Maxixe, Mozambique
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Maxixe is the largest city and economic capital of the province of Inhambane
, Mozambique
. It is situated on the Indian Ocean
at 23°52′S 35°23′E just south of the Tropic of Capricorn
, in a bay opposite historic Inhambane City which can be reached by local ferries. Although Maxixe is the province's principal city, Inhambane City is the seat of the provincial government.
Maxixe is named after an African chief. There are shops, petrol stations and restaurants. Throughout the day dhow
s and ferries make their way between Maxixe and Inhambane.
By road the distance to Inhambane is far longer and is approximately 60 kilometres.
Maxixe serves as a convenient stop for transportation heading North or South along the EN1.
Good meals can be had in Capostino, as you enter town from Maputo on the right hand side. It has a blue wall. Do not let the looks deceive you when you enter, because the restaurant serves truly world class seafood. Rooms here are about 550 Meticais ($16) per night, but are VERY basic. No aircon and the mosquito nets are a bit shoddy.
In the main road there a restaurant called STOP. Capostino is both cheaper and better.
If you are a self-caterer driving through or looking for a retailer there is a shop called Taurus three blocks inland from the main road. It can be compared to a SPAR shop in South Africa. Very close to the Taurus is a bakery called Paderia Taj Mahal which sells very good bread. Bakeries in Mozambique are called Padaria.
For tourist groups looking for better, modern overnight accommodation there is an unmarked complex three blocks back called Complexo Sani. It consists of 10 x 2 bedroom houses each with a living room. There is aircon in the rooms and a nice swimming pool. Rooms have televisions. Prices are around $ 70 per 4 sleeper house per night.
20 kilometers from Maxixe is the organic processor called First Natural Choice. They produce Organic Food products for export to Europe. They offer organic products for sale at the small outlet in the front.
Inhambane Province
Inhambane is a province of Mozambique located on the coast in the southern part of the country. It has an area of 68,615 km² and a population of 1.412.349 . The provincial capital is also called Inhambane....
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. It is situated on the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
at 23°52′S 35°23′E just south of the Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent.Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five...
, in a bay opposite historic Inhambane City which can be reached by local ferries. Although Maxixe is the province's principal city, Inhambane City is the seat of the provincial government.
Dhow
Dhow is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with lateen sails used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Some historians believe the dhow was invented by Arabs but this is disputed by some others. Dhows typically weigh 300 to 500 tons, and have a...
s and ferries make their way between Maxixe and Inhambane.
By road the distance to Inhambane is far longer and is approximately 60 kilometres.
Maxixe serves as a convenient stop for transportation heading North or South along the EN1.
Tourist information
Maxixe is not a tourism hotspot in the sense that nearby Inhambane City is. It is however situated on the main road to the north, and is thus more of a through-route than Inhambane.Good meals can be had in Capostino, as you enter town from Maputo on the right hand side. It has a blue wall. Do not let the looks deceive you when you enter, because the restaurant serves truly world class seafood. Rooms here are about 550 Meticais ($16) per night, but are VERY basic. No aircon and the mosquito nets are a bit shoddy.
In the main road there a restaurant called STOP. Capostino is both cheaper and better.
If you are a self-caterer driving through or looking for a retailer there is a shop called Taurus three blocks inland from the main road. It can be compared to a SPAR shop in South Africa. Very close to the Taurus is a bakery called Paderia Taj Mahal which sells very good bread. Bakeries in Mozambique are called Padaria.
For tourist groups looking for better, modern overnight accommodation there is an unmarked complex three blocks back called Complexo Sani. It consists of 10 x 2 bedroom houses each with a living room. There is aircon in the rooms and a nice swimming pool. Rooms have televisions. Prices are around $ 70 per 4 sleeper house per night.
20 kilometers from Maxixe is the organic processor called First Natural Choice. They produce Organic Food products for export to Europe. They offer organic products for sale at the small outlet in the front.