The wild islands of southern Mozambique

The Indian Ocean has plenty of “glamorous” tropical islands, many “heaving” with luxury resorts. But the Bazaruto Archipelago, in southern Mozambique, feels different, said Stanley Stewart in the Financial Times.

It has no tarmacked roads, no yacht clubs, no shops full of “overpriced sunglasses”, and although there are six upmarket hotels spread across its five islands, they are “discreet and well-mannered”, with an easy connection to the life around them. During a recent visit, I stood on a beach on Benguerra...