Zavora lodge - the ultimate Mozambican holiday destination
Travelers to Mozambique seek out the relaxed beach vibe, comfortable accommodation, incredible marine life, diving, fishing, and of course a great restaurant and bar serving classic R&R's. Zavora lodge has everything for the ultimate holiday in the tropical paradise of Mozambique.
Zavora Lodge, Mozambique. Travel guide.
Zavora Lodge is situated about 100 km south of Inhambane and is set high on the dunes overlooking the magnificent Bay of Praia de Zavora.
Zavora has excellent sheltered snorkeling and fishing all year round and the launching of ski-boats and rubber ducks is made easy due to the protected bay.
Meals of your choice are prepared on request and served under the shade of the coconut frond bar overlooking the ocean.
The lodge also boasts a well-stocked pub where you can enjoy an ice-cold beer whilst savoring the beauty of the bay and coastline.
Accommodation consist of 4 four bedded thatched bungalows and a six sleeper bungalow adjacent to the camping ground.
These bungalows are not on-suite but each has its own outside ablution unit with shower, basin and flush toilet.
Each bungalow has an open plan kitchen with gas cooker and utensils.
The lodge also boasts two houses on the dune overlooking the bay, one six bed and one eight bed unit.
The camping ground is set behind the dune a short walk from the beach, and boasts some baracas, that can be used for a kitchen or living area.
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MOZAMBIQUE // Exploring Zavora, with Marine Action Research and plenty of ocean time
At the end of our trip in Africa, we spent 3 weeks among the coconut trees and various marine life at Zavora, Mozambique.
We were lucky enough to spend this time at Marine Action Research with some amazing people, and animals.
This was a trip of a lifetime and some of the best dives I have ever done, especially with Manta Rays.
Huge thankyou to Nakia and Mornay from Marine Action Research for this time.
You can read the full blog post here
Filmed 100% on GoPro Hero 5, Hero 4 Silver and GoPro Karma.
Look forward to hearing your thoughts
xx Brinkley
Exploring the Infamous Rock Pool in Závora, Mozambique - Africa
Olá & Aloha,
Hope everyone’s world is going magically!
My apologies for the delay, I have been very ill for the past month here In Závora. I am finally feeling better, thank the Universe!
Please join me & Baku as we explore the infamous Závora Rock Pool with my drone and via snorkeling!
Adventure alert! Adventure alert!
Thank you all for checking in and watching (& for Subscribing) and for being all around AWESOME!
I am really loving all the comments and questions, please keep them coming! ❤️????
Mahalo & Obrigada,
Kimberly
Salty Butterfly
DONATION REQUEST! Want to help in a way that REALLY HELPS?!
The Doctor’s For Life clinic in Závora is one of the most amazing places I didnt expect to encounter durin my time in Afrcia but wow - Doctors Rebecca & Gerry blew my mind with their skills and care. These doctors are literally savings lives daily. And wow am I beyond grateful - these women saved my life, for the reals. They are here because they have been “called here”(their words).
If you’r keen to donate - this amazing place could use your help in purchasing medicine and medical equipment. They also use donations to pay for emergency transport to the local hospitals when caes are too extreme. The work these doctors do and the amount of lives they save is mind bowing, truly. And your donations I promse will help out massively!
Below are the banking detals for this specific clinic here in Závora, Mozambique - right now they are raising money to buy more malaria medicine and testing kits as well as a special fund raising effort for an older woman who desperately needs a wheelchair! Every cent of your donation will go directly to this clinic, your donations Literally will be saving lives, how powerful and awesome is that!
Doctors for Life Závora banking details: ????
Bank: BCI (Banco Comercial de Investimentos, SA)
Account Name: DOCTORS FOR LIFE INTERNACIONAL
Swift Code: CGDIMZMA
Bank Code: 0008
Branch Code: 0072
City: Inharrime
Country: Mozambique
Currency: MZN
Account Number: 11934986810001
NIB: 000800001934986810195
IBAN/…… MZ59 000800001934986810195
ANYTHING helps, truly! ❤️????
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Music used in this video:
(Muito Obrigada!????)
Marllen - ‘Taratara’
Music video: (YouTube)
Massive Mahalos for watching and reading all the way to the end. Stay amazing and this world may make it after all. ❤️????
Welcome to Závora, Mozambique
I MADE IT!! ❤️
After four days of travel, I’ve made it to Závora, Mozambique. I will be here for the next couple of months helping out Nakia Cullain with MAR Expeditions and her Manta Ray data collection as well as continue my preliminary look around to see if this location is a Humpback dolphin hot spot. Join me as I explore Závora and other bits of Mozambique - in search of humpback dolphins. Science!
Thank you all for watching and checking in and for being awesome!
Muito Obrigada to @James.the.sailor.man from Sailing Triteia (his YouTube channel - It’s amazingness!) - thank you James for all your encouragement and guidance - so very grateful! ????
Aloha,
Kimberly
Salty Butterfly
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Zavora Diving Mozambique Pt.1
Diving off the coast of Mozambique. See manta rays, sharks, the wreck of the Klipfontein and pristine reefs.
The Giant Mantas - Zavora, Mozambique
As soon as we jumped from the boat, we discovered a few manta rays flying over the reef followed by dozens of little fish. At barely 15 meters deep, this reef is actually a cleaning station where the mantas are getting rid of their parasites. For almost an hour, the group kept gliding past me at a very slow pace while looking right into my eyes or skimming my hair. I felt moments of complicity where I was more a guest than a spectator. Being the only diver, the divemaster stepped back to let me enjoy one of my most memorable dive with the sound of the singing whales setting the background soundtrack.
En sautant à l'eau, je découvre des raies Manta survolant le récif suivi par des dizaines de petits poissons. À 15 mètres de profondeur seulement, ce récif est une station de nettoyage où les Manta se débarrassent de leurs parasites. Pendant presque une heure, les géants me frôlent à tour de rôle avec grâce et lenteur. Les yeux dans les yeux, nous nous échangeons des regards de curiosité et d'admiration. Étant la seule plongeuse, le dive master reste en retrait pour me laisser apprécier une de mes plongées les plus mémorables, accompagnée par le chant des baleines en bruit de fond.
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Exploring the quiet marketplace of Závora Village, Mozambique in Africa
Olá & Aloha! It’s time for me to head to the village market here in Závora. I am in need of some food and am also curious to see what sort of food I can buy here.
It’s illegal in Mozambique to film any national without their permission so I’m taking you on an ‘off hours’ quick peek of the marketplace, to show you what it looks like.
In Mozambique quite a few tribal languages are spoken, but the official country language is Portuguese - due to Portugal's prior colonial rule over Mozambique. Hence, I am keen to learn some basic Portuguese phrases to get around in this little remote village.
Join me as I explore around Závora and other bits of Mozambique - in search of adventure and the Indian Ocean humpback dolphins. Science!
Thank you all for checking in and watching (& for Subscribing) and for being all around AWESOME!
I am really loving all the comments and questions, please keep them coming!????
Mahalo & Obrigada,
Kimberly, Salty Butterfly
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Want to learn more about the Manta ray research being done here in Závora? Check out MAR Expeditions:
Local Music used in this video:
(Muito Obrigada!????)
Mr. Bow - ‘Familia’
Music video: (YouTube)
Some phrases I’ve been using are: (pardon me if I am butchering this)
Eu quero comprar. I want to buy.
Quanto custo? How much?
Eu não fala Portuguese. I do not speak Portuguese.
Desculpe Sorry
Pão - bread bun
Ovos - eggs
Abacache - avocado
Bananas - bananas
Suco - juice
Leite - milk
The currency in Mozambique is called Meticais or Mets (MZN)
1 USD = 63 MZN
????❤️MASSIVE MAHALO ALERT!! ❤️????
Sending out deep heart felt THANK YOUs to everyone who has been sending me funds to help me on this exciting research journey!! I am totally blown away by the generosity this community has shown me! I’ve been getting requests to post the account information below, which is a little awkward feeling for me but I'm going to anyway. #yolo
PSA: I am NOT asking for money, I have a job, a rad job. I'm a subcontractor, a freelance field research photographer and drone pilot. However, all my Indian Ocean Humpback dolphin research efforts are self funded so any bit extra helps so so much, truly!
Beyond grateful, Mahalos again and again and again!! ????❤️
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ps. Be awesome, always. Never give up.
4 in a 4x4- Episode 21- Heading North- Inhambane and Pomene
Inhambane is one of the classic ancient port cities of the East Coast of Africa, and Pomene is one of the most amazing beach locations we have been to, LIKE EVER!! Enjoy the sights as we give you just a sneak peak of these two gems.
#megaxplore #inhambane #pomene @rsismartcanopy #Mozambique #beach #ancientcities
Zavora Marine Lab.
LA DUNE FOR ZAVORA MARINE LAB.
ACCM Zavora Marine Lab. was created in 2009 to investigate and conserve the unique marine life and coastal ecosystems of Zavora Bay, one of the most beautiful and wild area of southern Mozambique.
Our main ongoing research are focused on manta rays, humpback whales, opisthobrachs (nudibranchs and sea slugs) and divers impacts on the reefs. Since its inception, ACCM team have achieved exciting progress on both research and environmental awareness projects, which includes the creation of a software to identify individual manta rays, the discovery of new species of opisthobranchs and the establishment of educational programs such as weekly activities for kids, monthly beach and underwater clean up and the highly interactive Eco-Cinema.
Zavora Lodge _ The Dive Experience HD.mpg
Zavora Lodge The Dive Experience
Ligação Závora à EN1, Moçambique
Em Moçambique, distrito de Inhambane; Maio 2012
Visit Mozambique | Nascer Do Sol Beach Resort Accommodation Chizavane
Visit Nascer Do Sol Resort, Chizavane, Mozambique. Accommodation in 14 chalets, a campsite with 12 baraccas at the lodge, a restaurant and a shop. We have a free wi-fi area at the lodge that makes it ideal for business men to have a relaxing time while keeping an eye on his business. The lodge offers 24 hour electricty and a large generator for back-up, should a power failure occure.
Závora Beach Lodge
Diving with friends @ Závora.
#DiveMozambique
#VisitMozambique
Zavora Scuba 2023
The 20th September we left for Zavora in the Inhambane province of Mozambique. It was a lot of fun with unparalleled beauty, even with a bit of low visibility we all still enjoyed it and had great guides from Zavora Scuba, amazing accommodation with Zavora Lodge and Nakia from MAR Expeditions for sharing her knowledge about the majestic Mantas.
#Scuba #scubadiving #diving #Mozambique #africa #Adventure #travel #knowledge #mantas #conservation #underwaterphotography #ocean #beaches #sealife #watersports #adventures #adventureawaits #discover
Zavora Diving Mozambique Pt.2
Diving off the coast of Mozambique. See manta rays, sharks, the wreck of the Klipfontein and pristine reefs.
Bowmouth Guitar Shark in Zavora, Mozambique
Bowmouth guitar shark (or guitarfish, Rhina ancylostoma) near Zavora, Southern Mozambique, January 2011.
Diving in Tofo & Zavora
Video from one dive in Tofo and two dives in Zavora in Mozambique. The visibility was not great - but the marine life was awesome. Zavora was really fantastic.
Mozambique trip Wim & Gijs, Green turtle, Zavora
Mozdivers Mosambik Zawora
Die Mozdivers Zavora ist das erste permanente Dive Zentrum in Zavora. In früheren Jahren hat in Zawora nur sporadisches Tauchen stattgefunden, somit sind die Tauchgründe nahezu unberührt. Bekannter ist Zawora bei den südafrikanischen Sportfischern, die hier auf Fischfang gehen. Segelfische, Barakudas oder Marline gehören zu den begehrten Jagtobjekten der Sportfischer.