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Mozambique - Highlights
Mozambique has plenty to offer including stunning beaches and islands, a World Heritage site, colourful local cultures and traditions, and charming colonial architecture. BAOBAB Travel offers fully tailor-made Responsible Travel itineraries to selected remote areas in Mozambique, combining a variety of attractions and activities. Below you will find a selection of our most popular Mozambique tours and accommodation options.
The Quirimbas National Park is a true example of where bush meets beach. Elephants feed off mango trees just metres from the Indian Ocean and further inland - in the thick coastal forests - four out of the Big 5 roam. Quirimbas National Park was given international recognition in June 2002 on request of its inhabitants. The northern tip boasts 12 km of white sandy beach, seagrass beds, coral reefs, mangrove forests, savannah and coastal forest, which in turn offer an endless range of activities. The Quirimbas Archipelago's fringing reefs are home to some of the richest coral reefs in East Africa. These reefs are regularly visited by huge game fish, turtles, humpbacks and other cetaceans. They offer a vast range of scuba diving opportunities from enormous drop-offs with strong currents for the experienced diver to sheltered tranquil coral gardens perfect to learn to dive.
Visit historic Ibo Island, once an important trading port for slaves and ivory. Walk the eerie wide streets flanked with dilapidated Portuguese-style villas. The pentagonal fort of St. Jao Baptista on the north side of the island is an intriguing place, where silversmiths now make jewellery using ancient Arab techniques.
Get your hands dirty and get involved in one of Guludo`s worthy community or conservation projects . Explore the Guludo village, join a local fisherman in his dugout canoe or dhow to collect his catch of the day and experience how people in this area have been fishing for centuries.
Track Elephant under the light of the moon with an experienced ranger that will lead you on foot into the surrounding bush to follow the elephant tracks along their traditional routes. Enjoy the mesmerising African sunset from a traditional wooden dhow while sipping a G&T.
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 | ) Start with a wildlife safari in the Selous, the largest Game Reserve in Tanzania. Selous is a unique safari destination where game drives, walking safaris and boat safaris are all possible from one location. From Selous you will fly to Pemba (Mozambique) to spend some time in Quirimbas National Park at Guludo - relaxing, getting to know the local community, swimming, snorkelling & maybe some diving.
Tanzania has some of the most untouched Game Reserves in Africa. The number of tourists visiting Selous Game Reserve is limited and this, together with its immense size, makes the reserve ideal for travellers seeking a sense of isolation, exploration, and discovery.
The natural surroundings of Guludo in Northern Mozambique are spectacular, with so much to discover both under water and on land. This truly unique beachside eco-lodge offers diving on some of the most diverse coral reefs in the Indian Ocean, and a variety of other land and water based activites. |  |
 | ) The natural surroundings of Guludo are spectacular, with so much to discover both under water and on land. This truly unique beachside eco-lodge offers diving on some of the most diverse coral reefs in the Indian Ocean, and a host of activites suitable for young and old.
The lodge is set on possibly the best beach in the whole of northern Mozambique - an 8-miles stretch of virgin beach. Its tranquil bay is surrounded by pristine coral reefs. Although the reefs are virtually unexplored, indicators are that they host some of the richest coral biodiversity in the Indian Ocean. Guludo is a registered "PADI Resort" with an excellent dive centre running a full range of PADI dive courses for complete beginners to experienced divers. The resort and dive centre is family friendly, and children from the age of 10 can learn to dive. They can either do a half day course with one to one tuition ending with a shallow dive or a full PADI Open Water dive course qualifying them to dive anywhere in the world.
For non-divers there are a variety of activities to choose from including village tours, sunset dhow cruises, bush walks, beach archery and village football. Sail to nearby Rolas Island to relax on a secluded sandy beach and snorkel in crystal clear waters surrounding the island. From July to early November humpbacks pass by the azure waters off Guludo's shoreline.
Relax at Guludo's luxury eco-friendly camp, designed by award-winning architects who successfully created a unique and luxurious Northern Mozambican village feel. The natural surroundings of Guludo are spectacular, with so much to discover.
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 | ) The whole of Northern Mozambique is only very slowly opening up to tourism. Along the tropical coastline are a series of islands, which have been dubbed `the African Carribean' due to their white sand beaches lined with palm trees. The area also has a rich and colourful cultural heritage, and some of the oldest towns in Mozambique.
The itinerary begins on the mainland in Quirimbas National Park at Guludo - nominated one of the world's top 20 beaches by the Daily Telegraph. Enjoy sunset dhow trips, bush & village walks, diving and snorkelling. The second part is spent on Ibo Island providing you a glimpse into the region's eclectic history. |
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 | ) This itinerary is designed to give you some of the best off-the-beaten track destinations in Mozambiqiue. Start exploring Gorongosa - one of the most exciting new experiences in Africa! - offering a huge diversity of habitats, species and flora. Ten move onto Nuarro,
a unique 'beach & bush' lodge with world class diving. And finish the itinerary on Ibo Island, rich with history and culture.
Gorongosa National Park is ecologically unique, an area with high species diversity and environmental features found nowhere else on the sub-continent. It is home to a great diversity of animals and plants, some of which are found nowhere else in the world. From the lumbering elephant to the endemic Green-Headed Oriole and from the famed Gorongosa lions to the rarely seen fire squirrels, Gorongosa offers a unique experience.
Explore Gorongosa is the first private ecotourism initiative in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park. This adventure safari offers a luxury walking and/or water-based safari experience, combined with day and night game drives to fully explore the Gorongosa National Park. The safari itineraries are 100% flexible and subject to change depending on the season and according to guest's interests. In addition to the wildlife experience, this safari also provides guests with first-hand insights into the innovative restoration project underway within the Park.
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 |  Quirimbas National Park - This is a true eco-lodge, set on undoubtedly the best beach in Quirimbas National Park. Their award-winning architects found the inspiration for the lodge in & around Guludo village and successfully created a unique and luxurious Northern Mozambican village feel.The restaurant/bar area is shaded by a makuti thatched roof overlooking the beach and the Indian Ocean
Three different types of accommodation is available. Three new Tented bandas are generous custom built tents opening upwards and outwards providing dazzling Indian Ocean views. Each tent is carefully positioned to work within the existing landscape and to capture the fresh sea breeze. Each tent has an open-air bathroom with a dehydration enviro-loo, hot bucket-shower cleverly created with local marble & bamboo and kitted with green toiletries.
The 5 new Adobe bandas have been hand-built by a local workforce combining the best of traditional techniques with clever design features and eco-technology to provide the ultimate in barefoot luxury. Each banda is just footsteps from the beach. A large high roof opens upwards and outwards, covering the spacious the stylish Swahili-inspired veranda, hammock and traditional beach sun loungers. The sleeping area is on a raised platform boasting a lavish king-sized bed under an extravagant, hand-crafted mosquito net. Behind the bedroom is a large open air bathroom with double vanities & mirrors, ingeniously carved out of the banda wall, and a huge shower.
There are also 2 Suites, one honeymoon suite and one family suite. The family suite comprises of two adjoining buildings to accommodate families with children and still provide privacy for mum & dad. The Honeymoon Suite is similar to the Adobe Bandas, but build to give more privacy. |
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 |  Baixo Do Pinda - Nuarro is a small lodge situated on the remote north coast of Mozambique. The lodge comprises of 12 luxury beach front chalets, and a panoramic high class restaurant and bar located on the west end of the beach. There is also a beach bar with centralized marine activity centre and many areas to relax during the day, all situated in the enchanting Memba Bay. A walkway connects the lodge to "Nanatha Island Rock", a strategic view point for the whale watching season.
The spacious chalets have large verandas with hammocks and sun loungers, and direct access to the beach. They are strategically placed along the dunes to ensure privacy, and have a minimum impact on the natural vegetation. Each chalet, with en-suite bathroom, is individually decorated, depending on the setting and views. All the furniture and crafts at the lodge were locally made, and local technology and labour were utilised during the construction of the lodge.
Nuarro is a diver's paradise. The bay's combination of dramatic continental-shelf topography, excellent visibility, coral and fish diversity as well as easy reef access allows for world class diving suitable for all ranges of experience. |
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