Come Easter, the hoards head to the Pontas: but there’s still a way to beat the crowds in southern Mozambique. I went on an investigative trip with my pops to find the perfect holiday in Ponta do Ouro and Ponta Malongane for the March issue of Getaway. We ate, drank, swam, fished and dived our way through the points on this pretty coast, and found our favourite spots.
Here’s why it’s worth the trip
- It’s just across the border from South Africa and luckily for Durbanites, it’s just a six-hour road trip.
- There’s no need to fuss about changing currency.
- The cost of a Mozambican holiday is still reasonable. Six days, including 4×4 hire, meals, fuel (beers and diesel) for dad and I came to about R15000.
- Mozambique is on New York Times’ 52 places to go in 2016.
- The best – the very, very best – peri-peri chicken.
If that’s not enough to convince you, these photos should do the rest.
Read the comprehensive guide to the Pontas and find out where to eat, stay and play in the March 2016 issue of Getaway magazine.
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This article, Photoblog: 17 reasons to head to the Pontas in Mozambique, was originally posted on the Getaway Blog by Melanie van Zyl.