Mozambique Holidays

Your starting point is the cosmopolitan capital city of Maputo. While its rich colonial architecture and spice markets might be tempting, a speedboat ride south takes you to the beautiful untouched coastline of the Machangulo Peninsula where thick dune forests meet rambling gold-sand beaches. It’s virtually impossible to access by road. With no neighbours in sight, aside from a local fishing village, it’s all too easy to slip into laidback life with little to do but roll out onto the beach and stroll for miles lapping up the ebbing waves. Much of the peninsula is part of the Machangulo Reserve encompassing winding emerald waterways, peaceful lagoons and mangroves which you can explore by kayak or paddleboard. Further offshore dolphins and humpback whales breach the tumbling waves of the Indian Ocean while below the surface you can snorkel around barely visited coral beds alive with shoals of exotic fish.

In the Bazaruto Archipelago, you almost have to shield your eyes from the shimmering turquoise water and icing-sugar white sand. Sandbar swirls mix into the Indian Ocean like creamy gelato providing good castaway spots for seafood beach picnics. Toes nudging the glistening shallows, you can reminisce about the 16th-century Portuguese ships, trawling the horizon. If you can tear yourself from the beach, the sea holds top-notch diving territory frequented by hawksbill turtles, manta rays and occasionally the rare dugong bobbing along the seabed. On land, enormous dunes rear out of the sand, which you ascend on horseback for dreamy ocean views before wading through the azure water to cool off.

From rustic lodges to swanky resorts, Mozambiques beach retreats offer some variety. It’s worth speaking to our team who can help you decide how and where to stay in this unblemished paradise.

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