Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
card only). South African rands are accepted everywhere; meticals and US dollars can
also be used.
Getting There & Away
Ponta d'Ouro
Car
Ponta d'Ouro is 120km south of Maputo. The road is potholed but in decent shape for
the first 60km, but it's slow going through soft, deep sand thereafter. Allow about three
hours in a private vehicle (4WD only).
about 6am or earlier on Tuesday and Friday (Mtc175, five hours). Departures from Ponta
d'Ouro are on Wednesday and Saturday from in front of the market. Otherwise, take the
ferry to Catembe, where there are several direct
chapas
daily. From Ponta d'Ouro back to
Catembe, there is a
chapa
most weekdays departing at 4am. Arrange with the driver the
evening before to pick you up at your hotel.
Shuttle
Kaya Kweru (
Click here
)
has a twice weekly shuttle from Maputo (Mtc4000 per
person return).
From South Africa
Kosi Bay border crossing is 11km south of Ponta d'Ouro along a
sandy track (4WD), and most
chapas
from Catembe pass here first, before stopping at
Ponta d'Ouro (Mtc50 from the border to Ponta d'Ouro). Coming from South Africa,
there's a guarded lot just over the border where you can leave your vehicle in the shade
for R30 per day. All the hotels do pick-ups from the border from about US$10 to US$15
per person (minimum two people). Allow about five hours for the drive to/from Durban
(South Africa).
Ponta Malongane
There's no public transport to Ponta Malongane, though
chapas
between Maputo and
Ponta d'Ouro stop at the signposted turn-off, about 5km before Ponta Malongane. To get
between Ponta d'Ouro and Ponta Malongane, you can walk along the beach at low tide
(7km) or go via the road.
