Ponta d'Ouro
in Maputo Province, Mozambique
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Inhaca Airport (59 mi) - Maputo Airport (67 mi)
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Mkuze Airport (75 mi) - Zulu Inyala Airport (78 mi)
- Hluhluwe Airport (89 mi)
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Matsapha Airport (100 mi) - Mubatuba Airport (112 mi)
- Komatipoort Airport (114 mi)
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -26.848 and 32.888 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -26° 50' 52" and E 32° 53' 16"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Metical - MZN
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:40 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:48 am and 6:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.897 and -155.126 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hakalau - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Mozambique.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Mozambique. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Ponta d'Ouro
Ponta d'Ouro in Maputo Province is a city in Mozambique about 64 mi (or 103 km) south of Maputo, the country's capital.
Local time in Ponta d'Ouro is now 04:40 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Maputo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Ponta d'Ouro. The closest airport in Mozambique is Inhaca Airport in a distance of 59 mi (or 95 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South africa at a distance of 52 mi (or 83 km). If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Maputo, Matola, Jozini, Siteki and Mkuze. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 50% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Gala-Gala Eco Resort
Vista Alta Lodge
Videos from this area
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Info on Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique. Travel guide.
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Whale Shark - Scuba Adventures Ponta do Ouro
The last 2 weeks have provided some of the best Winter Diving Ponta has experienced in many years. As can be seen from these GoPro footage clips, there have been some really exciting encounters...
Dinovember Mozambique
The South African Dinovember dinos take a short vacay in Mozambique.
Fireworks - 31st December 2013 at Mozambique Ponta do Ouro
Video filmed In Ponta do Ouro, you will be sure to find beauty in a lot of ways on the festive season here, the beach, fireworks, vibe, dense dune forests, amazing diving and an ever-stretching...
GoPro Hero 3 dive Mozambique mashup
Skip to 2:00 to skip to the diving. Diving on Doodle reef just on the coast off Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique Using my Gopro Hero 3 Black Edition with chest mount. No copyright infringement intended.
Jet Ski Fishing at Ponta Do Ouro 2012
Jet Ski Fisfing GoPro Ponta Do Ouro March 2012.
Bull Sharks @ Pinnacles, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
Deep blue dive with bull sharks @ Pinnacles, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique courtesy of Devocean Diving.
Dolphin Diaries 240912 Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
Dolphin Diaries. Social bouts of conscious interaction and natural behavior of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) and other marine life filmed in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique. Dolphin...
Sunset Paragliding, Ponta Malongane (Feb 2014)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ponta d'Ouro
Ponta d'Ouro (more accurately, Ponta do Ouro) is a town in the extreme south of Mozambique, lying on the Mozambique Channel south of Maputo and just north of the border with South Africa. It is known for its beach, for its dolphins and for its offshore diving and deep-sea fishing. From other points in Mozambique, Ponta d'Ouro can only be reached by a 4x4 vehicle as there are no tarred roads. The currency is the Metical, but the South African Rand and the US Dollar are also accepted.
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