Pestana Rovuma Hotel Mozambique

... in, we spent a pleasant evening having a couple of 'Doys M' by the waterfront. <br><br>We had heard some horror stories about travelling by public transport in Mozambique, but, thinking it couldn't be any worse than what we were used to, we popped to the bus station to enquire about a bus to Chimoio, the next stop on our route to the coast. There was one bus per day and it was leaving at 3.30am. Early but not too bad, we thought. Thanking the bus driver we ...

stuff i want to remember about Tofo...<br><br> - Morning swims at 7am are the most refreshing thing ever! after being woken up because the sun is shining on my bed and its too hot to say there..as are mid morning swims..early afternoon..etc<br><br> - The wonderful shock of seeing a whaleshark on the first boat drop of the day, nearly always made me swim to the wrong side of the ...

Hi, <br><br>A few nights ago we had a fire in the grass fields at the back of our house - we're right on the beach there is just a track seperating us and the other buildings from the fields - and it was massive! the flames seemed to be getting at least 10m high in the center of the field the wind is always pretty strong at night and it haddn't rained for a few weeks. So some of the buisness owners we're getting very concerned, there were guys ...

Hi, <br><br>So we've been here nearly 3 weeks and its been wonderful really relaxed and been contastnly in and out of the sea - perfect!<br><br>Five of the other guys and me all had to learn to dive so it was good to be with a few other novices at the begining, we managed to complete out open water certificate in three days which was really hard going as it usually takes four or five but it was completely ...

Our last destination in Mozambique was to be both beautiful and cultural - a visit to Ilha de Mozambique which became a Portuguese settlement in 1507 and was the capital of Portuguese East Africa by the end of the century, shortly after the completion of a vast fort. As with everywhere in Mozambique, it was a complete pain in the **** to get there involving two attempts to get a bus from Pemba at 4am on two consecutive days (on the first day the bus just didn't show ...

... worried as she thought that she would get sea sick, but instead of her, there was another girl who was sick sea which I found it SO hilarious (those who know me well, know I find things like this very funny!). We were trying to find a whale shark but we couldn't find it for a while but then the boat stopped and the driver told us to get our stuff on and get in the water. We saw the whale shark extremely close! It is sooo beautiful. Some of us swam ...

... our readers know, we consider the standard of bad transportation to be the Romania maxi-taxi. Based on that standard, our trip was about a "0.75 Maxi". Interestingly, our tourist shuttle turned out to be a vital cog in the supply chain management system of southeast Africa (Candy sat in the appliance section, near the oven, on our return trip!). Every 30 minutes or so the driver stopped to acquire or deliver some item(s) to someone along the ...

... the book!), but no-body else saw it unfortunately!! A bit later I saw another big animal and said "Ele to the left". Dave looked around and said "No, thats an eland!" It was huge and in my defense its bum was towards us so I didn't see the front! Everyone now thinks I don't know my animals as an ele was actually an eland and a giraffe was an ele!!! We had breakfast at a lovely spot by the river in the north of Kruger, just before the border ...

... My hasty departure from Maputo included a flight up north to Nampula, via Beira. As I had opted for a cheaper early evening flight from Maputo, darkness overcame the airport and with it came a delayed departure for myself and 100+ others in the airport lounge. Hitting Nampula about 10pm, rather than 8pm as the booking office of Mozambique Airlines had indicated, I took a taxi into Nampula city center to find a cheap hotel ...

... of palm trees. Tofo was great. Katie and I stayed in a two-person bungalow, a little hut with two beds and a sand floor. We spent some time every day on the beach just listening to music and talking. During the rest of the time, we were either snorkeling with whale sharks, surfing, having delicious food, or partying with the three Aussies we met on the ride there. During our time in Tofo, we ...