{"id":636,"date":"2018-04-08T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amanziguesthouse.co.za\/blog\/?p=636"},"modified":"2022-08-17T09:53:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:53:30","slug":"a-week-in-mozambique-great-getaway-from-the-hustle-of-joburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amanziguesthouse.co.za\/blog\/a-week-in-mozambique-great-getaway-from-the-hustle-of-joburg\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in Mozambique – great getaway from the hustle of Joburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tofo, a Mozambique village of warm sea, white sands, coconuts, periperi cashews and fresh fish, also smiling relaxed people.\u00a0 Tofo is known for it curved beach, and is protected by the Ponta da Barra peninsula.<\/p>\n

Would you say no to an invitation to spend a week in a cottage on the beach?\u00a0 My storyteller friend Lenore Zietsman and her husband Johan have \u201cowned\u201d a cottage on the beach in Tofo, Mozambique for over 10 years. \u00a0Actually, they lease the land strictly speaking,\u00a0 they own the improvements to the house \u2013 law is complicated in Mozambique, based on Napoleonic law.<\/p>\n

Last Tuesday, I flew to Maputo, then in a smaller plane to Inhambane.\u00a0 Lenore met me at the small but competent airport, and after my first taste of Mozambique beer.<\/p>\n

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Mozambique beer – light and crisp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

we drove the 15 km to Tofo to their cottage on the beach.\u00a0 It was love at first sight for me.\u00a0 From the stoep there is a fabulous view of the beach, which is endlessly fascinating.\u00a0 Lenore says she suffers from \u201cstoepsititis\u201d when she comes to Tofo \u2013 and its catchy\u2026<\/p>\n

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Cottage on the beach at Tofo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are always local people stopping by to sell their wares.\u00a0 From freshly caught fish \u2013 Johan bought Baracuda, peri peri cashews, home roasted by this old man.\u00a0 They made great gifts to take home.\u00a0 Also delicious over salads, or in curry…<\/p>\n

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Buying peri peri cashews roasted by this man<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lots of vendors selling coconuts. But JK lives who looks after Lenore and Johan’s property, knocked down coconuts from their very own trees for us.<\/p>\n

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JK up the ladder to knock down coconuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A “panga” chops the flesh away and inside is this delicious sweet coconut water.\u00a0 Coconut milk is made by mooshing the flesh with the water, so its thicker.\u00a0 Mozambique coconuts have soft flesh.\u00a0 \u00a0The flesh is scooped out and eaten.<\/p>\n

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JK proudly presenting a panga chopped coconut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whats to do in Tofo?\u00a0 Its got great Diving Schools, where people come from all over the world to in hopes of seeing Manta Rays, Humpback whales,\u00a0 Whale sharks and of course Dolphins around the reefs off shore.<\/p>\n

Swimming in warm water\u2026 the waves are quite the best.\u00a0 At high tide, its fun to be tossed up high, or dive under, and at low tide float mindlessly staring up at a vast blue dome.\u00a0 Many people surf, boogey board or snorkel.\u00a0 Early morning swims are great, in fact swimming at all times in the warm water is great.<\/p>\n

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Late afternoon swim in calm water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We did a Dhow Tour of the lagoon area north of Tofo.\u00a0 Dhows have been used for transport along the coast for hundreds of years, and go back to about 600 AD, when local fishermen and traders sailed the coastline in these wooden single sail boats.<\/p>\n

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Our wooden dhow, hand sewn sail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dhows are now used by the locals for fishing but are a great attraction to take tourists around the lagoon \u2013 Our skipper and guide taking refreshments onto the dhow for us .\u00a0 Fanta -( i havent had a Fanta since I was a teenager), bananas, coconut bread all tasted superb on the water to the sound of gently lapping waves against the hull.<\/p>\n

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Our skipper and guide taking a cooler bag of goodies to the dhow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We sailed to a reef where we snorkeled.\u00a0 The reef was teeming with brightly coloured fish, starfish and sea life.\u00a0 And then to Pansy Island – just a sandy island with not a sign of greenery – but walking through the sand, pansy shells everywhere….<\/p>\n

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Pansy island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tofo is a village teeming with restaurants \u2013 the best pizza which was a surprise to me.\u00a0 The restaurant also served what they called hot rock food \u2013 a hot rock with food sizzling on it while it cooked in front of one\u2026<\/p>\n

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We watched the end of the rugby match one evening at the “local pub”\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 I preferred to gaze over the moon lit sea\u2026<\/p>\n

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Tofo pub overlooking the bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On another evening we sampled the local food at a simple restaurant with plastic table cloth, and candle for decoration.\u00a0 \u00a0We brought our own wine, and I ate the best crayfish I have ever tasted \u2013 for about R90!!!<\/p>\n

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Crayfish supper at Bambus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You are spoilt for choice with restaurants, French, Italian,\u00a0 local , but its hard to beat home made fish on a braai!<\/p>\n

The village which is about 500 metres from the beach cottages, sells just about all that you need – from veggies… to lots of local carved craft.\u00a0 Next holiday I’m travelling by car so I can bring some of the beautiful wooden boxes and bowls home.\u00a0 Tofo is magical, and a special place in Africa.\u00a0 Thank you Lenore for sharing your incredibly special cottage… it was a wonderful holiday!<\/p>\n

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Tofo veggie market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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