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Activities

Barra offers a vast array of sport and leisure facilities for the whole family.  

Jogging, walking, shell collecting and swimming

You will find kilometres of safe, wide open beaches for this purpose. Swimming is safe with very pleasant water temperatures that reach up to 29°C in summer. Various tidal pools offer excellent warm, safe and carefree splashing and snorkelling for young children.

 

Snorkelling

Can be done from the shore or from boat where various shallow reefs can be accessed.

  

Scuba diving

A couple of fully equipped dive centres with all necessary facilities are in operation at Barra. Excellent reefs with dive depths that vary from 8 metres to 30 metres offer a variety of diving experiences. Huge mantas and whale sharks are commonly seen along with a variety of reef fish.

 

Deep-sea fishing

This area is famous for its excellent fishing and hosts several fishing competitions. A huge diversity of game fish abound including king mackerel, wahoo, dorado, kingfish, yellow fin tuna, greater barracuda, sailfish and marlin. Launching is smooth and easy as surf is very rare. A number of charters are available if needed.

  

Spear fishing

Some outstanding fish are speared here regularly such as king mackerel, ignobilis, wahoo and even sailfish and marlin.

   

Water sports

The calm bay and the lagoon are ideal for paddle skiing, kayaking, windsurfing, skiing, parasailing and jet skiing.

  

Quad bikes 

No Quadbikes allowed

 

Horse riding

Available about 600 metres from the lodge. What is more romantic than a stroll along the beach?

  

Dhow trips

“Charter” a dhow and take the family across Inhambane bay to enjoy lunch at Maxixe. This is a very popular pastime with visitors.

  

Catamaran yacht cruises and booze cruises

For those laid back days.

 

 

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