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Southern Mozambique kitesurfing holidays, with the Mozambique experts.
Holidays In Southern Mozambique Southern Mozambique is famous for its miles of unspoiled shores and turquoise, warm waters.
The Southern Mozambique season at a glance
The strongest, most reliable kitesurf months are highlighted below — based on our own time on the water here, not guesswork.
Why you'll love kitesurfing in Southern Mozambique!
Holidays In Southern Mozambique
Southern Mozambique is famous for its miles of unspoiled shores and turquoise, warm waters. This remote destination is home to several of the finest beaches in Mozambique and offers an amazing location for water sports enthusiasts with excellent scuba diving, surfing, sailing, snorkelling and kitesurfing. You can spot manta rays, turtles, whales and various other reef fish while chances of whale shark sightings are also particularly good in this area. This area is also one of the few in Southern Mozambique where the last remaining Dugong can be seen.
This area on the east coast Mozambique was developed as a trading post and was one of Vasco de Gama's favorite spots in Africa. Due to the colonial history, this area is rich in culture with churches, mosques and Hindu temples all common sites. The fishing village of Vilanculos serves as the main tourist area and gateway to the surrounding exquisite islands. The area still maintains an authentic local feeling and is home to a number of great restaurants and bars where you can try the local seafood and enjoy a sunset cocktail.
Kitesurfing In Southern Mozambique
Expect flat, waist deep water, some great wave spots and consistent winds in the spring-summer months, making this spot a kitesurfers paradise. Whether you're a total beginner or wanting to push your kiteboarding skills to the next level, you will love the remote, uncrowded waters of Southern Mozambique.
The idyllic islands offer a number of optimum kitesurfing locations and the centre we work with in Southern Mozambique offers daily experiences tailored to the different spots, winds, conditions and individual levels and aspirations.
The Weather In Southern Mozambique
The sea conditions can vary from very calm to quite choppy, depending on the location with certain areas particularly clear and shallow and perfect for water sports like water skiing and kitesurfing while the reefs are a firm favourite with divers and snorkellers and boast visibility between 10 and 30 metres.
The water temperature in the Indian Ocean varies from 23 to 29 C and the summer months are from October to April while winter months are May to September. Cyclones can hit the area between January and March while the best time to visit for wind sports is in the spring/summer months between August and December when the wind is most reliable.
Speak to a Mozambique expert
We've ridden every spot and stayed in every hotel we sell in Mozambique. Tell us your dates and level — we'll tell you honestly whether Southern Mozambique is your best match.
Skill level match
How well Southern Mozambique suits each stage of your kitesurf journey.
Learn To Kitesurf 80%
Improver (not riding upwind) 100%
Independent kiter with storage 100%
Southern Mozambique in pictures
Recommended hotels in Southern Mozambique
We've stayed in them, walked the beaches and checked the kitesurf logistics — these are the ones we'd book ourselves.
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Anantara Bazaruto Resort & Spa
- Offering a high standard of accommodation and a superb location
- Located on one of the largest conservation areas in the Indian Ocean, offering some of the world's best diving
- Plenty of facilities on site including watersports, a fitness centre, wellness spa, private beach dinners and a pool bar
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Casa Rex
- Located in the village, overlooking the outstanding bay and offering comfortable accommodation
- The perfect gateway to Bazaruto Archipelago
- All rooms have a seaview and en-suite bathrooms with private balconies or verandas
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Azura Marlin Beach
- A brand new property located on the beautiful island of Benguerra
- A boutique, personalised feeling with just 10 villas
- Fresh and modern decor with a laid-back island lifestyle
Want to explore the rest of Mozambique?
Our top recommended hotels across Mozambique — on and off the water — perfect to weave into a tailor-made tour with your Southern Mozambique stay.
Ibo Island Lodge
Northern Mozambique Discover this hotel →
Azura Quilalea
Northern Mozambique Discover this hotel →
Dhow Safari
Northern Mozambique Discover this hotel →
Pemba Beach Hotel
Northern Mozambique Discover this hotel →
Diamonds Mequfi
Northern Mozambique Discover this hotel →
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£480/night
Coral Lodge
Northern Mozambique Discover this hotel →Kitesurf, plus the Mozambique you'd hate to miss
Combine your Southern Mozambique stay with everything else worth travelling for — every tour built around your dates, level and budget.
Luxury South Africa Safari + Mozambique
Enjoy the ultimate beach and bush adventure with a fantastic safari holiday in the world-renowned Kruger National Park followed by a magical beach getaway on an island in magnificent Mozambique. Combine the adventurous Kruger National Park with a break on an island in the Bazaruto Archipelago and enjoy luxurious hotels in both locations that will cater to your every whim with sunset cocktails, amazing experiences, personalised services, stunning dining setups and all meals included in your price. Experience the heart of the African bush in the Kruger National Park, one of the largest natural wildlife reserves in the world. It is known as South Africa’s favourite national park and loved for the famous Big Five animals that call it home as well as hundreds of species of birds and beasts, ancient trees, flowing rivers and amazing bush settings. Game drives in this park are the stuff of safari dreams. Vilanculos is a coastal town with white sand beaches, palm trees, turquoise balmy waters and and a temperate climate. Its new airport makes it the gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago - a string of jewels in the Indian Ocean.
From £5,500 pp · Discover this tour →
Mozambique Kite Explorer
Join a kite exploration tour of Mozambique to discover one of the most remote kitesurfing destinations in the world. Enjoy undiscovered beaches, amazing sandbanks, magical flat water spots, great waves and long stretches of coastline that you can enjoy all to yourself! Start your tour in the northern reaches of the Mozambican coastline and the untouched Diamonds Mequfi Lodge where you can enjoy kitesurfing a long stretch of wild coastline, as well as a host of other on the water activities. Next head down to the fishing village of Vilanculos where you can enjoy great flat water kiting right from the beach of this fun beachfront town. Finish off your tour at a luxury resort on an island of the Bazaruto archipelago and enjoy exploring the many bays, sandbanks and shallow spots of this stunning marine reserve.
From £6,100 pp · Discover this tour →Talk to a Kitesurf travel expert — not a call centre.
Tell us your dates, your level and what a perfect week looks like. We'll come back with a shortlist of spots with the right conditions and the right hotel — usually within one working day.
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