Mozambique | Big Game to Coral Reefs

Our crew will meet you at Pafuri Border Post to assist with your crossing (if required) just after lunch.  From here we travel a mere 8kms into the Limpopo Trans Frontier National Park to our new camp on the banks of the Mugano Lagoon - the perfect place to begin our Mozambique adventure.  This is Dumela Camp

In the evening, whilst sitting around the campfire, and before being spoilt with the first of many wholesome meals, your tour leader will provide a briefing on the next 11 days. During this briefing, hand held two-way radio’s will be distributed to all drivers.

Early to rise and after a hearty breakfast, we break up camp and continue on to Machaila. Still on a sandy two-spoor road, with some very interesting old steel bridges dating back to the old colonial logging industry, we continue eastwards to the town of Mabote, where we encounter our first signs of civilization.

We continue eastwards on a gravel road until we reach the main Maputu-Beira “highway” and turn north towards Vilanculos and ultimately our destination at Inhassoro.

Today we visit the beautiful Paradise Island in the bay by boat. The trip takes about 45 minutes and provides an opportunity to see both dolphins and turtles in the crystal clear waters of the Bazaruto Sanctuary.

We spend the day exploring the island, relaxing on unspoiled beaches and snorkelling on beautiful coral gardens and later enjoy a picnic lunch on the beach.  Snorkelling on the island is safe and the beauty of this undersea paradise is easy to experience by simply wading into the shallow waters. 

In the late afternoon we return to our camp as the sun sets over the palm lined beaches of the mainland.

A short drive today (4.5hrs) takes us from our chalets at Inhassoro to Neptune's Beach lodge further south along the coastline in Barra, Inhambane.  Neptune’s is situated on the beach just a few steps away from the warm Indian Ocean and the perfect spot for our next two nights!

Activities in the area include fishing, snorkeling with seahorses and local island Dhow trips. From an easy day relaxing on the beach, scuba diving (some of the best diving in the world) or surfing the waves, the next couple of days will be as chilled as an ice cold beer.

For the more adventurous, a short trip into Inhambane, a historic local town and the second oldest town in Mozambique, is a great way to spend a couple of hours.

(Dhow Trip at Neptune’s is included in the tour package)  

After two nights in Barra we drive to Sunset Beach, approximately 60kms north of the town of Xai Xai.  Our campsite is set back amongst the dune forests, a short walk away from the impossibly blue sea and secluded beach that provide a tranquil setting for our last night along this coastline – before heading back inland.

Today we head inland towards Masingir and enter the Limpopo Transfrontier Park at the southern gate and spend the next 2 hours driving enjoying the park.

Our camp, the Aguia Pesqueira (Fish Eagle) Camp is situated halfway between Giriyondo and Massingir and is renowned for the fantastic views overlooking the Massingir Dam.  This is a really great spot and it is where we will spend our last night together around the campfire enjoying the unique bond of friendship that can only be made by fellow travellers who together, have experienced the magic of the African Bush.

After breakfast our team escorts the convoy to the Giriyondo border post, just north of Letaba.

This is where we say our goodbyes and head home!