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About Mozambique

A few years ago the name Mozambique conjured up in the minds of many tourists and travelers a pl...

Getting there

Visitors of all nationalities (except SADC Countries i.e South Africa & Malawians) wishing t...

Where to Stay

Accomodation in Mozambique has seen a renaissance and options range from 5 star luxury to camping....

What to do

Fishing Fishing, whether from the rocks on the shoreline or from ski-boats on the deep sea, h...

What to see

Since Mozambique is blessed with what may just be the longest stretch of coral-fringed beach in Af...

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Featured Articles

Machampane reopens
Mozguide - News
mozman - Thursday, 22 March 2012

Machampane reopens.

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Machampane Wilderness Camp has re-opened for business after being forced to close as a result of flooding cause by tropical storm Dando in January, and further damage caused by a second flood in February.

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Meanwhile... In Tete
Mozguide - Places of Interest
mozman - Thursday, 22 March 2012

Meanwhile...

In Tete.

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Each Provincial Capital has its own public holiday.  March 21 is Tete's turn, and a 50cc motorbike GP takes to the streets to comemorate the day. 

Richard Yiend, on the Facebook Tete Community Notice Board, reports:

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Culture and Daily Life in Mozambique
Guide Book - Mozambique Highlights
mozman - Thursday, 08 December 2011

CULTURE

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An ancient oral tradition, 400 years of Portuguese control, an even longer trading relationship with the Arab, Indian and Malay world and interaction with surrounding formerly British and German-controlled countries make for a cultural expression that borrows unashamedly from Europe and southern Asia, but has emerged in recent years as embodying a very distinctive ´Moçambicanidade´
(Mozambiquenicity).

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Three NEW Guide Books Reviewed
Mozguide - News
mozman - Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Bradt_Guide_2011_cover  Guide_to_Maputo_and_coast  GTG_Moz_cover

Bradt:  Mozambique

by Philip Briggs.  5th Edition 2011.

Penguin:  MAPUTO & Southern Mozambique

by Bridget Hilton-Barber.  1st Edition 2011.

New Holland:  Globetrotter Guide to Mozambique

by Mike Slater.  5th Edition 2011.

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By- mozman
Yesterday 19:45
Travelling from RSA to Quionga...route advice Hi Trevor Thanks for contacting me again. Yes, going through Zim is 1300km shorter than via Komatipoort. You do have to use Beit Bridge border post which varies from chaotic 7hrs to quick 30 mins, depending on your luck and when you travel - avoid...
By- mozman
Yesterday 19:43
Study trip - part from Lake Malawi to Qualimane - Hi Your bus must collect you in Mocuba. The road from Caia to Mocuba is mostly recently tarred and in excellent condition. the trucks take about 4 - 5hrs (depending on how often they stop) Milange to Mocuba. You will not be able to arrange any extra...
By- mozman
15 May 2012 16:48
Letaba to Paindane and then to Pafuri Hi Lots of good info on this topic on the forum so recommend you use the search for more details. But here are the basics: Giriyondo - Chokwe - Guija (Canicado) - Chibuto - Chongoene - Paindane is 8 - 9 hrs at sensible speed i.e never faster than...
By- mozman
15 May 2012 16:28
Maputo Special Reserve Sorry that should be MT200 pp and per car entrance (once off). Mozambique Exchange Rate Curr Buy Sell EUR 36,48 36,74 USD 27,38 27,58 ZAR 3,42 3,45 Date: 12/05/2012 Source: Banco de Moçambique Mike
By- mozman
15 May 2012 07:37
Latest Fuel Prices Hi gasoleo (diesel) MT37. gasolina (petrol) MT48 per litre. Todays (15/5/2012) rates are: Mozambique Exchange Rate Curr Buy Sell EUR 36,48 36,74 USD 27,38 27,58 ZAR 3,42 3,45 Mike
By- mozman
15 May 2012 07:27
Trip Reports
TRIP REPORT: New Route: Johannesburg to Vilanculos.
Mozguide - Trip Articles
mozman - Monday, 02 January 2012
Mozambique Trip Report Easter 2011Short version:Day 1: Joburg – Koomatiport – (camp short of Magude)Day 2: Magude – Chokwe – Nalazi (camp between Nalazi and Dindiza)Day 3: Nalazi – Dindiza – Chigubo – Saute (camp outside Saute)Day 4: Funhalouro – Massinga -VilankulosNo fuel between Chokwe and...(441)
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Mozambique: Top Three 4x4 Routes
Mozguide - Trip Articles
Administrator - Monday, 13 June 2011
Mozambique: Top Three 4x4 Routes.1. Golden Sands, Extraordinary Elephants and Rushing River Crossings.(Ponta do Ouro to Macaneta via Maputo Elephant Reserve).The Lion House, a Mighty River, a Very Long Bridge and an Almost Endless Beach. (Mutare back to Mutare via Chimoio, Gorongosa National...(1830)
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Anyone seen a Tourist around here?
Mozguide - Trip Articles
Administrator - Monday, 13 June 2011
ANYONE SEEN A TOURIST AROUND HERE?South-Western Mozambique.Across the Limpopo. Under the Lines. Oh yes, it’s a Great Defender! (Apologies to Buck Ram and the Platters).My first Landrover was a 1972 Series II.A 109” Station Wagon which, in it’s later incarnations, became the indominitable...(1232)
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Long Ride to Kilimanjaro
Mozguide - Trip Articles
Administrator - Sunday, 12 June 2011
If it's 1992 then it Must be AngolaLong Ride to Kilimanjaro and other Tall Places.Or How and Why I first Went to Mozambique - Mike SlaterIt's hard not to admire those foolhardy folk who, 'gooi'-ing caution to the hyenas and rands to the fuel tank, take their 4x4's across that dark divide into...(798)
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In Search of a Lost Empire
Mozguide - Trip Articles
Administrator - Tuesday, 26 April 2011
I recently returned from central Mozambique where I viewed the solar eclipse from the remote 4km-long Dona Anna Bridge that spans the Zambezi between Sena and Mutarara. This spot is so remote that most maps don't even show the tracks which lead up to it. I had expected that my little group in...(1161)
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