Guinjata Bay Resort

Situated on Africa's East Coast, Mozambique is a country of endless pristine palm-fringed beaches and superb, largely untouched dive sites. The exotic Portuguese-influenced culture and warm, friendly people make for a heady mix of culinary cultural experiences, not to mention undiscovered natural wonders just waiting for your visit.

Before 1975, Mozambique was a hugely popular tourism destination for Southern Africa and international visitors. A 17-year long civil war finally came to an end in 1992, with the first democratic elections held in 1994. The people of Mozambique are now hard at work rebuilding their beautiful country. Their passion is evident in every greeting smile.

Guinjata Bay Resort

The province of Inhambane (the land of good people), is where you'll find Guinjata Bay Resort. Guinjata Bay Resort, the Pioneer to one of the world's top 10 dive sites, Manta Reef, which was discovered in 1995. With crystal clear waters, flourishing coral reefs and a host of world-class facilities, this is one of the Indian Ocean coastline's best-kept secrets. Guinjata Bay Resort is approximately 550km north of Maputo and 25km south of the town of Inhambane on the coast. The road leading to the Resort is a sand road and only accessible with a 4x4 vehicle. Transfers can be arranged.

At Guinjata Bay Resort the philosophy is that leisure time activities are an important component of any Resort. We have a diverse assortment of activities catering for all types.

Accommodation

A wide range of accommodation is available, from simple yet comfortable 2-8 bedroomed self-contained chalets, which are fully serviced daily, to sheltered camping (baracas). Full board, fly-in and self-drive options and conference facilities are available. Guided self-drive safaris can be arranged.

Bar & Restaurant

The main restaurant with a la carte menu and sports bar with satellite TV for sporting events operate all year round. A beach bar and restaurant operates in high season. Fresh bread is baked daily and ice is available. A quick shop also has essential items.

Here are just a few of the incomparable underwater experiences awaiting you at Guinjata Bay Resort

Manta reef

Experienced Dive Masters will introduce you to the reef's inquisitive Manta Rays and diving protocols to interact with them. If you manage to tear your eyes from the reef, huge schools of Devil Rays can also be seen near the surface.

Guinjata bay local reefs

At a depth of between 9 and 26m, the Guinjata Bay Local Reef is located approximately 1km from the launch site and has 6 dive sites providing a variety of diving options.

Pao Rock (12-18m) and Pinnacles are a macro photographer's first choice with brightly coloured nudibrances, well camouflaged leaf fish and a variety of shrimp.

Cave (9-12m) is an amphitheatre with swim-through cave that features a resident dragon moray, puffer fish, miniature tobies as well as murex and conch shells.

Devil's Peak (12-18m) is an almost free standing rock with a swim-through and is home to Potato Bass, banded cleaner shrimp and frogfish.

Paindane reef

The strong current around the reef has earned its nickname “Paindane Express”. The reef starts close to shore in about 18m of water and runs rapidly down to 35m. Brilliantly coloured corals, Gorgonian sea fans, fast moving game fish and occasional sighting of reef sharks make for a particularly interesting dive

Snorkelling

At low tide, the Paindane Reef is exposed and forms a large tidal pool, with a depth of 0-5m. This provides almost pool-like conditions for student training and snorkeling, with a wide range of corals and sea life including octopus, moray eels and a variety of juvenile fish providing wonderful underwater vistas.

Gear & equipment

The full range of well maintained ScubaPro gear for hire, including dive computers.

Dive centre

To prevent you from lugging your dive gear back to your chalet after each dive the Dive Centre is located on the beach, offering you secure storage for your gear. It features fresh water dunking bins to rinse your dive gear and fresh water showers and toilets for your convenience.

Spear fishing

Spear fishing is one of the favourite pastimes of the local population. For those who prefer this more extreme version of fishing, charters can be arranged.

Fishing

Neighbouring Charters are available at reasonable rates. The area offers excellent game fishing. For the keen angler, salt-water fly-fishing is a must. A huge variety of game fish can be found in abundance in the water near the Guinjata Bay Resort. Regular bait fish can be seen in the bay jumping out of the water to escape the hungry mouths of Kingfish, Barracuda, Sailfish and Marlin.

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