Must-see hotels in Southern Mozambique

  • Ponta Malongane

    Southern Mozambique

    This long-running, laid-back place is based in the sprawling, shaded Parque de Malongane. It has various accommodation options, including camping, four…

  • Kaya Ka Hina

    Southern Mozambique

    Centrally located, Kaya Ka Hina is convenient if you’re trying to catch an early bus or don’t want to drive down to the beach. It has no-frills, clean…

  • JK Residencial

    Southern Mozambique

    This small, sporadically open guesthouse is in an unsignposted private house on the southern edge of Inhambane just before the sports stadium. It has a…

  • Casa Luna Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    This low-key place is set just back from the beach on a low, vegetated escarpment. Accommodation is in stone-and-thatch chalets scattered around the…

  • Kaya Kweru

    Southern Mozambique

    About 300m north of the town centre, past the Catholic church, this place has rows of two- and four-person apartments, plus some larger self-catering…

  • Jay’s Beach Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    This place is just behind the dunes on a long beach, with a restaurant, shade and braai (barbecue) facilities available for day visitors, and camping and…

  • Campismo Albufeira

    Southern Mozambique

    Just inside Massingir Gate and near the dam wall, this simple camp is favoured by transit visitors and those with boats (due to the nearby launching…

  • Mozambeat Motel

    Southern Mozambique

    Partiers will likely enjoy this place. It offers a mix of accommodation, including camping (your tent or theirs), dorm beds, small and simple wooden…

  • Pescador

    Southern Mozambique

    This amenable boutique place is on a small rise at the eastern edge of town. Although it lacks a beachfront (it's on the inland side of the coastal road),…

  • CFM Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    CFM Lodge is smack in the centre of things, opposite the market and about 100m back from the beach behind Hotel Tofo Mar. Its row of attached rooms come…

  • Fatima’s Nest

    Southern Mozambique

    The long-standing Fatima’s, ever popular and now considerably expanded, has camping, dorm beds and a mix of very basic bungalows and rooms, all on low…

  • Motel do Mar Beach Resort

    Southern Mozambique

    In a fine seaside location (though not all rooms manage to have full sea views), this motel is a throwback to colonial days. It has a restaurant that does…

  • Blue Anchor Inn

    Southern Mozambique

    Blue Anchor Inn has pleasant rooms and cottages in large grounds, and a restaurant. About 50km north of Maputo and about 20km north of Marracuene …

  • Hotel África Tropical

    Southern Mozambique

    África Tropical has a row of small, tidy rooms facing a tiny garden. Some rooms have a double bed, others a double plus a single; all have fan, net and…

  • Devocean Diving

    Southern Mozambique

    About 400m from the sea along the main road into town and next to the police station, this is basically a dive camp, but with more pampering…

  • Complexo Turístico Seta

    Southern Mozambique

    A long-standing place with large grounds, a beachside restaurant, camp sites (towards the back of the property), and accommodation in small, faded sea…

  • Nordin’s Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    The unassuming Nordin’s is at the northern edge of town in a good, shaded location directly on the beach. It has four rustic, dark and rather faded…

  • Machimbombo Bay

    Southern Mozambique

    This backpackers on the waterfront has simple rooms and dorms, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the bay. It's a five-minute walk from the ferry: turn…

  • Areia Branca Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    A collection of rustic self-catering reed chalets on the beach almost at the northwesternmost edge of the Barra Peninsula; once at the main Barra junction…

  • Paraíso de Chidenguele

    Southern Mozambique

    This rather run-down place is redeemed by its lovely setting amid the dunes fringing a spectacular beach. Accommodation is in rustic cottages on the dune…

  • Coco Rico

    Southern Mozambique

    About 200m north of the town centre, past the Catholic church, Coco Rico has large, well-equipped, eight-person wooden self-catering chalets just back…

  • Palmeiras Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    Just in from the beachfront road, this place is light, bright, airy and clean, with well-appointed, whitewashed stone-and-thatch cottages set in lush,…

  • Complexo Muha

    Southern Mozambique

    This locally run place has eight quite basic but adequate rooms (a mix of twins and doubles) with fans and nets (one with air-con), a small restaurant and…

  • Turtle Cove

    Southern Mozambique

    This is the spot to go if you’re interested in chilling out, with Moorish-style stone houses with bathrooms, a few very basic grass huts, camping and a…

  • Luxus

    Southern Mozambique

    This place has rather soulless, albeit spacious, rooms (no nets), most with the main window opening on to a hallway rather than to outside. It’s located…

  • Hotel Inhambane

    Southern Mozambique

    This centrally located hotel has simple, mostly clean and mostly spacious rooms with TV and hot water. There's no food on site, but several eateries are…

  • Nhampfule Campsite

    Southern Mozambique

    This very basic campsite is located at Limpopo National Park's Mapai gate. It has hot-water showers; otherwise you'll need to be self-sufficient.

  • Lagoa Eco Lodge

    Southern Mozambique

    This very basic backpackers has a tranquil lagoon-side setting, camping and a few rustic, thatched bungalows. There’s a braai (barbecue) area, a communal…

  • Maxixe Camping

    Southern Mozambique

    Maxixe Camping, just south of the jetty, has a scruffy, enclosed campground directly on the EN1 and overlooking the bay that's worth considering if you're…

  • Hotel Central

    Southern Mozambique

    The only reason to consider this place is its location: directly opposite the new market bus station, and convenient if you have an early departure. Rooms…

  • Complexo Aquárius

    Southern Mozambique

    Just to the right (south) of the main T-junction on a semi-shaded section of beach, with faded, red-roofed stone chalets and a restaurant.