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The islands in the Bazaruto archipelago are perhaps the most beautiful in the entire Indian Ocean. Made up of just five small islands, Bazaruto, Benguerra, Magaruque, Santa Carolina and Bangue, the archipelago's new status as a national park should save it from mass tourism and the operating hotels are passionate about keeping it that way. All the islands, apart from Santa Carolina, was once part of a sandy peninsula connected to the mainland, and the ecology of the islands is as diverse as it is pristine. The sand is so clean it squeaks when you walk on it and the coral reefs are said to be among the best preserved in the world. The well-travelled cliché 'hidden gem' could rarely be more truthfully applied.
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