Kisawa Sanctuary

Kisawa Sanctuary is an 11-residence retreat spread across 300 hectares of forest, beach and dune on the southern tip of Benguerra Island, Mozambique. The retreat is one of the few resorts anywhere built partly with 3D-printed construction, developed alongside local Benguerra Island artisans on 300 hectares of dune, forest and beach at the island's southern tip, part of Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago. Eleven residences, from one to three bedrooms, each occupy a private plot of at least an acre, with their own kitchen, infinity pool and open-air outdoor shower. A network of local fishermen and farmers within 300km supplies most of the kitchen's ingredients.

Spend time here diving and snorkelling on three house reefs, sailing the property's traditional wooden dhow, or heading out on a research trip with the Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies, Kisawa's non-profit sister organisation on the other side of the island. Humpback whales pass offshore from July to October, and dugong, of which fewer than 200 remain in the region, are sometimes spotted from the boat.