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Hidden places in Mozambique

1 uncrowded place in Mozambique, away from Maputo: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Island of Mozambique, Historically significant island off the northeastern coast of Mozambique
Hidden towns Mozambique · Nampula Province

Ilha de Moçambique

A 3 km coral island that was the capital of Portuguese East Africa for four centuries, its stone town of crumbling mansions and a 16th-century fort now home to fishermen.

Coordinates
15°02′12″S 40°43′60″E
Crowds
Usually empty
Landscape
Island
Best season
Best in Winter