amazing place with the rest of the world - I would highly recommend Magaruque Island as this is certainly one of the best places I've ever visited! You can't beat this piece of paradise and the villas are to die for. If you want a 5 star villa right on the white sands of Mozambique, then look no further. This is an incredible destination for newly weds and the staff/managers ensure you're treated like royalty.

"Ridiculous"... This was the superlative that found myself using over and over again this weekend. We just spent 3 nights on Magaruque to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and everything about this island is just ridiculous.

The setting is out of a coffee table book. The accommodation is outstanding and the food is fantastic. It is a relatively remote island which required a short boat trip from the Vilankulos main beach over surreal turquoise blue water.

Being on the channel, there is a fair current for most of the day as the tide comes in and out. For roughly a 3 hour period the water is quite still and the snorkeling on the house reef is great. At low tide we ventured down to the other end of the island where the coral and fish life is more abundant. That afternoon relaxing in the rim flow pool, with only 5 meters of powder white beach sand in between the pool and the ocean, 3 dolphins swam past us with one giving us a short show jumping out of the water. If you are planning on snorkeling, take your own equipment as there isn't on the island. Fortunately I checked this with our travel agent beforehand.

Yes, there are always small things that resorts and lodges can overlook or improve on but having travelled fairly extensively to a number of islands all over the world, this island really is something special. Expect a lot of seafood for meals. The accommodation is absolutely superb. Our accommodation was essentially a house with the decor very tastefully thought out (and very little expense spared) complete with our own little plunge pool which was used extensively to cool off.

The management are quite clearly on top of all the finer details. Overall, all the pictures you find online don't do this resort justice and it's not a case of if we'll be back, it's when we'll be back!