Capital: Inhambane
Inhambane
Tofo, Barra, Vilankulo and the Bazaruto Archipelago — Mozambique's most celebrated stretch of coast.
If Mozambique has a signature landscape, it is here: coconut palms behind white sand, dhows crossing shallow turquoise channels, and the dune islands of the Bazaruto Archipelago rising offshore. Tofo and Barra draw divers for whale sharks and manta rays; Vilankulo is the gateway to Bazaruto and Benguerra. Inhambane town itself is one of the oldest settlements on the coast, a quiet grid of colonial buildings around a cathedral and a working dhow harbour.
Destinations — Inhambane
Bazaruto Archipelago
Five dune islands in a protected national park — turquoise channels, towering sand ridges and dugongs.
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Tofo
Manta rays, whale sharks and a beach village that has kept its character.
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Vilankulo
The gateway to Bazaruto: a wide tidal bay, dhow sails on the horizon and an easy, sociable town.
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Inhambane Town
One of the oldest towns on the East African coast, still built around a working dhow harbour.
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Inhassoro
A quiet fishing town north of Vilankulo, the closest launch point for Santa Carolina.
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