Fanjove Island, Southern Tanzania, Tanzania, Africa

Fanjove Island has long been an exceptional jewel in East Africa's Indian Ocean crown. Exquisitely located in the little-known Songo Songo archipelago off the eastern coast of Tanzania, Fanjove epitomises Robinson Crusoe desert island seclusion. Palm-fringed, powder-soft white sands, shimmering azure waters, the call of birdsong and an island almost entirely to yourselves (save a few other lucky guests), an abundance of marine life and of course, Fanjove's fabulous team of staff. This is tropical paradise in its purest form.

Still very much as nature intended, the island's virgin coral reef spans for miles, with an abundant array of wildlife including spinner dolphins, green turtles and humpback whales. On Fanjove, time seems to have stood still, with only the 19th-century lighthouse and some architectural remnants of a former fishing village settlement giving any hint of previous human interference. Above all else, Fanjove's commitment to the sustainability, understatement and respect of the island’s natural environment remains firmly at its heart.