Varanda - Vilankulo

The first surprise was that there are no official taxis at Vilanculos airport. I have to ask someone to find the "taxi" that is nothing more than a private car that does taxi service. Resoved the problem the trip to the Varanda Hotel was short and and when we arrive we were welcome by the owner Antonio. Very cheerful and talkative welcomed us very well, showed us the room (# 4), which has an expetacular view to the sea and left us delighted. The room is simple, with air conditioning, no TV and a small bathroom with a good shower. Antonio told us about the city, where to eat, what to visit, how to rent a boat to visit the islands. In short, gave all the tips on how to spend pleasant 4 days in Vilanculos. On the first three nights we had the visit of some mosquitoes. We use insecticide and also the net that have above the bed. Works!! The breakfast was made the way we chose since we were the only hotel guests in those days. We ordered fried egg, bread and fruit. We ate in the bar area, which is facing the sea. Great local for breakfast. The location of the hotel is reasonable. It is possible to reach the central part of Vilanculos by the "road" or also by walking thru the beach. Very practical and pleasant. On the first day we found a tuk tuk that took us to dinner. The driver was very friendly and we adopted him as our official driver. All we had to do was call him and he would pick up us and take us wherever we wanted.The tuk tuk prices were half the prices of "taxis". The distances are not big and in 10 or 15 minutes you can reach practically anywhere in the village. Our stay of four nights at the Varanda Hotel was very pleasant and Tony was an excellent host.