Nhambavale Lodge

Chidenguele Mozambique

Basking on the tranquil shores of Lake Nhambavale, just 1,2km from the beach, Nhambavale Lodge offers fully serviced and fully catered, airy "Machop" style chalets as well as twelve spacious campsites. Whether you fish "rock and surf", elegantly cast flies for the elusive kingfish or take to deeper water in a ski-boat (your own or charter ours) the exciting Chidenguele coast has it all. Fly fishers will find some of the best fly fishing in Mozambique - off our beaches and rock ledges!

Nhambavale Lodge Accommodation

Chalets:
- Our Casa's 1 to 3 are double, serviced chalets, with outside bathroom facilities which sleep two people.
- Casa's 4 to 7 are double, serviced, en-suite chalets, sleeping two people each.
- Casa 8, 10, 11, & 12 are all two bedroom, four sleepers, serviced, en-suite, with a kitchen which has a fridge, oven, stove, crockery and cutlery.
Casa Grande:
- Casa Grande is our biggest chalet. It has four double bedrooms, with a dining area, kitchen area, fridge, cooker, cutlery and crockery.
- All Casa's have mosquito nets.
Campsites:
- There are 12 campsites that will accommodate a maximum of 8 persons per site.

Nhambavale Lodge Activities

Fishing:
Renown fishing, especially game (sailfish, king Mackeral, Barracuda, shark, marlin and Kingfish). Fly fishing for most species of Kingfish, queenfish, bonefish, barracuda and many other species. Surf fishing for barracuda, kingfish, pompana, blacktip sharks and many species of rays and guitarfish.
For the rock and surf enthusiast, our waters are renowned for kingfish, stumpnose, pompano and bonefish.
There are a number of unbelievable deep water ledges to fish off where king mackerel, ignobilis kingfish and giant barracuda are frequently caught.
For deep sea fishing, there is good surf launch at the ebach, and charter boats available.
Swimming:
Swimming in the lagoon in front of the lodge is safe and pleasant.
Swimming at the main beach is fine at low tide, but can be dangerous at high tide, when currents are strong and the surf is rough.
Marine life:
Dolphins frequent the deep water channels near the lodge. Hump back whales, whale sharks and leather back turtles can be seen from time to time.

Our restaurant, and bar area is situated on the lake itself, and offers a menu of seafood, special local dishes, traditional favourites and our famous peri-peri chicken.

Other activities include snorkelling and spear fishing.
Watch for whales, swim, bronze on the beach, spot the birds, visit the large swamplands, and see the resident palmnut vulture ...
If you would rather stay on the lake, we have canoes and kayaks for hire.
We have our own beach-volleyball court, on our mini lakeside "beach".
The bar area has a variety of board games, books, and darts as well as a TV with satellite to watch the Bokke.
Also for the kids is our variety of animals we have at the lodge, ranging from dogs to pigs and turkeys. We can assure you that not a minute of boredom will go by.
If this isn't enough, why not take a look at the wreck on the beach, or the famous King's Pool.

Distances to Nhambvale Lodge:
Johannesburg > Lodge = 840 km
Durban > Lodge = 870 km
Maputo > Lodge = 270 km
Xai-Xai > Lodge = 70 km
Chidiguele > Lodge = 10 km
The Beach > Lodge = 1.8 km
Inhambane > Lodge = 200 km

Nhambavale Lodge enquiries and reservations: bookmozambique@madbookings.com