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Contents9
On the Road 4
Mozambique Highlights 5
Destination Mozambique 11
Getting Started 12
Itineraries 16
History 19
The Culture 28
Food & Drink 37
Environment 42
Diving 49
Maputo 54History 55Orientation 55Information 56Dangers & Annoyances 57Sights 61Activities 62Walking Tour 62Courses 63Maputo for Children 64Tours 64Festivals & Events 64Sleeping 64Eating 66Drinking & Entertainment 68Shopping 68Getting There & Away 69Getting Around 70AROUND MAPUTO 70
Catembe 70Inhaca Island 71Marracuene& Macaneta Beach 72North of Marracuene 73
SouthernMozambique 74Ponta d’Ouro & Ponta Malongane 75Maputo Special Reserve 78Namaacha 79Bilene 79Limpopo National Park 80Xai-Xai 81Around Xai-Xai 82Quissico 82Závora Beach 83Lindela 83Inhambane 83Around Inhambane 86
78 ofoTTofinho 88Barra 89Maxixe 90Morrumbene 90Ponta Linga Linga 90Massinga 91Morrungulo 91Pomene 92Vilankulo 92Bazaruto Archipelago 96São Sebastião Peninsula 99Inhassoro 99Bartolomeu Dias
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Central Mozambique 100Beira 102Around Beira 106Chimoio 108Around Chimoio 111Manica 111Penha Longa 112Chimanimani Mountains 113Tete 114Cahora Bassa Dam & Songo 117Zóbuè 118
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Zumbo 118Sena & Mutarara 118Caia 118Marromeu 119Quelimane 119Around Quelimane 122Pebane 122Gilé National Reserve 123Mocuba 123Milange 123Gurúè 123Alto Molócuè 125
Northern Mozambique 126Nampula 127Angoche 131Mozambique Island (Ilha de Moçambique) 133
Around Mozambique Island 137Nacala 139Cuamba 140Mandimba 141Lichinga 142Around Lichinga 144Lake Niassa (Lake Malawi) 144Niassa Reserve 147Montepuez 149Pemba 149Around Pemba 154Quirimbas Archipelago 155Macomia 159Chai 160Pangane 160Mueda 161Moçimboa da Praia 162Palma 164
Directory 166Transport 180Health 193Language 201Glossary 206Behind the Scenes 208Index 211Map Legend 216
p127MOZAMBIQUE
NORTHERN
p101MOZAMBIQUE
CENTRAL
p76MOZAMBIQUE
SOUTHERN
p56MAPUTO
Regional Map Contents
NAMPULA
ZAMBÉZIA
NIASSA
CABO DELGADO
TETE
Mtwara
Palma
Namiranga
Chai
Pemba
Quissanga
Mucojo
Diaca
Mueda
Macomia
Montepuez
Metuge
Kilambo
Moçimboada Praia
Nacala
Quinga
Mogincual
Nampula
Nametil
Namialo
Liúpo
Monapo
Mecúfi
Mozambique Island
Fernão Veloso
Moma
Angoche
Mecula
Salimo
Marrupa
Ribáuè
Gilé
Alto Molócuè
MutuáliCuamba
Gurúè
Errego
Nauela
Malema
Sanga
Lichinga
Macaloge
Unango
Mzuzu
Metangula
Cóbuè
BlantyreLimbe
Zomba
SengaBay
Ulóngwe
Dedza
Zóbuè
Meponda
Namarrói
Pebane
Mocuba
Lugela
Micaúne
Quelimane
Namacurra
Olinga
Mutarara
Chupanga
Inhamitanga
Caia
ChitengoNota
Nicoadala
Marromeu
Nampevo
Alto Ligonha
Mpika
Cassacatiza
Tete
Songo
Chanida
Chipata
Luangwa
Zumbo
Guro
Mutare
Harare
Kasungu
Lilongwe
Changara
Chimoio
Missãode Boroma
Catandica
Kasama
ReserveNiassa
GiléNationalReserve
MarromeuReserve
GorongosaNational
Park
(884m)
(1219m)Mt Maco
Mt Namúli(2419m)
Mt Txitonga(1848m)
Mt Chiperone
Mt Quissindo(1162m)
(1172m)
Mt Gorongosa(1862m)
Mt Morrumbala
(2054m)
Mt Muavi
(1416m)Mt Ulóngwe
Penha Longa
10ºS
12ºS
16ºS
14ºS
18ºS
L a k e
N i a s s a
( L a k e M
a l a w i )
CahoraBassa Dam
Lake Cahora Bassa
QuirimbasArchipelago
Likoma
(Malawi)Island
Cabo Delgado
Lichinga Plateau
ZalalaBeach
PlateauMorávia Angónia
Plateau
River
Lúrio Rive
r
Luge
nda
River
Rovuma
River
Zambezi
River
Luan
gwa
M A L A W I
T A N Z A N I A
Z A M B I A
Z I M B A B W E
PEMBA (p149)
Idyllic islands strewn amid azure seas,including magical Ibo, with its silversmiths,
fort and crumbling mansions
Small, lively beach town, andjumping-off point to the far north
QUIRIMBAS ARCHIPELAGO (p155)
Unesco World Heritage site, with atime-warp atmosphere and cobbled
streets lined with colonial-era buildings
MOZAMBIQUE ISLAND (p133)
A vast, wildlife-filledwilderness
NIASSA RESERVE (p147)
Hiking amid verdant hillpanoramas, tea plantations and
jacaranda-lined lanes
GURÚÈ (p123)
in Mozambique's most far-flung provinceRemote and rugged lakeshore beauty
LAKE NIASSA (p144)
Excellent birdwatching, wildlife, bush walks anda sublime setting in this newly revived park
One of the world's largest dams,surrounded by magnificent hill panoramas
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK (p106)
CAHORA BASSA DAM (p117)
Dondo
Tropic of Capricorn
& BulawayoTo Gwanda
To Pretoria
To Johannesburg
& DurbanTo Pietermaritzburg
I N D I A N O C E A NBaySofala
( M o z a m b i q u e C h a n n e l )MANICA
GAZA
MAPUTO
INHAMBANE
SOFALA
Savane
Beira
DondoGweru
Shurugwi
Inchope
Inhassoro
Vilankulo
Chiboma Sofala
Lindela
Morrumbene
Tofo
Pomene
Massinga
Závora BeachInharrime
Helene
Xai-Xai
Quissico
Inhambane
Palmeira
Giriyondo
Nelspruit
Massingir
Magude
Maputo
Louis Trichardt
PolokwanePietersburg/
Pafuri
Masvingo
SalamangaZitundo
Manzini
MbabaneGoba
Ermelo
Ponta d'Ouro
Chókwè
Bilene
Zongoene
National ParkBanhine
GonarezhouNational Park
Limpopo
ParkNationalKruger
ParkNationalKruger
National Park
ReserveSpecialMaputo
National ParkZinave
(2436m)Mt Binga
Mou
ntai
ns
Chi
man
iman
i
20ºS
22ºS
24ºS
44ºE
26ºS
28ºS
40ºE 42ºE38ºE36ºE34ºE
ArchipelagoBazaruto
IslandInhaca
RiverBúzi
Urema River
Savé
Rio Limpopo
River
A F R I C A
S O U T H
S W A Z I L A N D
ELEVATION
900m
600m
0
300m
150m
LEGEND
Unsealed RoadTertiary RoadSecondary RoadPrimary RoadFreewayTollway
200 km120 miles
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and shoals of colourful fishwith incomparably turquoise watersA quintessential tropical paradise,
town near beautiful beachesbay at this sleepy, charming
Dhows and flamingos dot theINHAMBANE (p83)
MAPUTO (p54)Mozambique's waterside capital,
and a pulsating nightlifelively sidewalk cafes, museums
with streets lined with flame trees,
BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO (p96)
valleys and rich traditional culturesCool, dense forests shelter secluded
CHIMANIMANI MOUNTAINS (p113)
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