Villas do Indico Eco-Resort & Spa — Hotel in Inhambane Province

We were a group of six people (four adults and 2 youths) who stayed for five days at Villas do Indico and we had a great time! There are many reasons for this -- an important one being that this is situated right on the beach. This is in contrast to many of the other sites up and down the coast close to Vilanculos and makes both for easy access to the beach and swimming and, also, that you really experience being connected to the sea. Swimming from the beach is also great at this particular place on the coast and it is truly amazing to be able to walk on the beach in either direction without hardly meeting any others as it is located quite some distance from Vilanculos. Other highlights:||Excellent staff! Everyone working there is friendly, helpful and will go out of your way to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Many also speak excellent English, for those not conversant in Portuguese.||Fantastic chef! While we were there, the chef produced a series of great and quite varied dishes, many with fresh fish and seafood. This means that, while there, you do not really miss going into Vilanculos to eat.||Bazaruto Island tour organised from next door! Villas do Indico is located literally next door (20 metres) from where organized tours to the islands (for snorkeling/diving the coral reefs, dune exploration, flamingo watching, sea mammal exploration etc.) can be organised. Highly convenient not to need any transfers to anywhere for such trips.||Beautiful cottages to stay in! All cottages that we had (three -- with sea views) were well-maintained, quiet and with very comfortable beds.||We highly recommend Villas do Indico and we only hope that the pool, which was not in operation while we were there, is now...

Went to spend a day here on 5 June 2017. The transfer fee is 1200MZN, they collect you in a 4x4 as the resort is slightly isolated from Vilanculos and is only accessible by a bumpy sand track. When we arrived Benilde greeted us and showed us the bar and pool area. The beach area is split in two. A rocky area and a sandy beach area. A wooden bridge takes you over the rocky part to the sandy beach zone. We went to settle near the pool on the covered wooden deck with pleasantly thick mattresses. The waiter arrived with the menu, but the menu contained no breakfast section. When asked what was available for breakfast the knowledgeable waiter listed the breakfast options. Two dishes were ordered. Pancake with a supposed croissant (turned out to be a bread roll) and a full omelette with bacon with two fresh pressed juices. We only later found out that both of these dishes were priced at 1100MZN a piece, an exorbitant amount. A simple breakfast totalling 2200MZN, daylight robbery. All because they do not display their breakfast menu. We could not pay in cash at all for this, as the Portuguese owner insists all transactions to be done via card. The wooden steps from the pool deck to beach are rickety and treacherous to use. Looks like it is about to give in. The highlight of the day there was the return trip where we made a quick pit stop at the Red Dune, which was suggested by Benilde. This was absolutely perfect watching the sunset with this dune rising above the Bush on one side and the ocean on the other. The owners need to thank their lucky stars for having Benilde and the staff there, without them the resort...

The lodge is recovering from the last cyclone that went through Vilanculos. We had a great time, despite a few cosmetic issues that they were working on whilst we were there. The lodge is 10km from Vilanculos and quite remote, which means that you are not harrassed by vendors on the beach, which is fantastic; but it also means that you have to have a 4x4 to go anywhere or hire a transfer. The chefs at the lodge are excellent and able to conjure up delicious dishes from locally sourced fresh fish and other produce. Mario, Reuben and John were on point in the waitering department and Anyway was extremely resourceful at front desk. All the staff and the owner Dona Anna were extremely welcoming to our family and looked after our toddler with great patience and care. ||On the activities side, do not miss a trip to the islands with Steve in his powerboat Malambo, he was an exceptional guide on the water. Together with his wife Ninon and the deck hand/chief spotter Alex, they made our trip unforgetable with three Dugong and one Turtle sightings in the space of half an hour - with great respect being shown to the marine life, not crowding or harrassing them. Lunch on Benguera, walking in the dunes on Bazaruto with all the pink crabs and swimming in pristine ocean waters made this boat trip a true highlight of...