Aloha 19

Only a 40-minute drive from the Kosi Bay border, along sandy roads, you will find Aloha Estate. Situated on the beach in Ponta Mamoli, Mozambique. House number 19 is privately situated and has sea views from every room in the house.

The house is on one level and has a 'lodge type' layout, in the sense that the entire house consists of four separate buildings, all sea-facing and all open up onto the wooden deck around the swimming pool and gazebo area. There are five buildings of which one building is the kitchen, TV lounge, and dining area, the remaining four buildings consist of two bedrooms in each building, all bedrooms are en-suite.
The one-bedroom consists of one queen-size bed (Air Conditioned) and the second bedroom consists of three single beds which can be converted to one king bed and one single bed (Ceiling fans).

The two bedrooms have an interleading door for groups that have children or you can lock the door and have two private bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own private entrance door from the outside of the deck into the bedroom. The house, therefore, consists of eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, comfortably sleeping 20 people.

Each bedroom is comfortably furnished with ceiling fans, bedside tables with bedside lamps, and en suite bathrooms. Each bathroom has a shower, basin, and toilet. All linen, bath, and beach towels are provided.

Please take note that the swimming pool does not have a child safety net.

The living area consists of an open plan kitchen and lounge. The lounge has a TV with full DSTV and lounge seating for around people.

The kitchen is well equipped with a four-plate gas hob, oven, microwave, ice machine, crockery and cutlery for 20 people, two fridges, 1 x 500-liter chest freezer, a washing machine, and all the equipment that you would require in a kitchen for self-catering. There is a large dining room table in the living area.

There is a wifi router with a Vodacom Mozambique sim card inside it. 1 gig of data costs around R50. You can give one of the housekeepers' the money to purchase the data for you and load it to the sim card inside the router.

All cleaning materials are provided as well as black bags.

The washing machine is to be operated by the staff only. If you would like laundry done it is R150 per load. Washing liquid is provided.

We have provided a water filter at the prep bowl in the kitchen. Only this water is drinkable. Teeth can be brushed with water in the bedrooms but is not to be consumed. If you prefer bottled water then please bring that along.

Angelina is your housekeeper. Her duties include cleaning, washing dishes, making beds, and general cleaning. The staff doesn't do any cooking.

A five-minute walk down the beach brings you to Frederico's snorkeling spot, famous for snorkeling. Ensure that you take snorkeling gear along!
Turtles lay their eggs between November and February which you can witness if you take a stroll on the beach in the evenings after dark. The hatchlings make their way to the ocean from January to March. Humpback and Southern Right Whale sightings are prolific from July to November. Pods of dolphins can be seen all year round.

The Elephant Reserve is a 30-minute drive north where you can have a day picnic around one of the lakes and if you are lucky you might sight the elephants.

If you wanting to get to the hustle and bustle then it's a mere 15-minute drive to Ponta Malongane Village where there are various restaurants. They have local Portuguese flavor, are fairly rustic with views over Lake Sugi, watch the sunset over the lake.

The local currency is meticais but everyone welcomes Rands and there is no need for other currencies.

Ponta do Ouro is a 30-minute drive from the house. In Ponta do Ouro you will find a bottle store, BCI bank (local Mozambican Bank), surf shops, a fishing tackle shop, a pharmacy, an internet cafe, a petrol station, a colourful food market where you can buy fruit and vegetables grown locally, alcohol, cigarettes, prawns, cashews, bread and much more.

Quad bikes, surfboards, and kite surfing equipment can be hired and lessons are available in Ponta do Ouro.

Ice can be bought from the market as well as from local shebeens in Ponta Malongane Village.

If you don't have a 4x4 vehicle, you can leave your car on the South African side of the border, the cost is R50 per car per day and your car will be safe. We will then put you in contact with the guy that does our border transfers, he charges R125 per person one way. Once you are at the house everything you require is there.

*There is a public launch site available at R100 per launch.

Please take note: Under no circumstances is this house allowed to be booked for any function or event whats so ever. This includes birthday parties, weddings, and any other function and/or event.