The Santa Maria peninsula is one of a few idealic locations in Southern Africa where one can face the sunset in the evenings. The bay of Maputo stretches 40kms from Maputo to the peninsula. One feels like you are living on an island, with Inhaca and Portuguese Islands to the northwest. This area is a paradise to explore and has substantially been retained as a nature reserve. Maputo is 550km from Johannesburg by road and Nhoxani is 38kms across the bay.