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Mozambique Accommodations
Getting To Bazaruto Island
International flights into Vilanculos Airport
Travel to the resort is a seamless affair. Ananatara Bazaruto is easily reached from Vilanculos Airport, which is a direct two-hour flight from Johannesburg, or choose to fly from Maputo or Nelspruit.
Option 1
Boat transfer from Vilanculos to Bazaruto Island
Enjoy a breathtaking journey to Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort, with our boat transfer service from Vilanculos to Bazaruto Island. Begins with a road transfer from Vilankulo International Airport, followed by a boat transfer ($39 per way, per person including taxes) to Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort. The duration of the trip is approximately 90-120 minutes.
Option 2
Helicopter transfer from Vilanculos Airport to Bazaruto Island
The short island hop to our resort is a mere 25-minute flight from Vilanculos Airport. The helicopter flight transfer, departing directly from Vilankulo International Airport. The duration of the flight is approximately 20 minutes. The prices for the helicopter transfer are: One way transfer $220 per person including taxes & Return transfer $410 per person including taxes.
Getting To Benguerra Island
International flights into Vilanculos Airport
There are flights on Airlink and LAM from Johannesburg International airport (OR Tambo) to the newly modernised Vilanculos International Airport (VNX). The flying time from Johannesburg is approximately 1½ hours. These flights are designed to connect well with the major international flights to and from Europe. There are also regular flights from Maputo (MPM) on LAM. Both Airlink and LAM offer daily flights from Johannesburg to Vilanculos.
Benguerra Island can be easily combined with a Kruger or Sabi Sands Safari; Airlink is flying from Nelspruit (KMIA) airport to Vilanculos daily. You will be able to enjoy a game drive in the morning and sip your cocktail on the beach in the afternoon.
Transferring to Benguerra Island
There is a state-of-the-art helicopter operated by Archipelago Charters for the transfers from Vilanculos to Benguerra Island. The flying time is approximately 10 minutes and will connect with your arriving/departing flight. This should be booked at the same time as your accommodation.
Getting To Ihla de Mozambique
International flights into
There are daily Airlink flights to Nampula and LAM flights to Nacala.
By road and dhow from the Isle de Mozambique
The transfer by mini-van winds through the pretty countryside along a good tarmac road over the bridge to Ilha de Mozambique where guests board the Coral Lodge traditional sailing dhow. The transfer time depends on the tide and takes approx. 20-30 minutes at high tide and up to 45 minutes at low tide. At high tide, the dhow drops guests off at the lagoon entrance, next to the lodge. At low tide the dhow anchors in shallow, warm water 50-100m from the lodge, which means guests wade to the beach. Our team will take the luggage! Total transfer time is approx. 3.5 hours depending on the tide. Guests arriving on the Airlink flight from O.R. Tambo airport (Johannesburg), land at approximately 13h30. If there are no issues with visas or customs, guests should be on Ilha de Moçambique before 16h30. For return transfers, the reverse happens and guests generally leave the lodge by 08h00/08h30 depending on the tide, to arrive at the airport in Nampula by 11h30 that is 2.5 hours before the 14h00 Airlink departure.
Nampula to Coral Lodge round trip transfer fee: USD 400,00 per mini-van with a/c with a capacity of up to 6 persons (adults or children) including motorboat or dhow sailing boat transfer from Isle de Mozambique.
Coral Lodge is situated in the Northern part of Mozambique, Nampula Province, in an area called Mossuril Bay.
The nearest airports are Nampula, Nacala, and Lumbo (Airstrip)
The easiest access to the lodge is via boat from Ilha De Mozambique, due to its unique position.
All you have to do is get to either of the above airports, and Coral Lodge will do the rest.
Getting To Machangulo
International flights into Maputo Airport
Daily direct flights from JNB with Airlink, LAM and SAA
Transferring to Machangulo
Road Transfers
• Road transfers are available from South Africa to the Maputo Marina as well as from the Maputo Airport to the Marina.
• For road transfers departing from Kruger, we highly recommend E-Coaches – bookings@ecoaches.co.za.
• The road transfer from Kruger to the Maputo Marina is estimated at approximately 3-4 hours.
• For transfers from the Kosi Bay Border, Lebombo Border or Maputo Airport to the Maputo Marina we recommend Dana
Tours – info@danatours.com
Boat Transfers
• Most guests arrive at Machangulo Beach Lodge with a boat transfer (60 – 90 Minutes) from Maputo.
• We can schedule transfers at the time of reservation – boat transfers are set very meticulously according to the tides
• Rule of thumb: When booking flights, select a morning arrival flight and an afternoon departure flight.
• Upon arrival at the lodge the boat will stop in shallow water. Guests are required to disembark into ankle deep water.
• Our preferred supplier for boat transfers is Richard from Number 1 Charters and can be contacted on
info@number1boatchartersmoz.com.
Getting To Vilanculos
Getting here:
Daily flights from Johannesburg and Kruger Mpumalanga International to Vilanculos with Airlink and SAA
Getting To Pemba
Flights to Pemba
Pemba–Mozambique can be accessed from around the world with various airlines, including:
From Europe: Majority of airline companies fly to Pemba via Johannesburg or Dar es Salam
From South Africa: AIRLINK.
From Tanzania: LAM
Airport transfer
Mequfi Beach Resort is a 1-hour drive from Pemba Airport. An A / R transfer service is available from the airport to the resort, organized by the hotel. You can book your transfer directly online on our website at the time of booking the room or by contacting the email address directly bookings.mequfi@renco.it