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Your trip to Lichinga will take a while:
- intercontinental flight (the cheapest from Lisbon takes 15 hours with one stop in Johanesbourg; the normal option takes you 10 hours from Lisbon)
- normally you have to wait 2 to 4 days in Maputo for an internal flight up North (depending on the Summer or Winter schedule)
- the internal flight Maputo-Lichinga takes 4 hours with 2 stops in Beira and Nampula airports.
The cheapest way is to book all your flights with LAM - Mozambique airlines. E-mail them if the web site is (still) not working.
The intercontinental flight will be with TAP (Portuguese airlines) and the internal flights with LAM - although you actually buy all the flights at LAM you get better deals the if you buy the intercontinental flights at TAP and then the internal flighst at LAM.
Written Dec 30, 2008
Website: http://www.lam.co.mz/en
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You should get familiarized with the concept of community transports, that in Mozambique are called "chapa" (small van that can be filled up to 30/35 people...no you can't breathe under such conditions) or "machimbombo" (big trucks and/or bus/vans that can be filled with an undetermined number of people and goods).
The bicycle is the most popular way to move around for locals, or you can just walk around your way. People will wonder why on earth you are walking or cycling Kilometers and they will offer numerous rides, but I think the effort will pay off in the end :)
Written Dec 30, 2008
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