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lows have a small gas stove, but only the six-person bungalow has hot water and fridge.
It's at the southern end of town. Contact them through Scuba Adventures.
CAMPGROUND
Devocean Diving $
( 84-206 1120;
www.devoceandiving.com
; r or tent per person from US$23)
About
400m from the sea along the main road into town and next to the police station, this is ba-
sically a dive camp but with more pampering. Accommodation is in a few rooms in the
main house or in canvas tents set around a small garden, and there's a restaurant.
Coco Rico $$
( 84-875 8029;
www.cocorico.co.za
; 8-person chalet US$340; )
About 200m north
of the town centre past the Catholic church, Coco Rico has large, well-equipped, eight-
person wooden self-catering chalets just back from the beach.
BUNGALOW
Praia de Ouro Sul $$$
( in South Africa 012-348 2690;
www.pontadoouro.co.za
;
d/q tent from US$164/194;
)
Well-appointed safari-style tents set on a forested hillside, and there's a restaurant. It's
about 5km south of Ponta d'Ouro town, and is signposted from town.
TENTED CAMP
PONTA MALONGANE
Ponta Malongane, without a town, is quieter and more spread out than Ponta d'Ouro, and
has an excellent beach. You'll need your own transport here.
Ponta Malongane $
( in South Africa 013-741 1975;
www.malongane.co.za
; campsite per adult/child
US$21/13, dive-camp tents US$30-60, log hut d US$74, 4-person self-catering chalets
from US$161)
This long- running, laid-back place is based in the sprawling and shaded
Parque de Malongane. It has many accommodation options, including camping, four-per-
son
rondavels
(round, traditional-style huts) and chalets, and small, rustic twin-bedded log
huts. There's also a restaurant and a large self- catering area. You should ask about dive-
accommodation deals. Breakfast costs extra.
CAMPGROUND
Tartaruga Marítima Luxury Camp $$
( 84-373 0067;
www.tartaruga.co.za
; s/d US$104/ 160; )
About 2km north of
Parque de Malongane, and well-signposted, is Tartaruga. This lovely and tranquil retreat
has spacious, comfortable safari-style tents tucked away in the coastal forest behind the
TENTED CAMP
