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

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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

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18ºS

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CahoraBassa Dam

Lake Cahora Bassa

QuirimbasArchipelago

Likoma

(Malawi)Island

Cabo Delgado

Lichinga Plateau

ZalalaBeach

PlateauMorávia Angónia

Plateau

River

Lúrio Rive

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River

Rovuma

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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

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IslandInhaca

RiverBúzi

Urema River

Savé

Rio Limpopo

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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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