Mozambique · Southern Africa

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A crescent of coral stone where Arab dhows, Portuguese

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A crescent of coral stone where Arab dhows, Portuguese. Below, everything you need here — grouped by the Wells that matter, with vetted providers and straight pricing.

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Where you rest

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Angama Mara

★ Prime

Clifftop tented suites with sweeping Mara views

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Governors' Camp

★ Prime

Front-row tents on the Mara River

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Mahali Mzuri

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Sir Richard Branson's tented camp

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Sarova Mara Game Camp

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Reliable comfort in the heart of the reserve

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What excites you

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Mara Hot-Air Balloon

★ Prime

Sunrise flight + champagne breakfast

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Maasai Village Cultural Visit

★ Prime

Meet the community, respectfully

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Big Cat Tracking Experience

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With a resident researcher

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Walking Safari — Olare Motorogi

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On foot with armed rangers

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Eat-Well

What you savor

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Bush Dinner by Angama

★ Prime

Candlelit dining on the plains

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Emakoko Restaurant

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Farm-to-table at the park gate

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Talisman, Nairobi

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A Karen institution before you fly out

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Carnivore Nairobi

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The famous beast-of-a-feast

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Move-Well

Getting around

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Mara Land Cruiser Safaris

★ Prime

Private 4×4 with expert guide

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Abercrombie & Kent Transfers

★ Prime

Seamless private transfers

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Scenic Air Transfers

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Fly between camps

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Nairobi Executive Cars

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Airport & city transfers

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São Sebastião Fortress + Stone Town walk

oldest complete European fort in the southern hemisphere + 500-yr trading town

year-round OTA ~8-12% (sign-now) / DMC (July+); site fee pass-through

Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte (1522)

believed the oldest European building in the southern hemisphere

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Dhow sailing / Mossuril Bay + Goa Island snorkel

sunset dhow, turquoise bay, boutique guesthouse stays

gold OTA affiliate ~8-12% (sign-now)

Safety Card · Level 2 of 4

Exercise increased caution

The FCDO advises against all travel to Cabo Delgado Province and named districts of Nampula and Niassa, and against all but essential travel to the excepted areas around Pemba — listed below in its own words. Maputo, Bazaruto and the southern coast carry no FCDO restriction.

Areas of Mozambique under a stricter advisory

No travelCabo Delgado Province — except Palma town and the area around Pemba and Afungi, which sit at the country level Attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism; the excepted areas themselves carry an all-but-essential advisory.

No travelThe districts of Memba and Eráti in Nampula Province

No travelThe districts of Mecula and Marrupo in Niassa Province

Essential onlyPalma town and the area around Pemba and Afungi

The advisory, in the FCDO’s own words

FCDO advises against all travel to Cabo Delgado Province, except for Palma town and the area around Pemba and Afungi.

FCDO advises against all travel to the districts of Memba and Eráti in Nampula Province.

FCDO advises against all travel to the districts of Mecula and Marrupo in Niassa Province.

FCDO advises against all travel to Cabo Delgado, except Palma town and the area around Pemba and Afungi, due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism and clashes between insurgents, armed vigilante groups and Mozambican security forces.

FCDO advises against all travel to the districts of Memba and Eráti in Nampula Province due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism.

FCDO advise against all travel to the Mecula and Marrupo districts of Niassa Province.

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Palma town and the area around Pemba and Afungi.

UK FCDO — Mozambique travel advice, page updated 2026-08-20 · quoted complete and unedited.

Nearest hospital surfaced via the Emergency Button

Local emergency: 119 / 112

UK FCDO — Mozambique travel advice, reviewed 2026-08-20 (verbatim snapshot from the research library)

Check it yourself before you go

Our reading of Mozambique comes from a report we haven’t independently confirmed against an official advisory. Read the official one before you book.

UK FCDO United Kingdom
CDC Travel Health Notices United States · health

If your government isn’t listed, check its advisory too — levels differ between countries for the same place.

At a glance

CountryMozambique

RegionSouthern Africa

GatewaysCPT · JNB · WDH

StatusLive

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