Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
bikes aren't permitted. Take the signposted sandy right off the Barra road (4WD only),
when coming from Bar Babalaza.
PUB
Bar Babalaza $
(meals from Mtc250)
Apart from the lodge restaurants, the main eating option is Bar
Babalaza, about 6km from Barra at Josina Machel junction where the roads to Tofo and
Barra diverge. It's a local institution, with meals and drinks, air for your tyres and local in-
formation. In Barra itself, there are no shops or nonhotel restaurants but fish is available
from local fishers.
Getting There & Away
Air
Barra Lodge (
Click here
)
and Flamingo Bay (
Click here
)
offer fly-in packages from
Johannesburg. There are connections by air to/from Inhambane (from where all the Barra
lodges do transfers).
Bus
Daily
chapas
go between Inhambane and Conguiana village along the Barra road.
From here, you'll need to sort out a pick-up or walk (about 4km to Barra Lodge).
Car & Motorcycle
The turn-off for Barra is about 15km from Inhambane en route to
Tofo; go left at the Bar Babalaza junction. You can easily make it in a 2WD most of the
way, but you'll need a 4WD to reach Barra lighthouse and the self-catering anglers' places
at the point. Hitching is easy in high season from Bar Babalaza.
Maxixe
293
Maxixe (pronounced ma-sheesh) is about 450km northeast of Maputo on the N1 and is
convenient as a stopping point for traffic up and down the coast. It's also the place to get
off the bus and onto the boat if you're heading to Inhambane, across the bay.
Sleeping & Eating
Maxixe Camping $
CAMPGROUND
