Mozambique, 3rd; The Bradt Travel Guide

by Philip Briggs and Ross Velton

• ISBN13: 9781841620428
• ISBN10: 1841620424
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Summary

This newly updated edition of Mozambique will whet the appetite of independent travelers. After uncertain years of war and natural disaster, this guide encompasses the changes that have taken place. Southern Mozambique is only a days' drive from Johannesburg, with the capital Maputo lying just over the border, making it an easy extension of a visit to South Africa. The south coast of Mozambique is exceptionally beautiful; beaches lined with palm tree and world-ranking snorkeling, diving, and game-fishing locations are all highlighted, along with listings of exceptional restaurants and resorts. For backpackers exploring off-the-beaten-track Africa, the challenges of getting to and around northern Mozambique are described. Also detailed is Ilha do Moccedil;ambique--a small coral island and Cultural Heritage Site boasting a formidable fortress and claiming to be the oldest European settlement in East Africa.

Author Biography

Philip Briggs is the author of six other top-selling Bradt guides to Africa: East & Southern Africa: The Backpacker’s Manual, and individual country guides to Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda. He is also co-author of Bradt’s Africa & Madagascar--Total Eclipse 2001 & 2002 and Rwanda. A regular contributor to travel magazines such as Wanderlust and Travel Africa, he leads tours while researching and lives in South Africa between travels.

Ross Velton is author of Bradt’s Haiti & the Dominican Republic and Mali. He has travelled extensively in Africa and has hitchhiked across the Sahara.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	x
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION	1	(96)
Background	3	(30)
Facts and figures	3	(1)
History	4	(16)
Welcome to the 21st century	20	(1)
Economy	20	(3)
Tourism	23	(1)
Natural history	24	(4)
People and society	28	(3)
Food and drink	31	(2)
Planning and preparation	33	(16)
Tourist information	33	(1)
Highlights of Mozambique	33	(1)
When to visit	34	(1)
Red tape	34	(3)
Money matters	37	(1)
What to take	38	(6)
Tour operators	44	(1)
Responsible tourism	45	(4)
Getting to Mozambique	49	(14)
By air	49	(3)
Arriving overland	52	(10)
Customs reform	62	(1)
Travelling in Mozambique	63	(14)
Getting around	63	(5)
Money	68	(3)
Accommodation	71	(1)
Tourist information	72	(1)
What to buy	72	(1)
Communications	73	(1)
Electricity	74	(1)
Media	74	(1)
Maps	75	(2)
Health and Safety	77	(20)
Health	77	(16)
Crime	93	(4)
PART TWO THE GUIDE	97	(148)
Maputo	99	(22)
History	100	(2)
Safety	102	(1)
Getting there and away	103	(2)
Getting around	105	(1)
Where to stay	105	(3)
Where to eat	108	(2)
Nightlife and entertainment	110	(1)
Activities	111	(1)
Useful information	111	(3)
What to see	114	(5)
Day trips from Maputo	119	(2)
Maputo and Gaza Provinces	121	(14)
South of Maputo	121	(5)
The EN1 from Maputo to Xai-Xai	126	(3)
Xai-Xai	129	(3)
Chidenguele	132	(3)
Inhambane Province	135	(24)
Getting around	136	(1)
Quissico	136	(1)
Zavora	137	(1)
Maxixe	137	(3)
Inhambane	140	(4)
Beaches around Inhambane	144	(2)
The EN1 from Maxixe to Vilankulo	146	(1)
Vilankulo	147	(4)
Inhassoro	151	(1)
Bazaruto Archipelago	152	(7)
Sofala and Manica	159	(18)
Getting around	160	(1)
Beira	160	(10)
The Beira Corridor	170	(7)
Tete Province	177	(10)
Tete	178	(4)
Boroma Mission	182	(1)
Cahora Bassa Dam	183	(2)
Zumbo	185	(2)
Zambezia Province	187	(12)
Quelimane	187	(6)
Zalala	193	(1)
Mocuba 000, Along the Quelimane-Nampula road	193	(2)
Gurue	195	(4)
Niassa Province	199	(12)
Cuamba	199	(4)
Mandimba	203	(1)
Massangulo	204	(1)
Lichinga	204	(3)
Lago Niassa	207	(2)
Niassa National Reserve	209	(2)
Nampula Province	211	(18)
Nampula	211	(5)
Namialo	216	(1)
Monapo	217	(1)
Ilha do Mocambique	217	(8)
Mossuril	225	(1)
Nacala	225	(2)
Fernao Velosa	227	(1)
Angoche	227	(2)
Cabo Delgado	229	(16)
Getting around	229	(1)
Pemba	230	(4)
Wimbe Beach	234	(1)
Ibo Island	235	(5)
Elsewhere in the Querimba Archipelago	240	(1)
Pangane	241	(1)
Mocimboa da Praia	241	(1)
Mueda	242	(1)
Palma	243	(2)
Appendix 1 Language	245	(4)
Appendix 2 Further Reading	249	(4)
Index	253

Excerpts

Personally, much as I love roughing it through the tropics, the ease of being in an ordered and safe place was welcome and comforting. Wilderness with washbasins, and wasabi...and wine.

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