SA travellers continue to enjoy Mozambique

"With December holiday planning well under way we are quite confident that this trend will continue and that San Martinho Beach Club will welcome many South Africans over the upcoming festive period," confirms John Beekman, CEO of The Beekman Group, developers of San Martinho Beach Club.

"The major reasons why South Africans are so attracted to this beautiful country is because it offers a fantastic year-round climate, is in close proximity to South Africa and therefore accessible via road, and there is no visa requirement for South African passport holders," Beekman says.

Perfect setting

Just north of Maputo lies the town of Bilene, which boasts a natural lagoon that is 13.7km long and 3.7km wide at its widest point. This is the perfect setting for San Martinho Beach Club, which is set on 43ha of land. The resort currently comprises eight luxury duplex beach-front apartments and four luxury beach-front villas.

Completed infrastructure includes an entrance and gate security, a club house and games room, children's play area, gym, adventure putt-putt, rim-flow pool, swim-up bar, water slide, wind surfing, stand up paddle boards and canoes.

Mozambique has a tropical climate, its two seasons being divided into a wet or summer season that runs approximately from October to March, and a dry or winter season from April to September. However its temperature is hardly affected throughout the year, with its daytime temperatures ranging between 25 and 30 degrees.

Stable country

In addition to these factors, Mozambique is rapidly emerging as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Economic growth is expected to average around 8% over the next few years, inflation is slowing to an estimated 6% by 2016, and current account deficits are declining as a proportion of gross domestic product to around 4.8% by 2016. Moreover, the country is enjoying a period of remarkable stability.

Mozambique enjoys a fast diversity, having many languages being spoken by its inhabitants. Portuguese is the official language, but English is very dominant. "Although Mozambique holds different origins, the unity and acceptance of the Mozambican people is outstanding; this is one of the first and everlasting impression to its visitors who always comments how welcoming and warm the locals are," explains Beekman.

Enjoying over two million visitors annually, Mozambique's tourism has continued to show growth over the last few years despite tougher economic conditions world-wide.