Getting to Chidenguele Mozambique

Flights to Chidenguele
There are no flights to Xai Xai - no commercial airport. Nearest airport Maputo

Driving to Chidenguele

• There is now a good tar road all the way into Maputo from the South African Border at Komatipoort, there is a toll half way between the border and Maputo.
• Just keep on the EN4 until you arrive on the outskirts of Maputo where there EN4 takes one left turn,
• Follow the EN4 around the outskirts of Maputo city until the next toll station.
• Go through the toll and take the next road off to the left - signed 'Xai Xai EN1', this is the main road north.
• The EN1 continues to wends its way around Maputo at all robots, lights, junctions, circles and roundabouts keep straight on - stay on the EN1 all the way until you reach Xai Xai
• Just before Xai Xai you will cross the Limpopo river over a toll bridge, but you only pay the toll when you go south over the bridge !
• Carry on through Xai Xai (where refuelling is a good idea) and stay on the EN1
• 59km beyond Xai Xai you will arrive in Chidenguele, most of the village and all the beach accommodation is on the right hand side, turn right on the tar road off the EN1 into Chidenguele and follow it to the T junction, turn left follow the road for 300 metres and just at the bakery on the right you will see a small track with several lodge signs to all the accommodation places on Chidenguele beach.
  

Fuel Stops - these places normally have all fuel types and supply clean fuel.
Komatipoort SA (fuel is generally more expensive in Mozambique than South Africa)
Maputo - just before the second toll station is a good fuel station - toilets sometimes clean
Xai Xai - good place to fill up - slightly more expensive than Maputo and from here northwards fuel prices jump up ! three stations in town and two on the road north out of town.
Also there is 3 ATMs in Xai Xai - accepting most Visa/MasterCards and debit cards, good place to get some local currency.
Inhambane Two fuel stations in Inhambane (both off the main street) normally 20% more expensive than Maputo
Maxixe Several stations dotted along the main road through Maxixe, generally a fraction cheaper than Inhambane but still 15% more than Maputo
Vilanculos Two fuel stations on the EN1 just before you turn off to Vilanculos, both run on generator so allow time for the staff to turn it on to pump fuel, prices usually 30% more then Maputo. One fuel station in Vilanculos itself, more expensive then the ones up on the main road and runs out of fuel quite often !

Other places along the EN1 where fuel can be available but not always reliably:
Marracuene
Palmeria
Macia
Quissico
Inharrime
Morrumbene
Massinga

Mozambique Toll Stations
These can be paid in Rand, US$ or Mozambique Meticais.
Please note Garage cards, debit cards and credit cards are NOT accepted at Toll stations
There are not many toll routes in Mozambique the main two are on the road between Komatipoort and Maputo.

Distances:
Johannesburg to Xai Xai 789km
Johannesburg to Nelspruit 350km
Nelspruit to Komatipoort border 95km - EN4 road
Komatipoort border to Maputo 95km - EN4 road two tolls
Getting around Maputo
Maputo to Xai Xai 249km - EN1 road
Xai Xai to Chidenguele - EN1 road