Inhacazul Lodge

Welcome to Inhacazul Lodge....

Sun-drenched days on the beach of an idyllic and unspoiled tropical island located in nearby Mozambique where you can look out at the surrounding beauty with dolphins and fishing boats navigate the distant warm blue waters appeals to you, then head straight for Inhacazul Lodge which is situated for your relaxing pleasure on this tropical island paradise, located in the spectacular Southern region of the Indian Ocean's warm Mozambique coastline, on the tropical island of "Inhaca"... where your time and lifestyle is suspended in slow motion...

If your next ideal vacation desire is spending some relaxing and peaceful vacation time together in a lush and tranquil tropical island "getaway" in real African island lifestyle with its mix of untouched golden sandy beaches, stunning blue sea, mangroves, dazzling coral reefs and great seafood, while staying in refurbished rustic guest accommodation in a clean island environment, then Inhacazul Lodge is your perfect choice...

For water-sports enthusiasts Inhacazul Lodge can also be your ideal island "base-camp" setting for water-sports related activities around the islands such as Diving and Fishing (Game and saltwater fly) and for birders as well..!!

The island is ideal for the many yachting visitors that want to have a chance for a relaxing "stopover" to relax a bit and just anchor in a safe and protected bay location. (Also the ideal tropical island location for film, fashion, underwater or TV/Ad related media productions!!)

Inhacazul Lodge and the island of Inhaca can only be reached by the few visitors that travel across Maputo Bay by booking either a early morning 2-hour ferry trip across the bay or a short 15-minute afternoon island flight. These island transfers depart from either Maputo's main Fishing Harbour or the International Airport respectively.

We ask readers to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read all the following in-depth information about the island and lodge that is on this site carefully...!! So you fully understand what an island vacation and trip to the island is all about and entails regarding getting to and from the island etc etc...!

Please read the "Island Transfers" Info as shown as we need to make sure you understand 100% "how and when" to get to and from the island correctly....!!

Andy at Central Reservations (Inhacazul Lodge) WILL HELP YOU with these transfer arrangements as you must be aware of the times and options etc of the island transfers that will best fit into your other required travel arrangements...

Inhaca Island Intro:

Inhacazul Lodge is positioned on a subtropical island paradise, located on the exotic island of Inhaca. ("Ilha da Inhaca" in Portuguese)

Guest Accommodation is very limited at Inhacazul Lodge and we can only accommodate up to a maximum of 56 guests at any one time...

The accommodation units are booked out on a "daily-hired" basis, and guests reside in "self-catering" residence units - which comprise of either;

large 3 bedroom "8 sleeper" Chalets (x 4 units) or four "4+2 sleeper" Timber Cabin style guest units.

(Unfortunately we do not provide "room" or "bed" type of accommodation only - unless we are very quite or during midweek in our "off-season" periods - its best to check with our Central Reservations office in Durban first to see what can be arranged..!)

We do however provide a "couple-sharing" accommodation option on request if we are not full. The island is also a safe location for children of all ages.

Therefore, our Guests can chose to book accommodation based on the mix of your party, in either a larger Chalet unit or a smaller Timber Cabin unit on a daily-basis for as many days/nights as you wish to stay on the island. (Please carefully review the guest unit room "layout plans" and sleeping/bed arrangements that can be reviewed in this web-page, [with the pictures] prior to booking a guest unit)... All 8 private guest units are designed mainly for "self-catering" visitors and are equipped and serviced daily.

Vacation Options:-

Inhacazul Lodge is the ideal tropical "island hide-a-way" for a variety of short visits and/or longer vacations such as:

"Chill-out" weekenders, Honeymoon couples, Short Reef Diving Trips or extended Island Reef or DEEP Wreak expeditions, Saltwater game or fly fishing, Snorkeling Tours, Underwater Hunting Enthusiasts, (Spearo's) Eco-tours and birding expeditions, OR you can even try long island beach trekking expeditions where you can walk for miles over the same beaches as were first stepped upon over 500 years ago by the first Portuguese explorers to this tropical part of Eastern Africa....

When to visit:

Well due to the great weather on the Island most of the year, trips and vacations almost all year around are very possible but if you want to be more exact in the weather pattern then April to September are the cooler, drier months.

Annual rainfall ranges from 400 - 800 mm, falling mainly November to March.

December is the wettest month, while August is usually completely dry.

Average daily temperatures are around 30C (85F) and it's fairly humid. August to October is the windy months on the island.

Inhaca Island Profile:

The 52km? island is situated at 26?S, 33?E, and separates Maputo Bay (Ba?de Maputo) to the west from the Indian Ocean off its eastern shores. The island's irregular coastline approaches mainland Machangulo Peninsula at Ponta Torres where a 500 metre-wide land gap and deep tidal race separates the two headlands.

Small island populations subsist on local island fishing and agriculture.

At low tide women harvest crabs, oysters and fish from the islands western shallows. At high tide the men and their small dowl fishing boats leave the island for deep sea fishing in Maputo bay or go far out to sea.

Just a few thousand years ago, the island formed part of the continent of Africa. Then changing sea levels and wave action eroded a channel that eventually set Inhaca "adrift" in the Indian Ocean.

The larger animals like African elephants and hippo's gradually died out due to lack of food, and today the island's wildlife consists of the pristine mangroves and reefs and about 300 species of birds etc.

Geographical features:

The island's dimensions are approximately 12km (n-s) by 7km (e-w).

The highest point above sea level is the 104m Mount Inhaca on the north-eastern shoreline.

The south-western peninsula is known as Ponta Punduine while Ponta Torres to the south-east approaches the mainland.

Eco-Tourism:

Inhaca Island is popular as an eco-tourism destination. The island habitat consists of central cultivated fields, grassy northern plains and eastern usnea-covered dune forests.

See you soon.....