Casa Paradiso Tofo mozambique

Casa Paradiso

Casa Paradiso is a self catering house at Tofino

TOFO AND TOFINO BEACH

About 17 km east of Inhambane is where Bar Babalaza marks the crossroads to Tofo and Barra. Tofo is a small (about 40 houses) beach town, with a hotel and other accomodation, a lovely open beach, nice reefs for fishing and snorkling, spazas, beach bars and dive schools, where you can slow down your pace of life, do nothing, relax and just leave your footprints. Tofo has been popular with Zimbabweans and South Africans since before the war and Tofo has now also become a firm favourite on the international backpacking trail and offers a variety of accommodation and places to eat and drink. Tofino, less than a kilometre south, is situated on a more exposed and rocky headland and the waves at Tofino are known for very good surfing. The headland is also a favourite spot for fishermen when a high tide covers the shelf, allowing casting for the plentiful kingfish into the deep waters beyond. Tofino is also the site of the Frelimo Monument to Fallen Heroes, near to where unfortunate victims of the colonial period were thrown into a sea cave, to be drowned by the rising tide. A spectacular blow hole near the tip of the point can give a raw display of power, when there is a large swell running.

BEACHES

The shores of Inhambane are blessed with numerous world-class beaches. Many are palm-fringed, with wide expanses of powdery, white sand, washed by the warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Featuring broad bays, sheltered lagoons, rocky headlands and wide deserted expanses, they are a sunbathers’ dream, created for relaxation. Some of the best-known are in close proximity to the city of Inhambane.

HISTORY

About 2 000 years ago, the expansion of the Sahara desert lead to a mass migration of people southward, assimilating scattered groups of San hunter-gatherers on the way. The Karanga, or Shona, became the dominant group in the region and were trading with Arab dhows as early as the 10th century. The Arabs brought beads, salt, cloth, ceramics etc. in exchange for gold and particularly ivory. The Arabs increased their influence until the arrival of Vasco da Gama who, in his quest for supply points for Portuguese vessels en route to India, anchored his four ships off Inhambane Bay in 1498. His men made landfall during inclement weather and approached a settlement where the locals told them in the Bitonga dialect to come in out of the rain: “Bela khu Nyumbani” The Portuguese incorrectly thought they were being told the name of the region, and so Inhambane got its present name.

THE HOUSE

A 3 bedroom house 2 rooms

with en-suite bathrooms, kitchen, lounge, dinning room,

fully equipped, linen, stove, gas braai , washing machine, DSTV (bring your own decoder & smart card), TV, Ice Machine, Deep fryers, Jacuzzi, and a

veranda overlooking the sea

The main bedroom has a double bed and single bed with en-suite bathroom

The other room got a double bed with en -suite bathroom

The third room has two single beds and a double bed that is up stairs with a

veranda and another single bed

It situated at Tofino - 6oom from the beach and 1.2km from Tofo town

sleeps 10 people