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Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Vilanculos, offering a romantic environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer a minibar and air conditioning, and you can stay connected during your stay as Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa offers guests free internet access.
The lodge features a concierge, room service, and a gift shop. Plus, Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa offers a pool and breakfast, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
There is no shortage of things to do in the area: explore popular art galleries such as Machilla Magic.
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Wow! This resort is truly beautiful. I appreciated the hospitality that was displayed to us. Ana Paula was willing to accommodate us when I called a day before arrival. She was warm & receptive. Paulinho was generous with his time, giving us his afternoon off to visit the dunes & to take us to places where we could buy certain requirements. The staff in general made us feel at home & very comfortable. The rooms were cleaned efficiently & on time. We enjoyed the food, which was prepared with care. The resort has 10 units but it was so peaceful. All I wanted to do was to enjoy the tranquility which the place had to offer. It was awesome to be right on the beach. I would definitely return there & I would certainly recommend it to others.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:A 4x4 is a good idea if you want to venture out beyond the resort. However, the resort does offer...
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Booked 2 rooms in a bungalow and paid for them 6 months ahead. Our stay was planned 2-5 JAN20. On 2 JAN 2 hrs before our flight from Joburg to Vilanculos, we get message from the hotel that they cannot accommodate us due to overbooking. They offered to stay at Dona Ana hotel. Since there was no time to look for alternatives, we decided to go to the destination. We were picked up by hotel driver and brought to Dona Ana hotel for one night. Rest 2 nights they found spaces at Villas do Indico. Dona Ana hotel was a horrible one with horrible location, horrible service, horrible breakfast. Our short holiday was ruined. On second day we arrived at Villas Do Indico. Very nice hotel, great location although quite secluded, you cannot go out from the hotel, lunch and dinner can be arrnaged at the hotel directly. Rooms are very authentic in african style, but there are clouds of ants everywhere. Breakfasts are very good, but juts have to ask for an omlette, otherwise what is at the tables is not enough. We tried lunch and dinner. All food and drinks are perfect. There is nice pool, shower at the pool. Access to the beach across the reef on a wooden passway. The beach is less influenced by the tide-off. As a compensation for the night at a horrible hotel Dona Ana, we were offered 60 mins massage. A good sign of care but still I cannot understand how management chose to bump off guests with two rooms confirmed and paid reservation who would stay only 3 nights....Obviously it is bad management that results in overbookings.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Room Tip:Double check if your stay is confirmed. Arrange transfer thru hotel as only 4x4 SUV can get there...
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Response from AnaPaulaS3295, Manager at Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa
Responded Feb 21, 2020
Thank you very much for your comments. We are really sorry for the inconvenience and we ll try to get better every day to avoid those situations. All the best wishes from all of us at Villas do Indico.
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If heaven was a place on earth this would be it. Villas do Indico offers excellent service in paradise with attention to every detail. Dimique attended to everything making this a spectacular experience where guest can sit back and relax.
1.Dinning : Dimique (D-K) works day and night to create the most breath taking dinning experiences ranging from a night under the stars to breakfast at dawn overlooking pearly white sands with crystal blue water. Mouth watering affordable seafood platter for two including two lobster tails, calamari, fish and prawns.
2.Rooms: This luxurious air conditioned villa offers soft comfortable beds covered with mosquito nets ensuring a peacefull night. 24/7 Room service keeping everything neat,spotless and clean.
3.Entertainment: Canoe free for use by guests. Occasionally live entertainment with musicians mastering several instruments. Boat trips : Island visiting with a unique memorable snorkeling experience with dugong,sea turtles,dolphins viewing and dining on the island with the best barbequed prawns including sides. Would definitely recommend Bazaruto and Bangeruera island.
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Date of stay: November 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from AnaPaulaS3295, Manager at Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa
Responded Feb 21, 2020
Dear Janine, Thank you very much for your comments. All the Best Wishes from all the Villas do Indico Team.
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i cannot praise Villas Do Indico enough, it’s paradise! The staff is kind and attentive, the rooms/huts are beautifully decorated spotless clean and the linen is soft and clean ( not even a wrinkle!) .It’s an amazing location beautifully kept! The restaurant’s food is very nice I loved their octopus salad.Highly recommend!
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:Villas Do Indico has a friendly environment in had a lovely chat to the owner Paula ( who is...
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We were a group of six people (four adults and 2 youths) who stayed for five days at Villas do Indico and we had a great time! There are many reasons for this -- an important one being that this is situated right on the beach. This is in contrast to many of the other sites up and down the coast close to Vilanculos and makes both for easy access to the beach and swimming and, also, that you really experience being connected to the sea. Swimming from the beach is also great at this particular place on the coast and it is truly amazing to be able to walk on the beach in either direction without hardly meeting any others as it is located quite some distance from Vilanculos. Other highlights:
*Excellent staff! Everyone working there is friendly, helpful and will go out of your way to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Many also speak excellent English, for those not conversant in Portuguese.
*Fantastic chef! While we were there, the chef produced a series of great and quite varied dishes, many with fresh fish and seafood. This means that, while there, you do not really miss going into Vilanculos to eat.
*Bazaruto Island tour organised from next door! Villas do Indico is located literally next door (20 metres) from where organized tours to the islands (for snorkeling/diving the coral reefs, dune exploration, flamingo watching, sea mammal exploration etc.) can be organised. Highly convenient not to need any transfers to anywhere for such trips.
*Beautiful cottages to stay in! All cottages that we had (three -- with sea views) were well-maintained, quiet and with very comfortable beds.
We highly recommend Villas do Indico and we only hope that the pool, which was not in operation while we were there, is now working again.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Our family spent the July 2022 holdiay here . The setting was magical. The luxury accomodation was well appointed and clean. The fact that there is only 5 chalets means that it can never be overcrowded. The staff was fantastic looked after us very well . I can certainly recommend this place . We will visit again .
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Room Tip:Any of the chalets are fine .
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Response from Ana Silva, Owner at Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa
Responded Oct 23, 2022
Thank you very much for your comments! We hope to see you again soon. All the Best from all of us at Villas do Indico
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We stayed for 3 nights, the road into there is a short 15 minutes 4x4 out of town, make sure you ask the owner for directions do not follow google :-). Very nice complete lodge with great rooms right on the bay, great restaurant!! We booked two day trips to the bazaruto archipel with the neighbor Steve. It was amazing !! Do not miss that !!
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Date of stay: November 2023
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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A pretty resort away from the crowds. beach is beautiful a short walk from the rooms & restuarant and the pool is a rim pool overlooking the ocean spot to lounge around both day and night. Beach massage excellent. A lovely view of Bazurto & Benguera island
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:You need a 4 x 4
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Response from Ana Silva, Owner at Villas do Indico Ocean Eco-Resort & Spa
Responded Jan 24, 2023
Thank you very much for your review. We hope to see you again in our resort soon. All our best wishes for you from all of us at Villas do Indico
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We had an incredible stay at Villas do Indico in Vilanculos, Mozambique. The staff's warm welcome, delicious food, and exceptional rooms made our experience truly enjoyable. The highlight was the boat trip to Santa Carolina Island with Ninon and Steve. Steve's expertise as a skipper led us to encounter dolphins and turtles, and snorkeling revealed a vibrant array of fish species. The lunch on the rocks, overlooking the ocean, was a breathtaking experience. Steve's knowledge and dedication ensured our comfort throughout the trip. I highly recommend the boat trip with Ninon and Steve – a truly memorable adventure! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We had an incredible stay at Villas Do Indico, a peaceful retreat nestled in a beautiful location. We highly recommend the skipper Steven and his very professional team and crew (Ninon, Alex, etc.) They organize amazing sea safaris in the Bazaruto Archipelago. We embarked on two unforgettable excursions to Magaruque Island and the Bazaruto & Benguerra Islands. While snorkeling at the Two-Mile Reef, we were blown away by a kaleidoscope of colorful fish. We observed the magical flight of the flamingos from a very close distance. It was so Wow! Among the crystalline turquoise waters, we were thrilled to encounter dolphins, turtles, and the elusive dugong! :)) These two trips were truly memorable!
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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"Bring lots of snacks and water with you. Insist on one of the rooms in the front row nearest to the sea to avoid flooding issues and maybe access WiFi. "
There are more places to choose from in the Vilanculos area.
PRICE RANGE
$82 - $129 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MozambiqueInhambane ProvinceVilanculos
NUMBER OF ROOMS
10
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