Mozambique · Southern Africa

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Swim with wild dolphins in a protected reserve, dive

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Swim with wild dolphins in a protected reserve, dive. 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

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Clifftop tented suites with sweeping Mara views

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Governors' Camp

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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

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Sunrise flight + champagne breakfast

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Maasai Village Cultural Visit

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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

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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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Getting around

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Mara Land Cruiser Safaris

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Private 4×4 with expert guide

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Abercrombie & Kent Transfers

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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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White Pearl Resorts (Ponta Mamoli)

barefoot-luxe cliff villas w/ private pools, in-suite spa, empty beach

via DMC/AOR 10-20% (July+)

PPMR wild-dolphin swim

research-guided bottlenose encounter, no captive stigma

OTA/PADI affiliate ~8-12% (sign-now)

Bull-shark dives (Pinnacles/Doodles)

adrenaline reef sharks at 30 m+, advanced

dive-op host ~10-20% / PADI OTA ~8-12%

Humpback watch (Jul-Nov)

migratory humpbacks off the point

OTA ~8-12%

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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