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( 293-29005;
www.albatrozlodge.com
;
4-/6-/ 8-person chalets Mtc3800/4600/5850)
Large, rustic thatched self-catering cottages in a quiet setting on the bluff overlooking the
beach. There's a restaurant and an on-site dive operator (
Click here
)
. Some cottages are
well ventilated, while others have an exterior window and a semi-interior one covered
with thatching that can block air flow.
Aquático Ocean Annex $$
( 82-857 2850;
www.aquaticolodge.com
;
tr Mtc1700; )
This place has four attached,
spacious self-catering rooms in a good location directly on the beach. Each has one double
and one twin bed, fan, nets, a refrigerator and a mini-cooker. There are no meals, but
there's a restaurant next door.
PENSION
Nordin's Lodge $
( 82-312 4770, 293-29009; binos50@hotmail.com; 2-/4-person chalets Mtc1500/3000)
The unassuming Nordin's is at the northern edge of town in a good, shaded location direc-
tly on the beach. It has four rustic, rather faded but decent-value thatched chalets that
come with hot water, fridge and self-catering facilities. There are no meals.
BUNGALOW
Fatima's Nest $
( 82-185 1575;
www.mozambiquebackpackers.com
;
campsite per person Mtc250, dm
Mtc400, s/d/tr/q Mtc1000/1600/2300/3000, s/d bungalow Mtc700/1300)
The long-stand-
ing Fatima's, ever popular and now considerably expanded, has camping, dorm beds and a
mix of very basic bungalows and rooms, all on low dunes overlooking the beach behind
and just north of Nordin's Lodge. There's also a kitchen, a bar, pool table, and evening
beach bonfires.
BACKPACKERS
Bamboozi Beach Lodge $
( 293-29040;
www.barraresorts.com
;
campsite per person US$16; dm US$17, d hut
US$36, d bungalow/sea-view chalet US$102/136)
Popular Bamboozi has dorm beds and
extremely basic reed huts - some with floor mattresses and others with beds, and all with
just a bottom sheet and net - set down low behind the dunes and sharing rather scruffy
ablutions. There are also five stilted reed A-frame 'chalets' with bathrooms, and a better
sea-view chalet up on the dune with views. It's 3km north of town along a sandy road.
The views from the dune-top bar-restaurant are magnificent, but prices are high for what
is on offer. Wednesday and Friday are party nights.
BACKPACKERS
