Southern Mozambique Voyage Tips and guide

Southern Mozambique consists of Mozambique's capital city Maputo, and the provinces of Gaza, Inhambane, and Maputo.

Map of Southern Mozambique

• -25.91527832.5763891 Maputo - the capital and largest city of the country
• -23.86535.3833332 Inhambane - a quaint historical town on a bay, opposite Maxixe
• -21.53333335.23 Inhassoro - a coastal beach town, with access to Vilanculos
• -25.96666732.4666674 Matola - an industrial city of nearly half million people and the capital of Maputo Province
• -23.85972235.3472225 Maxixe - a bustling city on a bay, opposite Inhambane city and the capital of the Inhambane Province
• -23.23635.496 Morrungulo
• -26.84932.8887 Ponta d'Ouro - a remote town in the far south of the country, more easily accessed from South Africa than from Maputo
• -23.855635.53338 Tofo Beach - one of the most popular spots in the country with lots of food and accommodation and some of the best scuba diving in Africa
• -2235.3166679 Vilanculos - another popular vacation spot with good beaches and the gateway to excellent islands and scuba diving in the nearby Bazaruto Archipelago
• -25.0533.6510 Xai-Xai - capital of the Gaza Province, and well-known for its beach, Praia de Xai-Xai

• -21.66572435.4659271 Bazaruto National Sea Park - one of the most beautiful spots on the continent with great diving and some upmarket resorts on deserted islands
• Maputo Special Reserve - formerly known as the Maputo Elephant Reserve, the animals in this Reserve a growing rapidly and is becoming a popular day trip from Maputo, or a good stopover place on the way to Ponta D'Ouro

Maputo airport (MPM ^IATA)

Beaches are famed for their diving - in the south Ponto do Ouro is the most popular. It is also a good place to go swimming with dolphins. There is also Bilene north of Maputo, and further on Chidenguele. Quissico has some of the most incredible beach views you will see in Mozambique.

Safaris can be taken into the Maputo Special Reserve (formerly the Maputo Elephant Reserve) or up into Limpopo National Park. Neither of these reserves has the number of animals as across the border in South Africa, but they offer a raw African safari experience.