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Reasons To
Visit Mozambique

  • Barefoot Luxury

    Accommodation is invariably in small, boutique lodges with privacy and tranquillity guaranteed. Despite offering safari destinations for the purist and some of the finest coastal scenery you could wish for, Mozambique is still blissfully off the beaten track.

    Barefoot Luxury

  • Beaches

    Mozambique's shores are scattered with beautiful beaches, some just small coves that are uncovered with the tides, others endless, deserted stretches of soft pearly sand, speckled with shells. There are few better places to relax with a champagne picnic under the shade of an umbrella during the heat of the midday sun.

    Beaches

  • Diving & Snorkelling

    Mozambique boasts some of the best diving and snorkelling sites in Africa, many of them only recently discovered. There are miles of colourful, untouched coral and a multitude of tropical fish species. Dive sites range from six metre beginner spots to vast coral walls for advanced divers to explore.

    Diving & Snorkelling

  • General Wildlife

    A certain amount of patience and open mindedness is required for a safari in Mozambique, but there is big game present in both the Niassa Wildlife Reserve and the Gorongosa National Park. These are incredibly scenic tracts of wilderness, where guided walks and water based activities complement the game drives superbly.

    General Wildlife

  • Local Culture

    Ibo Island and Ilha de Mozambique are undoubtedly the jewels in Mozambique’s cultural crown. Both have an evocative collection of colonial ruins that is slowly being brought back to life. Dig below the surface and you will also find much of interest in Pemba, Vilanculos and the small communities living on the Bazaruto and Quirimba islands.

    Local Culture

  • Marine Wildlife

    Exploring the waters of Mozambique reveals a wealth of marine life, from moray eels and groupers to parrot fish and reef sharks. Both the Bazaruto and Quirimba Archipelago’s attract nesting turtles at varying times, while there are conservation projects in place in the south to protect the rare, endangered dugong.

    Marine Wildlife

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Visit Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

The Gorongosa National Park lies in central Mozambique. The park suffered badly during the civil war in the 1970's but now both large and small game is beginning to return to pre-war levels.

Narina trogon in Gorongosa
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Gorongosa National Park

Mozambique

The Gorongosa National Park lies in central Mozambique, in the southernmost part of the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.

In the 1970s it was regarded as one of the finest game viewing destinations in Africa, with a great diversity of wildlife, thousands of visitors every year and higher numbers of game than the Kruger National Park.

The Carr Foundation

It suffered badly during the civil war in Mozambique, but measures are well under way to restore it to former glories. The Carr Foundation, an American not-for-profit organisation, has teamed up with the Government of Mozambique to protect and restore the ecosystem of Gorongosa and to develop an eco-tourism industry to benefit the local communities.

Wildlife of Gorongosa National Park

All of the species that made the park such a draw are still present in smaller numbers, with various schemes in place to protect and increase the diverse populations. There are lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, zebra and an array of antelope that includes sable, reedbuck, nyala and Lichtenstein's hartebeest. You are not guaranteed to see these animals, but the park is incredibly scenic and wild, a genuine taste of authentic Africa that can be explored on foot or by vehicle.

It is a real attraction to be able to visit this stunning area before the crowds start to move back in.

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