Mozambique Culture & Beach

This evening you will be flying overnight to Johannesburg, arriving early tomorrow morning.

Connect through Johannesburg on to a morning flight to Maputo, arriving late in the morning. You will be met at the airport and transferred to the Serena Polana Hotel where you will be spending the next 2 nights. Spend your afternoon relaxing by the swimming pool and enjoying the warm, natural hospitality for which the hotel is renowned. The food, especially the seafood, is outstanding here and be sure to try their signature dish of delicious Mozambican prawns, caught fresh from the Mozambique Channel that very morning.

Spend today exploring Maputo with your guide, departing the hotel in the middle of the morning. Renowned for its unique blend of Latin and African heritage, Maputo is a wonderfully diverse city and there is plenty to see and do as you explore. Visit the old Fortress, the Central Market, the old railway station and the museum of natural history. There will also be the chance to pick up some curios in the FEIMA Market before exploring Maputo City Hall, the Cathedral and the Botanical Gardens. The tour lasts around 5 hours and includes a seafood lunch.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel before being collected and transferred to the port for the boat trip down the coast to Machangulo Beach Lodge where you will be spending the next 6 nights. Your time here will be at leisure to relax and enjoy the idyllic location of the lodge. The sparkling swimming pool is shaded by trees and looks out over the ocean, whilst the communal lounge area is a hugely popular spot to sit back in the lap of luxury and enjoy the superb food for which Machangulo is renowned.

As well as being a great spot to relax, Machangulo is renowned for being the best place to go in Mozambique if you are looking to be active and explore. It is a paradise for scuba divers, with a dive school for beginners and plenty of reefs to explore for advanced divers. The deep-sea fishing is outstanding and guests can cook what they catch, whilst the snorkelling offers a glimpse in to the under sea wonders of the Indian Ocean. You can also kayak through the mangroves and visit local villages to get a glimpse of their traditional way of life.

After a morning at leisure to relax you will be collected from the lodge by boat for the transfer back up to Maputo port where a driver will be waiting to transfer you to the airport. From there fly back to Johannesburg and connect on to the overnight flight back to your home, arriving there tomorrow morning.