Southern Mozambique Travel Guide

Explore Maputo Mozambique’s port pulses with colonial train station tiles, late-night seafood grills, vintage carriages and live-music joints; visitors come for cathedrals, ironwork façades and prawns at the fish market. Explore Xai-Xai Near the Limpopo mouth, Xai-Xai offers sandy beaches, coral reefs and beachside morsels of grilled prawns; anglers, reef snorkelers and those wanting quiet coast time arrive here from Maputo. Explore Inhambane A coastal Mozambican port on Inhambane Bay, Inhambane mixes colonial architecture with dhow traffic and seafood stalls. Explore Bilene Fringed by dunes and a calm lagoon, Bilene’s shallow Uembje lagoon attracts families and sailors - small guesthouses, skiff trips, seafood stalls and windless water sports make it a soft‑water escape. Explore Vilankulo Vilankulo is the departure point for dhows heading to the Bazaruto Archipelago; expect coral snorkeling, seafood barbecues and sandy strips where local fishermen mend nets. Explore Matola An industrial suburb of Maputo, Matola serves as a practical base for market bargaining, cashew and seafood stalls along the Matola River, and boat trips to Maputo Special Reserve. Explore Inhaca Island At Maputo Bay’s mouth, Inhaca Island offers coral reefs, sandy beaches and a marine biology station; visitors come for snorkeling, diving, laid-back fishing villages and boat trips from Maputo. Explore Tofo Tofo on Mozambique’s Inhambane coast is a beach town known for diving, regular sightings of manta rays and whale sharks, surf and seafood restaurants.