BUTIAMA BEACH LODGE
Butiama Beach Lodge is situated on the west coast of Mafia Island, just next to the main town of Kilindoni and outside of the Marine Park boundaries. The lodge is the perfect beachfront retreat to relax and unwind and our beach is the departing point to go swimming with whale sharks. With only 13 bungalows and a maximum occupancy of 32 people, it allows you to have privacy and space. We are a family business and aim for a casual and relaxed atmosphere which caters for couples, friends or families. From the Mafia airstrip, it takes around 10 minutes by car. Butiama Beach Lodge was open in 2010.
We are the only business with properties inside and outside of Mafia Island Marine Park and have one of the best restaurants on the island. Our facilities include beach pool bars, a spa, a pool with a sea view and beautiful white sandy beaches. Our location also offers you the opportunity to swim with Whale Sharks.
Who is Butiama?
Butiama Mafia Island is run by Maura and Moez. Maura is originally from Italy and arrived in Mafia in 1999 to run one of the lodges on the Island. Here she met Moez. Moez was born in Mafia and was raised between the island and the mainland. In 2004 they met a South African client and they became good friends initially and then business partners. In 2010 we opened Butiama Beach and our adventure together started.
We are fortunate to be able to offer our guests different options for their accommodation needs whilst they are staying on Mafia Island.
We have a great breakfast, daily three-course dinner and complimentary tea, coffee & water from our restaurant. We also provide shampoo, conditioner and body lotion and a complimentary laundry service. Beach towels, beach baskets and kikois in the rooms are provided for you to use on the boats or on the beach. Hair dryers are available at reception. Complimentary sea kayaks are also available for you to use. Transfers to and from the airport are also included.
FACILITIES AT BUTIAMA MAFIA ISLAND
Butiama Mafia Island is a family business offering a casual and relaxed atmosphere which caters for couples, friends or families.
We have one of the best restaurants on the island, beach pool bars, a spa, a pool with a sea view and a beautiful beach where you can swim with whale sharks.
BUTIAMA BEACH FACILITIES
- PEKU PEKU RESTAURANT
- CHIRINGUITO BEACH & POOL BAR
- THE GREEN ROOM SHOP
- SPA
- YOGA
- SWIMMING POOL
BIG BLU MAFIA ISLAND DIVE CENTRE
Big Blu Mafia Island Dive Centre is a large, fully equipped Dive Centre. Diving equipment is available to hire, or you are welcome to bring your own. Most of the equipment that we use is Scubapro, with most equipment having been purchased in 2015 and 2016.
We take pride in making sure that our equipment is well-maintained and looked after. Within the Dive Centre, there is a large wet-room for guests to hang and store their hired or personal diving equipment during their stay with us.
PROJECT AWARE
At Big Blu Mafia Island Dive Centre, we are 100% committed to ocean conservation! We run regular beach clean-up and Project AWARE Dive Against Debris events, in which you are able to participate and help to do your bit if you like! We also have Project AWARE speciality courses for those who want to learn more about what’s going on in the ocean world and how they can help and show their support. We have several dhows (traditional wooden boats) and a fibreglass boat. The traditional dhows are a spacious and relaxing way to travel to dive sites. If the wind is good, then we can even sail! The fibreglass boat is used mainly for transport to and from land-based excursions.
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