The rich buying into Mozambique
Thématique :
maurice,
mozambique,
sud afrique
2008/10/24
South Africans' visits to Mozambique tended to be more from those "roughing it", backpacking, biking or staying in basic, simple accommodation.
Today however, Mozambique is attracting the well-heeled at the upper end of the economic scale - those who share the desire to get away to an idyllic, unspoilt environment, but who also want revel in the ultimate in luxury, says Tara Whiting, an agent for Pam Golding Properties' Signature Collection.
"Recently we're seeing heightened interest in Mozambique not only among South Africans but also the international market, with a prime located, beachfront leisure home increasingly becoming a sought after acquisition among the moneyed set," she says.
A new development, Pambele, is situated in a prime yet private position within the privately owned Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent to the Bazaruto Marine National Park. This residential property comprises 8,426sq m with buildings of 1,350sq m which comprise four thatched villas and a central building where bar, dining and living areas.
While the villas comfortably accommodate a total of 10 adults and four children (or more), the property includes a manager's house and staff village with a total staff complement of 17, boat house - with a 40 foot motorised catamaran, 30 foot launch and 15 foot rib included. The lodge is equipped with Toyota Hiluxes for airport transfers, bush drives and supplies, a 6x6 game viewer and 4x4.
Whiting says Pambele is ideal either for an individual purchaser who acquires it for him/herself or an individual who then syndicates or fractionalises the ownership either among friends or professionally, or for purchase by a destination club which then uses the lodge among its members.
"Essentially this is a private residential property, not a commercial property, and while it can be rented out it this has to be in its entirety, not per villa to different groups of people at the same time."
"There is no doubt that Mozambique is rapidly closing the gap with the famous Indian Ocean destinations such as the Seychelles, the Maldives and Mauritius. Substantial investments are being made by large global players such as Dubai World and high net worth individuals such as Prince Alexander from the Netherlands. Vilanculos, together with its famous and nearby islands such as Benguerra and Bazaruto rank in terms of beauty, popularity and access as a key and upcoming destination in South East Africa and the Indian Ocean," says Joop Demes, managing director of Pam Golding Hospitality.
South Africans' visits to Mozambique tended to be more from those "roughing it", backpacking, biking or staying in basic, simple accommodation.
Today however, Mozambique is attracting the well-heeled at the upper end of the economic scale - those who share the desire to get away to an idyllic, unspoilt environment, but who also want revel in the ultimate in luxury, says Tara Whiting, an agent for Pam Golding Properties' Signature Collection.
"Recently we're seeing heightened interest in Mozambique not only among South Africans but also the international market, with a prime located, beachfront leisure home increasingly becoming a sought after acquisition among the moneyed set," she says.
A new development, Pambele, is situated in a prime yet private position within the privately owned Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent to the Bazaruto Marine National Park. This residential property comprises 8,426sq m with buildings of 1,350sq m which comprise four thatched villas and a central building where bar, dining and living areas.
While the villas comfortably accommodate a total of 10 adults and four children (or more), the property includes a manager's house and staff village with a total staff complement of 17, boat house - with a 40 foot motorised catamaran, 30 foot launch and 15 foot rib included. The lodge is equipped with Toyota Hiluxes for airport transfers, bush drives and supplies, a 6x6 game viewer and 4x4.
Whiting says Pambele is ideal either for an individual purchaser who acquires it for him/herself or an individual who then syndicates or fractionalises the ownership either among friends or professionally, or for purchase by a destination club which then uses the lodge among its members.
"Essentially this is a private residential property, not a commercial property, and while it can be rented out it this has to be in its entirety, not per villa to different groups of people at the same time."
"There is no doubt that Mozambique is rapidly closing the gap with the famous Indian Ocean destinations such as the Seychelles, the Maldives and Mauritius. Substantial investments are being made by large global players such as Dubai World and high net worth individuals such as Prince Alexander from the Netherlands. Vilanculos, together with its famous and nearby islands such as Benguerra and Bazaruto rank in terms of beauty, popularity and access as a key and upcoming destination in South East Africa and the Indian Ocean," says Joop Demes, managing director of Pam Golding Hospitality.
