If you’re looking for marble bathrooms and somewhere to wear your Manolo’s, keep walking.
But if you’re looking for charm, culture, coastlines and coral reefs, Mozambique is hard to beat. It might not be as polished as Mauritius, but it has architecture, natural beauty and adventure in abundance. It’s easy to combine a stay with a safari in the Kruger. Plus, it’s off most traveller’s maps. It’s quieter. It’s raw. In short, it feels like real Africa.
There are direct flights from Johannesburg and Kruger Mpumalanga to Vilanculos (for Santorini) and then on by helicopter to Benguerra Island. You can also fly directly from Kruger to Kosi Bay (for White Pearl) or you can travel up by road from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Mozambique is warm and sunny year round. The dry season is from June to October, during the day the temperature is high however at night it can get chilly. December to March is generally the wet season, expect some heavy showers followed by the sun.
