Welcome to the 'Blue Anchor Inn'...
We are a family run lodge situated on the main road about 50km north of Maputo, catering for all travellers who are looking for a secure, comfortable, and affordable stop-over on their way up to Inhambane and beyond. Ideally located on the EN1 freeway, we are perfectly placed as an overnight stop for families and individuals en-route to northern and mid-Mozambique.
The 'Blue Anchor Inn' has a fully licensed bar as well as a restaurant that prides itself with good quality food, specializing in fresh Mozambican fare like flat chicken, prawns, prawn curry, steak, and line fish. Our motto is "Old Fashioned Hospitality", which we pride ourselves on constantly delivering.
 We have 24-hour mains power connected to the grid, so you can now enjoy the added luxury of plugging in your electrical items and running fans ALL night long...

Rooms
Our accommodation is simple yet clean and comfortable.  all rooms having their own dedicated bathrooms. All the rooms are tastefully decorated with Mosquito nets and fans, and all bathrooms have constant hot water.
The Blue Anchor Inn provides a number of conveniently sized home-from-home chalets to suit your particular needs and wants.

There are a variety of garden chalets providing a selection of 2x double beds per chalet, 1x double bed per chalet, and a set of double and single beds. All our garden chalets have en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

The main building has a collection of 'Inn' style rooms each with its own dedicated bathroom. All the rooms are tastefully decorated, each provided with Mosquito nets and electric fans. All the chalets are located in a beautiful shady garden setting where there is plenty of space for the kids to work off the long journey and play safely...

Restaurant
       The Blue Anchor Inn has a fully licensed restaurant that prides itself with its ambiance. The Restaurant has an a' la carte menu which includes a variety of Mozambican local fare including line fish, Mozambiquan prawns, steaks, and the Blue Anchor Inn prawn curry speciality which is wildly popular (order yours early). And lets not forget Lizzies famous flat chicken with or without the mutant Peri-Peri.

The Blue Anchor Inn takes no responsibility for any increase in girth as a direct result of our food. Quiet background music is designed to assist with the digestion as you eat...

Lizzy's AWESOME puddings are abudantly available for all those off to leaner times..

Pub
       Well, what can be said about a pub, out in the sticks with a relaxed friendly atmosphere, great service, and a barman who speaks four languages including English, Afrikaans, Portuguese and Captain Morgan. The music goes according to the mood...

One word of advice, please don’t buy the Barman any drinks, you could end up on an all-nighter. It’s the perfect place to get you in the holiday mood or to round off your perfect
vacation.

 Location
       The Blue Anchor Inn is situated 48.5km north of Maputo on the EN1 North road. Take the Xai- Xai off-ramp just after the Maputo Toll Plaza and turn left onto the EN1. This road takes you to all the coastal destinations north of the capital city of Maputo.

A scenic 48.5km up the EN1 you will discover the "Ultra-City Snack Bar" on your left. Look out for the “Blue Anchor Inn” sign directly after this. We are located just a short distance off the main road behind this - a great landmark is our plantation of bluegum trees lining the main road. When you spot these, slow down, you're home...

Please email us if you would like our location link on Google Earth, or if you would like us to send you a copy of our map shown below. Our contact email is: blueanchorinn@teledata.mz

Herewith some other handy co-ordinates for finding your way to us (with thanks to Paul Morel):

- The turn-off on the EN1 to Blue Anchor:  S25 34.959 E32 40.036
- Police Control Point - Just leaving Maputo towards us on EN1: S25 49.760 E32 34.188
- Left turn off EN4 to EN1 / Xai Xai Road : S25 56.474 E32 32.209
- Toll Gate EN4:  S25 55.951 E32 31.092
- EN4 Matola Junction (i.e. coming from Nelspruit turn left to head to us): S25 57.206 E32 27.624
- Komati Border: S25 26.596 E31 59.205
- Namaacha Border: S25 59.029 E32 01.423

These all come in quite useful since the Garmin GPS Mapit Software does not yet have adequate maps for Mozambique therefore auto routing cannot be used.  For anyone travelling to Moz with a Garmin Quest, which is what most seem to use, you can download the Mozambique Maps off the www.tracks4africa.co.za website.  These maps are compatible for use in Garmin together with the Mapsource program that you use to setup the Garmin.  The cost is probably less than R 60.  The Garmin will not route verbally but the driver can pre-install the waypoints so that you will at least know that you on the right road or where you should look out for a turnoff
RATES

R 210.00 P.P.P.N

Reservations made in advance will only be held for 7 days without a deposit unless prior arrangement has been made in writing. It is your responsibility to ensure that we know that the deposit has been made under the given reference.
If you have made a reservation without a deposit, your booking IS NOT GUARANTEED! Rooms will be let on a first come first served basis after 6:00pm.
Our Kitchen Closes at 8:30pm. If you are planning to enjoy our fine cuisine, please plan to be here by 7:30pm or phone your orders through.
Prices may change without notice due to the volatility of the exchange rate.
It is unsafe to drive at night in Mozambique, guests should plan to be in camp by sunset. Allow one hour to get through Maputo.
Our price does not include IVA (17% Government Tax)