Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 293-30351; N1; campsite per person Mtc130)
Maxixe Camping, just south of the
jetty, has an enclosed and scruffy but serviceable camping ground overlooking the bay
with reasonable ablutions. You can leave your vehicle here while visiting Inhambane
(Mtc75 per vehicle per day).
Stop Residencial $$
( 82-125 2010, 293-30025; stopmaxixe96@hot mail.com; d/tw/ste Mtc1500/1500/1800;
)
Tidy, functional rooms with hot-water bathrooms. Most of the rooms are just up the
road next to Barclays Bank. For bookings, directions and check-in, go to Restaurante Stop
next to the ferry.
MOTEL
Restaurante Stop $$
( 293-30025; N1; meals from Mtc225; 6am-10pm)
Stop, on the north side of the
jetty, has prompt service, clean toilets, tasty meals and a swimming pool (per person
Mtc100).
CONTINENTAL
Information
Inhambane Province's
Department of Immigration
(Migração; 7.30am-3.30pm)
for
visa extensions, is in Maxixe, one block back from the main road. Turn at Barclay's Bank,
then take the first left; Immigration is just up on the left. No visa extensions are done in
Inhambane town.
There are ATMs at Millennium BIM, just in from the main road near Pousada de
Maxixe, and at Barclays Bank, about 600m further north and just off the N1.
Getting There & Away
Buses to Maputo (Mtc475, 6½ hours, 450km) depart from the bus stand by the Tribunal
(court) from 6am. There are no buses to Beira originating in Maxixe; you'll need to try to
get space on one of those coming from Maputo that stop at Maxixe's main bus stand
(Mtc1000 from Maxixe to Beira). Thirty-seater buses to Vilankulo originating in Maputo
depart Maxixe from about 10am from the main bus stand. Otherwise,
chapas
to Vilankulo
(Mtc180, 3½ hours) depart throughout the day from Praça 25 de Setembro (Praça de Vil-
ankulo), a couple of blocks north of the bus stand in front of the Conselho Municipal.
