The Journal

Salt & Culture

Stories from the journey between Benguerra Island, Mozambique and Nosy Ankao, Madagascar — wildlife, culture, architecture and the private aviation that connects them.

Journeys

Salt & Culture: A Ten-Night Journey Between Two Private Oases

Two of the Indian Ocean's rarest sanctuaries, joined by a single private flight.

Mozambique

Benguerra Island: The Private Oasis Hiding Inside the Bazaruto Archipelago

A 300-hectare sanctuary of dune, forest and reef sits almost entirely untouched.

Mozambique

Inside Kisawa Sanctuary's 3D-Printed Sand Residences

A patented process fuses sand and seawater into a natural mortar.

Mozambique

Bazaruto Archipelago Marine Park: A Diving & Wildlife Guide

Dugongs, five marine turtle species, and reef still considered under-explored.

Mozambique

Whale Season in the Bazaruto Archipelago

Humpback whales pass through the Mozambique Channel from roughly June to September.

Madagascar

Nosy Ankao: A Private Oasis in Madagascar's Far North

Fourteen villas, five lemur species, and two fishing villages sharing one island.

Madagascar

Madagascar Travel Guide: Inside the World's Fourth-Largest Island

Rainforest, reef and ancestral custom — and some of the Indian Ocean's most private oases.

Madagascar

Madagascar's Biodiversity: An Island of Endemic Species

Over 85% of Madagascar's wildlife exists nowhere else on Earth.

Madagascar

The Sacred Banyan Tree of Nosy Be & Sakalava Culture

A Sakalava queen planted a tree in 1836 that still receives royal pilgrimage today.

Madagascar

Madagascar's Vanilla & Ylang-Ylang Plantations

Nosy Be is the world's ylang-ylang capital, and Madagascar leads global vanilla supply.

Travel

Flying Private Between Africa's Rarest Island Sanctuaries

No commercial route connects Mozambique to Madagascar's far north — private aircraft does.

Travel

What Makes a True Private Oasis Wellness Retreat in Africa

Genuine privacy comes from ecology and geography, not exclusion alone.