Mozambique

Azura offers a brilliant range of top-market luxury accommodation units. Here, guests can enjoy all the creature comforts you could expect from a deluxe boutique resort, accented by locally sourced beams and traditional artwork beneath a thatched jekka roof.  Each…

Mt Namuli, at a height of 2,419 metres, rises up from the hills around 15 kilometres northeast of Gurue. It is here that the Licungo and Malema Rivers run. The mountain makes for a picturesque, but rather challenging hike. The…

Language and Religion The best way to experience the culture of Mozambique is to discover more about their languages and religion. The official language spoken in Mozambique is Portuguese, but there are over 40 different languages and dialects that originate…

Bazaruto, or in Portuguese Ilha do Bazaruto from Ushurutswa meaning ‘island of the mist’, is a sandy island situated around 80 kilometres southeast of the mouth of the Save River in Mozambique. It is the biggest island in the entire…

Praia do Tofo, or just ‘Tofo’, is a tiny town and huge tourist attraction located in south-eastern Mozambique. The town is situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean, on Ponto do Barra peninsula in the Inhambane Province of Jangamo.…

Also known as ‘Terre de Boa Gente’ meaning ‘Land of Good People’, the city of Inhambane is situated in southern Mozambique on Imhambane Bay, 470 kilometres northeast of Maputo. It is the Inhambane Province’s capital and as of 2008, had…

Travellers will only be able to enter Mozambique if they come from countries where there is no Mozambican consular representation. This is due to the problems of illegal immigrants; the Mozambique government is becoming stricter on Visa applications. Those travellers…

These six islands are located near the mainland city of Vilankulo in Mozambique, namely Bazaruto, Benguerra, Magaruque, Banque, Santa Carolina (or Paradise Island) and Shell island. The islands were formed when Sand was deposited by the Save River, but the…

The Bazaruto Archipelago National Park in Mozambique is the epitome of a tropical paradise. It consists of six main islands, which you can read about in the article below. Here you’ll find every cliché ever written about an idyllic location, such…