Just six minutes by boat from the thriving capital Maputo, Catembe Gallery Hotel offers accommodation, dining and conference/ banqueting facilities.
It is the ideal place for a total relaxing experience, offering guests a note of sophistication and comfort in a unique rural African village atmosphere. It is the ideal place to spend a day on the beach.
Also has a Conference Room with break away rooms and an amphitheatre for up to 400 people, hosting concerts, dance and exhibitions.
Accommodation
Catembe Gallery Hotel has five luxury rooms that are individually decorated by leading Mozambican artists. All rooms face the Indian Ocean and have panoramic views of the Maputo skyline.
As you enter your room, you will be amazed by the view from your private balcony, as well as the original African artwork displayed for your appreciation.
All rooms have an en-suite bathroom with a Jacuzzi. For the traveling corporate two rooms have been equipped with a separate desk/work area.
For those who prefer a real home away from home, there are two penthouses that are ideal for larger groups, families or longer-term stays. They are fully equipped and serviced, so that you have the choice of self-catering or using the hotel facilities
Meals
We are proud to continue the long-standing Portuguese tradition of dining on prawns, the freshest seafood delicacies and Indian Ocean cuisine. For Sunday brunch, our chef will also tempt you with the best traditional Mozambican dishes.
The bar is a perfect antidote to the stress of city life and invitation to let your thoughts float away on an exotic journey along the shores of East Africa.
We pack picnic baskets for your excursions or boating trips. And why not prepare food yourself at our outdoor braai while you enjoy a sundowner from the pool bar.
Catembe Gallery Hotel makes it own fresh cheeses from Buffalo milk, from a local herd nearby the hotel. All our pastas are freshly made. Our kitchen team has local cooks under supervision of our international Italian chef.
Most of our guests enjoy the opportunity to relax by the pool or stroll on the beach.
However, Catembe is also an opportunity to discover a world of fascinating contrasts and natural beauty to the rhythm of the authentic village lifestyle.
Attractions include hiking trails, birding trails and quad bike trails with local guides.
We will be happy to arrange boating trips for game fishing, diving or snorkeling or a picnic on a deserted beach on Inhaca and Portuguese islands.
Catembe is the perfect base from which to explore the near-by Maputo Elephant Reserve that is famed for its bird life and elephants slated as a potential Natural World Heritage Site.
Catembe Gallery Hotel is a gateway to the reknown game and nature reserves of Swaziland and KwaZulu Natal (South Africa), including the future Maputaland transfrontier conservation area.
During season from November to January, the loggerhead and leatherback turtles return from the ocean to the beach in the Elephant Reserve to lay about 150 eggs. We leave around 16.30 return midnight (stay at Catembe Gallery Hotel).
From South Africa by N4 Toll Road Swaziland: Pass second tollgate, arrive at first circle, take right (third road) which will take you downtown (Baixa).
Follow that road to 25 de Setembro.
Get to 3rd traffic light with highest building on left with mCell publicity, take right, follow road to the left and you will see the jetty to Catembe (next to Ministry of Finance)
