Because of Mozambique's proximity to South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana and even Victoria Falls, it is often used as the beach element of a two-centre “Safari & Beach” holiday. It is also perfect for a purely beach based holiday, island hopping up and down the coast.
Off the beaten track, with deserted beaches and romantic island lodges – Mozambique is an exciting and original destination for your luxury honeymoon.
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Declared a World Heritage Site in 1992, the island, known to locals simply as ‘ilha’ (pronounced ilia), must surely rank as northern Mozambique’s most alluring travel destination both for its singular atmosphere and for its wealth of beautiful old buildings.
Linked to the mainland by a 1.5km long single lane causeway, the crescent shaped island measures a mere 2.5km from north to south and is at no point more than 600m wide.
Despite its small size, the island supports a population of roughly 7000, and as the most important Portuguese settlement on the east African coast for the best part of four centuries, it boasts several of the oldest extant colonial buildings in the southern hemisphere.