Guide To Mozambique

Travel Guide to Maputo & Southern Mozambique is a funky and insightful visitor's guide to Mozambique's capital city and the delights of the country's southern coastline, beaches, lakes and lagoons. Don't stop at Maputo - take a slow, sexy journey into delicious southern Mozambique! There are sections on Ponta d'Ouro, Bilene, Xai Xai and the lagoon coast, Inhambane, Vilcanculos and the Bazaruto Archipelago. Find out all you need to know from the best beach bars to the most soulful spots to stay. This guide also features a section on the increasingly popular Bush to Beach Route which goes through the Kruger National Park and into Mozambique's Parc Nacional do Limpopo, which together make up the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Funny, useful, witty, Travel Guide to Maputo & Southern Mozambique by Bridget Hilton-Barber, one of the country's most interesting travel writers, promises to be your best Mozambican travel guide yet.

This completely revised edition has been written by Bradt's Africa specialist, who brings his unique experience and knowledge to guide travelers through Southern Africa's newest destination. Mozambique's 1,500 mile coastline draws divers and snorkelers to one of the least disturbed coral reefs in the Indian Ocean, while visitors to the interior enjoy the blend of Portuguese culture and the warmth and friendliness of the Mozambique people.

A travel guide for Mozambique aimed at tourists and business men, which includes information on the condition of roads into, and throughout the country, places to stay, eat and scuba dive, as well as places further away from the beaten track.

This new seventh edition of Bradt's Mozambique remains the most established and only standalone guide to this alluring country. Complete with in-depth coverage of transport, wildlife, history, culture and accommodation, plus invaluable practical advice and regional and local maps, this honest handbook will help you plan the perfect visit. Particularly useful is the selection of reputable local tour operators. Mozambique is very much a country of two halves. The tourism-savvy south offers palm-lined tropical beaches, luxury lodges and diving to rank with the best in the world, plus the capital Maputo, a city oozing with Afro-Mediterranean flair. The undeveloped northern mainland, by contrast, is one of Africa's last frontiers, with thrillingly vast game reserves and stunning coastal panoramas that draw intrepid travellers to those hankering after barefoot luxury. With economy-boosting oil and natural gas potential on the horizon, Mozambique is on its way to reclaiming its standing as one of Africa's top destinations. However, despite being one of Africa's fastest developing tourist countries, it still offers the opportunity to experience the 'quintessential Africa'. Having once stood in the ranks with South Africa, over twenty years of post-civil war development and one of Africa's highest growth rates are drawing tourists back to its 2,500km of pristine, palm-fringed coastline. Best visited between May and October, Mozambique is dotted north to south with natural, historical, cultural, and architectural wonders remnant of its varied and notable past history of exploration, trade, and cultural fusion. Highlights include the UNESCO world heritage site, Ilha de Moçambique, a 16th- century Arab and Portuguese trading post, ancient rock art at Chinhamapere Hill, tea plantations and an exploration of Mount Namuli from the highland mountain town of Gurué, while the coast - home to more than 2,000 species of marine fish and five of seven endangered sea turtle species - boasts a plethora of delights, from windsurfing in Pemba and surfing in Tofto to diving and snorkelling off the islands of Bazaruto Archipelago (Bazaruto National Park), not to mention some of the richest coral reefs in the world., home to over 1,200 species and five of seven endangered sea turtles. With in-depth coverage and practical advice for all budgets, the Bradt guide leads the way.