Villa Espanhola Bilene Mozambique

Villa Espanhola is situated on the outskirts of the village of Bilene, Gaza province, Mozambique. Bilene is nestled next to the wonderful 27 km long San Martin lagoon (Lagoa Uembje) and is easy accessible to visitors on good tarred roads. Turning off 160 km north of Maputo (Mozambique’s capitol) at the town of Marcia you will travel a further 30 km to reach Bilene. It is the closest Mozambican beach resort to Johannesburg, and attracts many South African visitors during the holiday seasons. Although Bilene is an ideal Mozambique holiday destination on its own, it also serves as a good stop over point for those travelling to destinations such as Xai Xai, Inhambane and the Bazaruto Archipelago.

The town has numerous restaurants and bars as well as a weekend disco. Petrol and diesel are both available at Praia do Bilene. There are also various simple shops and a small colourful market where very basic products can be purchased.

Accommodation at Villa Espanhola
Villa Espanhola offers stylish, but affordable accommodation in 8 Tuscan style studio units comprising of 7 double-bed bedrooms and 1 twin bedded room. 2 units have interlinking doors to the adjacent bedroom (ideal for families) and all the rooms have air conditioning.
The en-suite bathrooms are with baths and showers, rooms are supplied with towels and linen, there is a laundry service, private verandah, dressing table with chair, cupboard and rooms are serviced daily. Smoking in the rooms is not allowed.

Room Features of Villa Espanhola

Lodge Features of Villa Espanhola

Other Features of Villa Espanhola
A white sandy semi private beach is a mere 50m from the lodge offering safe swimming along the shallow calm shores and perfect conditions for any water sport and boating activities.
Villa Espanhola is your choice holiday destination when it comes to location, perfectly situated away from the noisy town, but a stone’s throw away from the lagoon.

We warmly invite you to come and enjoy our majestic sunsets, beautiful stars and tranquil beaches. International adaptors, torches, umbrellas are available upon request. The Villa is situated in spacious gardens with easy access to the calm and clear-water lagoon, only 2km from Bilene main village.
The facilities are for the sole use of lodge guests and their visitors only. Unfortunately credit cards not accepted. Accounts to be settle in advance or with cash on arrival.

Semi-private beach
The highlight of Villa Espanhola is the accessibility to the lagoon, which provides a semi-private beach for safe-swimming. From the garden it takes only a short 50m sand-path to reach the calm clear water.
Ideal for honeymoon couples looking for a romantic breakaway. Die lagoon is a paradise for water sports enthusiast, whether motorized or non-motorised sports. This mini-Mediterranean in Africa sets the perfect playground.

Restaurant
A delicious breakfast is served in the thatched-roof dining room, the open-air sides contribute to the island ambience and set a refreshing atmosphere.
A set dinner menu is available on prior request, but Bilene village offers a variety of Portuguese and seafood restaurants. Health-conscious guests or special dietary requirements are catered for by prior request.

No wine list is available. Guests are welcome to bring their own liquor. No corkage fee charged. The fully equipped kitchen can be used by self-catering groups that booked the lodge for exclusive use.

Attractions / Activities At and Nearby To Villa Espanhola

Attractions / Activities At and Nearby To Villa Espanhola
The 27km long and 5 km wide lagoon is an ideal family spot with long bright white stretches of sand for beach games and shallow, calm water for safe swimming. The lagoon does plunge up to depths of 50 meters, but is so shallow near the shores that it’s perfect for children.
The mouth of the lagoon, usually blocked by a massive sand bank, is best reached by boat but a long difficult 4X4 track does allow access to the beach facing the open sea.

In April which is the end of the rainy season, the mouth has normally been scoured out by the large quantity of water filling the lagoon and overflowing the sandbar, the lagoon is then reopened to the sea. There are some lovely off road routes around the lake system as well, with great quad bike trails.
A 35 km ride through villages and inland lakes go as far as the Limpopo River Mouth. Birders also enjoy the birdlife, with large populations of flamingos and various other water birds visiting the area in the summer months searching the shallow fringes of the water for food, adding a true tropical paradise feel to the region.

How To Get To Villa Espanhola

From Johannesburg
Take N4 (Witbank highway - very good condition) from Johannesburg to Nelspruit. Continue on the N4 to Komatipoort, the last town on the South Africa side. Toll roads costs (+/- R 150).
+/- 50 km from Komatipoort you will go through the last SA tollgate, just past Komatipoort is the Lebombo / Ressano Garcia Border Post. Once you are on the Mozambique side, follow the N4 (now called the EN4) for another 100 km (62.1 miles) to the capital city of Maputo.

35km’s after the border you will come to the 1st Mozambique toll road (95 Mts /R 25/5$). +/- 45 km after the tollgate you should turn left at a set of traffic lights in Matola (Shoprite on left side. To shop at Shoprite or eat at the restaurant, you will have to turn left into the parking before the traffic lights, no entrance after traffic lights to Shoprite / toilets / restaurant.)

After you turned left at traffic lights, travel 6km to another tollgate (19 Mts/R 5.5), through tollgate (only Mts change) and after 3kms you will see a sign to Xai-Xai (EN 1), just before you cross over a large bridge.
Turn left (take Xai-Xai off ramp). (Turning right will take you to Maputo.) Follow directions to Xai-Xai for 165 km to a town called Macia. You will be going through a lot of robots, traffic circles and small towns.
- After about 15 km on EN1you will pass a weighbridge (Traffic cops / inspectors).
- After about 50 km on EN1 you will get the first and only Ultra City. (Good stop for clean toilets, food and fuel).

On route to Bilene you will go through the following towns:
Maluana, Manhica, Machia, Palmeira, Mimbini, Magul, Mauzir, Traffic control center, Macia.
+/- 165 from Maputo at Macia (BP fuel station on left) turn right off the main road to Bilene (R453). There is a sign “Praia do Bilene”. Travel+/- 33 km to Bilene, you will see a river on the left and reach a traffic circle.
Leave the traffic circle (3:00 position) so the Hotel (yellow building) is on your left hand side, follow road for 2km to the T junction and turn right.
After 500m the tar ends and becomes a sand road, after 500m take the 1st road left. Follow the road, it will turn to the right. Villa Espanhola’s gate will be on your left hand side.

From Durban through Swaziland
Travel on the N2 past Richards Bay, Empangeni, Mtubatuba, Hluhluwe , Mkuze and Pongola Game Reserve entrance on right. Turn right at Golela / Swaziland sign (this is before Pongola town) to travel +/- 10 km to the border.
As you cross the Golela / Lavumisa border you will reach a very large traffic circle, keep straight. You will pass USA Distillers on your left and Shell and Sugar Mill on your right.

+/- 60km from border, turn right toward Siteki (MR16 Siteki / Maputo) (this is after the Big Bend road to the left). +/- 30 km turn right at the T-junction towards Siteki. +/- 10 km in Siteki town turn left to Goba border post.
+/- 30 km further on you will reach Goba border post (Mhlumeni border - Mozambique). From Goba follow road to Maputo for +/- 45 km, turn right at T-junction, towards Maputo for another +/-30km. As you enter Matola you will pass the Shoprite center on your left.

6km Further you will reach a tollgate (19 Mts/R 5.5), through tollgate (only Mts change). After 3kms you will see a sign to Xai-Xai (EN 1), just before you cross over a large bridge.
Turn left (take Xai-Xai off ramp). (Turning right will take you to Maputo.) Follow directions to Xai-Xai for 165 km to a town called Macia. You will be going through a lot of robots, traffic circles and small towns.
- After about 15 km on EN1you will pass a weighbridge (Traffic cops / inspectors).
- After about 50 km on EN1 you will get the first and only Ultra City. (Good stop for clean toilets, food and fuel).

On route to Bilene you will go through the following towns:
Maluana, Manhica, Machia, Palmeira, Mimbini, Magul, Mauzir, Traffic control center, Macia. +/- 165 from Maputo at Macia (BP fuel station on left) turn right off the main road to Bilene (R453). There is a sign “Praia do Bilene”.
Travel+/- 33 km to Bilene, you will see a river on the left and reach a traffic circle. Leave the traffic circle (3:00 position) so the Hotel (yellow building) is on your left hand side.

Follow road for 2km to the T junction and turn right. After 500m the tar ends and becomes a sand road then after 500m take the 1st road left. Follow the road, it will turn to the right. Villa Espanhola’s gate will be on your left hand side.

Where is Villa Espanhola?
Lodge GPS coordinates: S25’ 17.436, E 033’ 14.305’

Travel time indication (rough guide only):
- Johannesburg to Bilene: 7 hours
- Jhb – 4 hr - Komati border – 1 hr – Maputo – 2 hr - Bilene
- Durban to Bilene: 9 hours
- Durban – 4 hr – Golela border (Swaziland)- 2hr - Goba border (Mozambique) – 1hr - Maputo – 2 hr - Bilene

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