Luxury Travel Mozambique

The Mozambican coast stretches over 2000km from the border with South Africa right up to Tanzania. Truly this long country bridges southern and eastern Africa and much of that 2000km coastline remains remote and undeveloped. This is a haven for the beach-lover, often coined the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”. Once you’ve set foot on these pristine white-sand beaches, fringed with their golden sand dunes and encompassed by glittering turquoise waters, this expansive coastline will not only spoil you but heighten your expectations of relaxed beachfront perfection forever.

For nearly five centuries Mozambique was formerly the colony of Portuguese East Africa. A wealthy and strategically important trading hub which gave the country a unique and complex cultural history. 

Travelling to Mozambique offers the visitor much more to explore than just its sandy beaches. All along the coast from south to north it’s possible to find the crumbling remains of grand buildings from the colonial era. In some locations a process of restoration is under way and locations such as Ibo Island offer the visitor a chance to gain an interesting understanding of the country’s history.

Historically, Mozambique was a popular safari destination – think iconic photographs of families on safari in Gorongosa National Park in the 1960s and early 70s, taking game drives in their VW camper vans. However, the country’s instability post independence in 1975 and through the civil war which followed resulted in a poaching crisis with much of the country’s wildlife virtually wiped out. Fortunately a number of fantastic conservation organisations have invested huge amounts of time and money to re-establish protected wildlife reserves, populations have started to recover and over the past decade viable photographic safari options have begun to emerge. Mozambique aims to rival its neighbours as a fantastic ‘bush and beach’ destination, it’ not there quite yet, but watch this space as there are ambitious plans afoot!