Provinces

Eleven provinces, one coastline

Mozambique stretches roughly 2,700 kilometres from the Rovuma river to Ponta do Ouro. Each province along the way looks and feels different.

South

South — 4 provinces

Easiest to reach, and where most first trips start: the capital, the lagoons of Gaza and the beaches of Inhambane.

South

Maputo City

The capital: acacia-lined avenues, Art Deco façades, markets, live music and some of the best seafood on the Indian Ocean.

1 destinations

South

Maputo Province

Warm-water diving at Ponta do Ouro, wild dunes, and a national park where elephants walk down to the sea.

2 destinations

South

Gaza

Calm lagoons, long Indian Ocean beaches and the Mozambican half of the Great Limpopo transfrontier park.

3 destinations

South

Inhambane

Tofo, Barra, Vilankulo and the Bazaruto Archipelago — Mozambique's most celebrated stretch of coast.

5 destinations

Central

Central — 4 provinces

The parks and the mountains — Gorongosa, Chimanimani, the Zambezi corridor and the port city of Beira.

Central

Manica

Mozambique's mountain province: Chimanimani peaks, cool highlands, waterfalls and rock art.

2 destinations

Central

Sofala

Gorongosa — one of Africa's great restoration stories — plus the port city of Beira and the Zambezi delta.

2 destinations

Central

Tete

The Zambezi corridor: Cahora Bassa's inland sea, dramatic baobab country and river landscapes.

2 destinations

Central

Zambézia

Green, watered and little-visited: coconut plantations, the Zalala coast and the forests of Gilé.

1 destinations

North

North — 3 provinces

Heritage and remoteness: Ilha de Moçambique, the Quirimbas Archipelago and the vast wilderness of Niassa.

North

Nampula

Home to the Island of Mozambique, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the deep blue bay of Nacala.

3 destinations

North

Cabo Delgado

The Quirimbas Archipelago — thirty-odd coral islands, mangrove channels and the Swahili stone town of Ibo.

3 destinations

North

Niassa

Mozambique's wildest province: Lake Niassa's freshwater coast and one of Africa's largest protected areas.

2 destinations