Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique

Made the snap decision to take the Dhow with Steve and Roberto to Ibo. The Swedes had dropped out. I'd wanted to go to Ibo originally but decided I didn't have time. The chance to take a Dhow, something I'd wanted to do also, had changed my mind. Smitty ...

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... , a large town on the coast to the north of Ilha and the tourist center of Northern Mozambique. Just to the north of Pemba lies the Quirimbas Archipelago, which includes a national park, a protected marine sanctuary, and a string of deserted islands with ...

... and a 10 seater prop plane landed to pick us up. It was a bumpy 25 minute flight back to Pemba, but the views over the archipelago were amazing. We could see the huge mangrove flood planes, small villages and blue waters from 1500 feet. There was a lot of ...

... houses are made of makuti - straws, and mud...   It is one of the main islands of the beautiful Quirimbas archipelago and I just enjoyed exploring the islands, amazing for whoever likes swimming in turquoise sea, eating fresh seafood and taking ...