Machangulo Beach Lodge

Un lodge sur la plage, découvert par bateau depuis Maputo. Une impression d’être seuls au monde, sur une île. Une plage de sable fin sans fin…une mangrove visitée en kayak, du Snorkeling. Un séjour apaisant, en dehors du monde, dans un lieu qu’on aimerait garder secret mais que l’on partage car tout le personnel, et notamment José, le manager, mérite d’être connus. Je recommande vivement.

A really nice lodge in a beautiful setting. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, with lovely views. There are a lot of stairs throughout the lodge, so it’s not a place for people who are not as mobile. It’s a good holiday for families with small children - if that’s not your vibe, then maybe this lodge isn’t for you. The food was good and the staff were friendly.

A true piece of paradise a short flight and a boat trip from Gauteng. The flight is a hour, short transfer to the marina en then a boat trip for about 70 min. The lodge has very friendly staff. Great food. Portions are not big but right sized. Great pub and restaurant. Rooms all have a sea view. Lots of steps to move around, but worth the while. We will definitely come back.

Beautiful chalet with view on the strait and inhaca island, excellent kitchen, lovely employees, anytime again

Stayed at this resort for 3 nights following a safari in the Kruger and was a great place to stay to chill out by the beach after a busy week on safari. Lovely spacious rooms built on a hill with beautiful views down to the beach below, out to sea and across to Inhaca Island on the other side of the channel. Due to the greenery around they were also very private. As the resort is south facing, we could also watch the sunrise in the morning from our huge terrace and if you walked up the hill you could watch the sunset in the evening. We were full board, and all meals were good although we had to pick our menu choice at breakfast time which wasn’t easy as you didn’t really know what you’d fancy first thing in the morning. The staff were also very friendly and helpful. We did go on a snorkelling trip across to Inhaca Island booked through the hotel but wouldn’t recommend it as the current was too strong and most of us didn’t feel safe swimming in the current. The best things about the resort are the location and views. The resort is very remote so almost no one else around so some beautiful, quiet walks around the sand dunes but be aware of the tides as you can get cut off at times. Our main negative other than the snorkelling trip was the boat transfer from Maputo to the resort which took 1.5 hours and as only the front of the small boat was covered half of us were soaked by the time we got there and very cold. Be aware also that due to its location there are a lot of stairs to climb. Did we enjoy our stay – yes just for the location alone but would stay again? Probably not as stayed in other hotels in Mozambique which we preferred which are reached easily by road.

Wir durften 1 Woche in dieser Lodge verbringen, hatten Bungalow 1 mit traumhaften Blick auf den Ozean. Ein großer Raum mit Sitzgelegenheit, großes Badezimmer, eine schöne Terrasse und sehr gepflegt. Dadurch dass es sich um eine Halbinsel handelt, ist es etwas feucht, die Handtücher trocknen nicht, also bitte täglich wechseln, auch die Wäsche ist feucht, das bitte müssen sie in Kauf nehmen. So, also von Maputo ca. 75 Minuten mit dem Boot auf die Insel. Wenns stürmt kann die Überfahrt schon mal zum Abenteuer werden, dann die Ankunft: Schuhe ausziehen und hops rein ins Wasser, auf den Strand, wo schon das Team singend und tanzend wartet. Kurze Einführung, das Personal trägt die Koffer die 210 Stufen auf dem Kopf ins Zimmer. Was kann man dort machen?? Schnorcheln, Kajak fahren, stundenlang am Strand spazieren ohne dass einem jemand begegnet. Um 18h wirds finster, um 19h Abendessen.... und jetzt kommts!!! Das BESTE Essen welches ich je in einem Ressort bekommen habe. Steirereck mal 3! Unglaublich was die dort zaubern an Fisch und Meeresfrüchten. Vielen Dank hierfür!!! Es war eine wunderschöne Woche. Liebe Grüße Thomas und Claudia