FATIMA’S PLACE MAPUTO
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Since 1992, this youth hostel opened by the charismatic Fatima is an institution in Maputo as well as in Tofo. We like the atmosphere of a cosmopolitan hub where we can get information about the city or the country from the super-professional staff. We like the inner courtyard, the terrace, the colored walls and the lively restaurant-bar, the starting point to go out in Maputo. If Fatima has a big heart by opening orphanages, we regret the dilapidation of the rooms, especially the dormitory without air-conditioning and overcrowded, the worn out mattresses and the approximate cleanliness. Camping, Wifi.
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The distance from tofo to Maputo is 500km and normally should take around 7,5h. Obviously this is Africa and everything can take little longer. But what we experienced was really not what Fatima’s promised us. We had read a couple of reports from previous travelers stating that this is a public bus and not a private shuttle. So we explicitly asked the Boss at Fatima’s in Tofo if this were the case. He promised us that it is a private shuttle, extra for Fatima’s hostel guests and of course it is not a public bus —> plot twist: it was a public bus ;) so we took in total 12,5 hours, stopping every 100m to get more people on the bus (30+ people in a bus with only 21 seats etc).
Everything ok, if we had not been charged SO much more than all the other guests on the bus! Overpriced! Don’t book at Fatima’s, just jump on the bus at any other place and pay the normal price. Would never do this again!!!!
PS: do not take the bus to Tofo via this hostel. It's a scam: more expensive than the Etrego company, 5 hours more and zero comfort