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Mozambique

Mozambique is one of Africa's top beach destinations, with stunning tropical beaches, excellent diving and magical offshore islands.

Mozambique's attactions were inaccessible for almost two decades, due to a guerrilla war. Now dark times are in the past, and Mozambique is one of Africa’s rising stars, with an upbeat atmosphere, overflowing markets and a 2500km coastline waiting to be discovered. Sunshine, blue skies and temperatures averaging between 24°C and 27°C along the coast are the norm, except during the rainy summer season from about December/January through to April when everything gets soggy and sticky, and temperatures exceed 30°C in some areas.

Although forest covers nearly a quarter of the country, Mozambique has little tropical forest coverage. Nevertheless, deforestation rates are quite low—only 3.7 percent of the country's forest cover was lost between 1990 and 2005—and have not increased significantly in the past five years. Mozambique's large protected area is Limpopo National Park.

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Location	Southern Africa
Area	801,590 sq km
Border Countries	Tanzania is to the north; Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to the west; and South Africa and Swaziland to the south.
Terrain	The country is generally a low-lying plateau broken up by 25 sizable rivers that flow into the Indian Ocean
Highest Point
Natural Hazards	Severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces
Environmental Issues	Limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting or over-fishing; soil degradation; soil erosion.
Population	21,284,701 (2008 Est)
Ethnic Groups	Indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, Chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%
Religions	Mozambique 24%, Islam 18%, Zionist Christian 18%, none 23%
Languages	Portuguese 9% (official; second language of 27%), Emakhuwa 26%, Xichangana 11%, Elomwe 8%, Cisena 7%, Echuwabo 6%,
Type of Government	Multiparty republic
Capital	Maputo
Independence Day
Chief of State/ Head of Government:	Armando Guebuza (2005)
Currency	Metical
Time	GMT +2
Location	Southern Africa

Featured Accommodation

Bamboozi

In Mozambique the accommodation is in a beach backpacker lodge where you will share dorms.

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Tofo Village House

The house is situated in Tofo village 5mins from the beach. Tofo center is within 200m, where there is a market, some very basic shops, a few restaurants and bars and a number of beach activities available.

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Kruger to Coast 4-6wks

A great, relaxed way to experience 3 amazing countries all while making a difference and you are left with memories that will last a lifetime!

Bethany Unger
SA,SD,MOZ (18/09/2008)

Meet the Team

Messias Antonio
Assistant Coordinator

Messias is a native Mozambican with experience in the hospitatlity field.