Mozambique Stories


Vilanculos to Tete

I wish we could capture our experiences somehow, just to make you fully comprehend what we mean when trying to explain a specific day or time. Round here, in Mozambique, you are everyone’s friend, and everyone is yours. You will always find a “Nice Price” usually from someone called “just call me Mr Price, because I give the best price” and Africa...


Inhambane to Vilanculos

Yesterday was what we’d call a bit of a rough day. It started with us deciding to leave Tofu in search of more beautiful beaches in Vilanculos. After watching the Rugby with a few other South Africans at Dino’s Bar on Saturday, we packed up that night and made our way along the beach to the Tofu bus “terminal” Sunday morning. Under the impression tha...


Maputo to Inhambane

On Monday night, the 20th of October 2008, our journey was kick started with the InterCape bus trip from Old JHB road in Centurion to Maputo, Mozambique. We crossed the Lebombo border in Mozambique by sunrise on Tuesday, fortunately having no issues with customs or prolonged searches. Once in Maputo we settled at The Base Backpackers which provided ...


When Karma bit us on the butt

Ilha de Mocambique (Mozambique Island) was a stunning little place, was it not for the mosque across the road with its speakers seemly pointed square onto our hotel room. It wouldn’t be so bad had it not been the holy month of Ramadan. The island itself is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mozambique and a treasure trove and cultural melting pot ...