Escape to Mozambique's secluded Ponta Mamoli, a premier seaside and diving resort nestled in the most beautiful undeveloped bay in Southern Mozambique.

Ponta Mamoli

Escape to secluded Ponta Mamoli, a premier seaside and diving resort nestled in a most beautiful undeveloped bay in Southern Mozambique.The resort is easily accessible by 4x4 or Resort transport only 25 km from the Kosi Bay border post and 100 km south of Maputo. A step away from an expansive beach, the resort merges grand old refurbished Portuguese architecture with tasteful modern timber structures linked by a myriad of walkways.

Whether it is exclusive diving on prestine reefs, deep-sea fishing, horse riding, snorkeling and splendid beach meanders or just lazing by the sparkling pool, this is the place to be.

Rich in history, the main facilities including restaurant and lounge deck are located in the original old Portuguese homestead built adjacent to a man made channel excavated to link Lake Mamoli with the sea. Development at Ponta Mamoli can be traced back to the 1940s when a titanium mine existed in the adjacent wetland. It was for this reason that an opening to the sea was carved through the dunes to allow water into the area at high tide to enable the extraction process. In the 1970s investors developed a camping resort. Even a tar road was constructed to the nearby village of Zitundo. The civil revolution in Mozambique and subsequent guerrilla war left Mamoli vandalized and plundered. Today this is the perfect spot to Escape, Explore and Experience!

Ponta Mamoli accommodation

Ponta Mamoli has 12 standard wooden chalets and three family chalets sleeping a maximum of 36 guests Its small and hospitable!

Each chalet with private veranda is positioned only meters from the high water mark which gives one the impression of being right on the sea.

The chalets are interlinked with wooden walkways. All have a hot water shower, wash hand basin, toilet, mosquito nets, fan and digital safe and are fully serviced each day.The staff take pride in the quality and presentation of meals and most of the salad ingredients and herbs used are home grown.Ponta Mamoli is undoubtedly destination with a difference, experience it once and you will return.

Ponta Mamoli activities

Diving at Ponta Mamoli

There are dives to suit everybody's taste, from shallow reefs to deeper shark dives for the more advanced diver.

Virgin reefs await you at this dive resort.

Dolphins, whales and whale sharks are a regular sight at Mamoli. The water temperature ranges from 21 ºC in the winter to 28ºC degrees in the summer and excellent diving can be had all year. Equipment hire is available. The visibility is normally 15 to 20 meters in summer but during winter (May to August) the visibility is approximately 25 meters.

There are a wide variety of about 15 reefs to choose from. You can experience Bert the potato bass at Bass City or Hammerhead and Zambezi sharks at Pinnacles. Ponta Mamoli also boasts a large number of shallow reefs.

If you are not a diver come along for a scenic ride and experience the wonders of the sea life such as dolphins and turtles

Other Ponta Mamoli activities

General Info Ponta Mamoli:

• South African passport holders no longer need a visa to visit Mozambique. Contact us for more info.
• Fuel is available at Ponta do Ouro , 20km from the resort.
• This is a malaria area therefore please contact your doctor for advice before your visit.
• A medical doctor is resident on site with a surgery for treatment. We strongly encourage all of our divers to be members of Divers Alert Network for added peace of mind.

Getting to Ponta Mamoli

It is about a 7 hour drive from Johannesburg/Pretoria. You can drive to the border in a normal car but only 4x4 driving is recommended for the last 20km to the resort. You can park your car at a secure parking at the border and we can arrange a border pickup from the border by the resort.

• From Johannesburg/Pretoria, take the Witbank Highway.
• Take the Hendrina/Ermelo off-ramp.
• Through Hendrina, Ermelo, Piet Retief and Pongola.
• Pongola and about 50km later turn off to Jozini. Through Jozini turn left at fork and across the dam wall drive to T-junction, turn right then follow the signs to Kosibay.
• Through Manguzi carry on straight to the border 25km later.
• After the border follow the Mamoli signs to the resort for 20km.
• The Border is only open from 8am to 5pm, it is therefore important to plan your trip around this.gates are open 24 hours, so you may arrive at any time.