Ibo, Mozambique

... and navigating us through the sand channels around the islands mangrove swamps we arrived at a spot about 500m off the shore of Ibo. After saying goodbye carefully not to shake hands we had a very tough wade through the water with out backpacks held above ...

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... us a few times to bring both our passports and licenses as being stopped by police at periodic checkpoints is a routine occurrence in Mozambique (and not having required documents subjects you to fines and/or bribes). Just after we got across the one-lane ...

... 16th centry forts from when the Portuguese built this up around the same time as they were building up Ilha de Mozambique. Three forts, a cathedral, and numerous palatial homes once graced the town. The main fort overlooks the entrance to the harbor ...

Ibo was a major slave trading port in the 18th century, occupied first by the Arabs traders and then then the Portuguese. It is now made of ruined colonial buildings and streets with pavements, while the surrounding houses are made of makuti - straws, and ...