Coconut Country Adventures

•          Outpost Tours
•          Country Tours
•          Cultural / Village Tours
•          Scuba Diving
•          Snorkeling
•          Surf & Rock Fishing
•          Whale Watching
•          Beach Combing
•          Pub Crawling
•          Eating Extravaganzas
•          Beach Brunch
•          Kayaking

Safaris                                                                                        Birding (Diverse habitats)
Sea (Whales & Albatross)
Dhow - Experience the sea culture of Mozambique
Yacht (Seahorses & Pansy Island)
Deep Sea Fishing  (Including rods & tackle)
Packages & ItinerariesPersonalized to cater for your needs -
Transfers
Airport & Destinations
Fly in or Drive in

Coconut Country Birding

Coconut Country Birding offers fantastic birding opportunities for the  ‘fun’ birder to the “Twitcher”.The area boasts diverse
habitats - Coastal, Grasslands, Lagoas (wetlands) Mangroves, Miombo Woodlands, Bushveld, Palm forests & Dense evergreen Forests with majestic Baobab Trees.Special bird species include
Olive Headed weaver & Green Tinker bird.  The Green Tinker bird was last recorded in  Southern Africa in 1958 until last year where it was  re-recorded in Mozambique. It is a great ‘’lifer’’ for the most avid birder. Panda forest has a declining population of Olive Headed  Weavers and is the only place in Southern Africa where it  can be recorded - another great ‘’lifer’’. 

A number of other special birds can be recorded in the area owing to the diversity of the habitat types.Fly In / Drive In packages include  adventures, safaris,accommodation, transfers and personalised itineraries Inhambane  and surrounds is the ideal holiday getaway
for  anybody - from birding to diving, fishing, relaxation PLUS.....

Gary Rowan  (lodge owner / bird enthusiast & passionate guide) and his crew are based in the area (Coconut Bay) and will look after you during your stay and enhance your Mozambique experience. Please do not hesitate to contact Gary to book your trip, itinerary & accommodation for the ultimate holiday experience. 

Mozambique tour   

fly in packages

Mozambique  tour - 3 days to 2 weeks.  

Day 1 - fly KLM from Johannesburg to Inhambane to be collected at 12 30 pm. Stop en route in Inhambane town for sights and the flavor of this ancient town where you can get supplies and Mets as well. Be at the lodge in 30 minutes to head off to the beach and the beach bars to relax , swim and soak up the sun in sub tropical bliss.

Day 2 - Do a sea safari to search for whales , dolphins , whalesharks to dive in and swim with. The rest of the day at leisure or other activities

Day 3 - cultural tour of Barra, Tofo and then in Inhambane town you can do trip on a traditional dhow from Imhambane to Maxixe return.

Day 4 - spend a day on the beach snorkeling at the coral gardens which lasts over 4 hrs at low tide each day and then plenty of leisure time in the sun.

Day 5 - you can fly back to Johannesburg after we shuttle you to the Inhambane airport

You will regret it if you don't stay for 10 days or longer as there is so much more to do such as:  Deep sea coral reef dives such as Manta reef a top 10 dive site in the world.
 
PADI Open Water Dive per day
Dive Manta reef one of the top 10 rated dive sites in the world or one of 16 famous different reefs out to sea, that range in depth from 7 – 40 metres. 

The list is endless and we are still discovering uncharted reefs all the time. The colours of the pristine reefs are beyond description and with Manta Rays, Whale Sharks & Humpback Whales everyday a dive is an amazing experience .

Add on

PADI Open Water Diver Course - 5 days

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba course, certifying you as a PADI diver, enabling you to dive anywhere in the world to 18 meters.

During the course you will spend half a day mastering key skills within our custom built training pool, which you will then use during four progressively deeper divers over the following days on some of the most diverse and unexplored coral reefs in the world.

Each evening a short informative presentation covers the academic aspects of the course further developing your knowledge and understanding.

Kruger and Mozambique tour 

3 of our Kruger and Mozambique

Kruger and Coral

Day 1  Shuttle from JHB Airport to Hazyview then Afternoon safari in Kruger Park in an open vehicle.

2  Full day safari in Kruger Park in an open vehicle.

3  Drive through Kruger Park to Crocodile Bridge on to border post and up to Casa De Cocos.

4  Morning Sea safari with snorkel in coral garden and out to sea to find Whaleshark. 

5 Morning  Sea Safari and afternoon horse ride on manta coast.

6  Drive back to South Africa through Crocodile Gate into Kruger Park to Hazyview.

7  Leave on Shuttle to JHB Airport.

Tuskers and Turtles

Day 1 Shuttle from JHB Airport to Hazyview then Tour Elephant Whispers interaction and ride.

2 Full day safari in Kruger Park in an open vehicle

3 Drive through Kruger park to Crocodile Bridge on to border post and up to Casa De Cocos.

4 Morning Sea safari with snorkel in coral garden and out to sea to find Whales and Whale fish

5 Morning  Sea Safari and afternoon horse ride on manta coast.

6 Drive back through trans frontier park into Kruger Park and to Kapama.

7 Morning Elephant back Safari then transfer to Hazyview for shuttle to JHB Airport. 

Whiskers and Whales

Day1 Shuttle from JHB Airport to Hazyview then Afternoon safari in Kruger  Park in an open vehicle

2 Full day safari in Kruger Park in an open vehicle.

3 Drive through Kruger park to Crocodile Bridge on to border post and up to Casa De Cocos.

4 Morning Sea safari with snorkel in coral garden and out to sea to find Whales and Whaleshark

5 Morning  Sea Safari and afternoon horse ride on manta coast.

6 Drive back through trans frontier park into Kruger Park and to Kapama.

7 Morning tour to Kapama cheetah breeding project or Moholoholo rehab center or white        Lion project .Then transfer to Hazyview for shuttle to JHB Airport.  

Birding Safari tours

Mozambique Birding with Gary Rowan.

Mozambique  tour - 3 days to 2 weeks

Mozambique currently has more than 600 recorded bird species. In a week you are bound to ID at hundreds of birds and hopefully including the Olive headed Weaver.

If you are looking for an amazing Mozambican birding adventure full of lifers, this is the place.Mozambique has the longest stretch of Indian Ocean coastline in Africa.

The inter tidal flats together with major lowland rivers, floodplains and abundant lakes and marshes that we call legoa's and are found inland and also in abundance just behind the ocean dunes are a magnet for waterbirds.

Some of the best preserved virgin forests are also incredible sighting areas to visit. 

Day 1 we all meet at Casa De Cocos Lodge and Cabanas in Inhambane for self drive or at Inhambane Airport at 12h00 for fly in guests. 

Afternoon viewing at the many legoa ponds for Allen’s (Lesser) Gallinule, Spurwinged goose, Pigmy Goose, Lesser Moorhen, Dickinson’s Kestrel, Collared Palm Thrush, Brown-headed Parrot at the many more at the lagoa's behind Coconut bay.

Day 2 is beach and bay day.  A drive down all the beach and dune paths along sandy roads roads provides great and surprising good viewing.

Days 3 ,4, 5 is an excursion of your choice but a trip down to Panda is suggested. The road from Inharrime to Panda provides some excellent birding,  passing through extensive grassy wetland areas,palm savanna and mixed acacia woodland.

The woodlands surrounding Panda and the Bobiane thickets, north of Massinga . This area boasts a most sought after Mozambique “specials” Olive headed weaver. The Bobiane Unguana thickets provide some of the richest bird habitats in Mozambique.

The area consists of coastal evergreen thickets, about five to six metres tall, with occasional taller emergent trees.  Birding in and around Panda  Mashona Hyliota, Pale Batis,  Collared Pratincole, Black-eared Canary, White-breasted Cuckooshrike, Red-faced Crombeck & Stierling’s Wren Warbler can be seen.

Then it is back to South Africa with a bit of birding in the Kruger Park if required. 

We will vary your package depending on your taste and requirements.