Guludo Beach Lodge is a beach lodge by name, nature and the fact that we couldn’t get closer to the water’s edge if we tried. In fact, any closer and we would be the world’s first floating hotel. With our luxurious bandas mere meters away from the sparkling Indian Ocean and a plethora of different maritime activities to entice you to discover what exotic mysteries are lying in wait beneath (and sometimes above) its calm blue waters.
As I am sure you have already worked out, it is not these marine activities that I intend to champion. Thoroughly deserved praise it may have been but I would like to throw another much more land based activity into the mixer. The Muagamula Bush lookout is a true sight to behold. Every man, woman, child and baboon cannot fail to be mesmerized by such a startlingly huge view of untouched, wild bush.
There are not many places in the world that can offer such a magnificently un-spoilt viewpoint.
The bush is green and lush all year round, and the sun sets in such a position that it’s as if someone has laid down a huge canvas of the bright red glow setting over the green planes of the Quirimbas National Park.
The name of the viewpoint comes from the name of the Muagumula River that runs straight through the middle of the view. It is here that, come sunset, the elephants gather to drink and cool themselves down after spending the daylight hours avoiding the African sun’s intense rays. The viewpoint is from such a height that one can watch in awe as the birds of prey circle beneath you, constantly keeping an eye out for a tasty morsel.
Whether you’re up there in peace and quiet or in the company of a raucous family of Vervur monkeys, most definitely the keenest surveyors of human nature (and where they leave their food), it is natural delight.
Muagamula, a gin and tonic and a pair of binoculars – Guludo’s recipe to a perfect evening.
