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Ilha de Mocambique & Cuemba - The Last Few Days Of Mozambique

Ilha de Mocambique & Cuemba – The Last Few Days Of Mozambique

Nick and I were up early the next morning (of course) and were on our way to Mozambique Island. It was a very long, very bumpy ride in the back of a bus which played kung fu movies at an ear piercing level. The island is actually attached to the mainland by a long bridge ...
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Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique: Matemo Island & Rolas Island – Paradise Under a Mosquito Net

Day 4 and 5 in the Quirimbas Archipelago were even more of an adventure than the previous days. We had hired ourselves a captain, a crew and a boat and were setting off to explore two of the nearby islands of Matemo and Rolas. We boarded our dhow (traditional Mozambican boat) and headed off through the completely ...
Quirimbas Archipelago: Travelling Ibo Island & Quirimba Island in Mozambique

Quirimbas Archipelago: Travelling Ibo Island & Quirimba Island in Mozambique

We were so excited to have reached the Quirimbas Archipelago! The first couple of days on Ibo Island were spent enjoying the very old, very beautiful village. In the main part of the old town was a broad, dusty, tree lined promenade with 400 year old wells where the locals would gather to collect their ...
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Pemba to Ibo Island, Mozambique – When Henny Met Henrik

We all woke up at 3:45 am and headed down to the bus station to catch the 4:30 bus North to Pemba. Each morning became harder to wake up as our bodies were slowly running out of fuel. We slept for most of the 10 hour bus journey but woke up every time the bus ...
Vilanculos to Nampula, Mozambique - A Very Long Hitch-Hiking Day

Vilanculos to Nampula, Mozambique – A Very Long Hitch-Hiking Day

We all got up at 6:00am (which would soon become known as “sleeping in”), had a quick breakfast, hoisted our backpacks over our shoulders and took off walking down the dusty roads and through the villages towards town. We were heading to Beira and then eventually Nampula. Since the bus timetables in Mozambique are very ...
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Vilanculos, Mozambique – Beaches & Blindfolds

Each travel day in Africa is crazy, hectic, amazing …and at times, trying. We left Tofo and took a small chapa (mini bus/van) to the town of Imhambane. From there, we boarded a ferry and went to Maxixe, from there it was a 4 hour ride to Vilankulo. Along the way, there are always local ...