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Ferry to Inhaca
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  • cleocat
  • By cleocat on July 14, 2005
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  • Ferry to Inhaca - Mozambique
    Ferry to Inhaca
    by cleocat
    To get to Inhaca you can take the ferry. There is one each day. Over weekends there are more than one. You can book at the Holiday Inn in Maputo.

    It is $30 per person.(weekends) Leaves around 08:00 and returns at 17:00. Stops at Portugese Island before continuing to Inhaca.

    There is secure parking at the port. Holiday Inn has a courtesy bus for their clients.

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    Fly SAA or LAM
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  • By cleocat on July 17, 2005
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  • Over Maputo - Mozambique
    Over Maputo
    by cleocat
    SAA as well as LAM (mozambique's airline) fly from South Africa to Maputo. There are flights daily.

    SAA was fully booked so we had to experience LAM. The flight to Maputo was in a little prop number. I don't think it took more than 20 passengers. It was a different experience for the kids. They are only used to the big aircrafts of SAA. It's less than an hour's flight from JHB. Drinks and snacks were served and the service was fine.

    Coming back it was a 737 operated by LAM.

    LAM also have internal flights to places like Beira, Inhaca etc.

    The picture was taken from the aircraft coming in to land in Maputo.

    Inside the airport doesn't really resembles a international airport. Officials are a bit slow and not the friendliest. This is Africa.

    Bear with them they are in charge here. If you are difficult they will find something wrong and nobody wants to spend hours on the airport.

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    Taxi's
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  • By cleocat on July 17, 2005
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  • Pretty view - Mozambique
    Pretty view
    by cleocat
    I found the taxi's to be a bit expensive.
    The Holiday Inn is on the beach so we had no idea how far the shops and mall was. We took the taxi once and then decided to walk most of the time. It is necessary exercise after the Holiday Inn breakfast.

    If I took the taxi back to the hotel I wouldn't have seen this opportunity for a photo of the Holiday Inn from a little hill.

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    Air Corridor - air carrier
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  • Updated By MarioPortugal on January 20, 2007
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  • Air Corridor - Mozambique
    Air Corridor
    by MarioPortugal, 1 more photos
    Cities served by

    Air Corridor:
    Beira - Sofala, Mozambique
    Belém - Brazil.
    Chingodzi - Tete, Mozambique.
    Guarulhos - São Paulo, Brazil.
    Lichinga - Niassa, Mozambique.
    Maputo - Maputo, Mozambique.
    Miami - Florida, USA.
    Nampula - Nampula, Mozambique.
    New York - New York, USA.
    Pemba - Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
    Quelimane - Zambézia, Mozambique.
    São Luís - Maranhão, Brazil.
    Varginha -

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  • Website: www.aircorridor.co.mz
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    Inhaca Island Airport
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  • nora_south_africa
  • By nora_south_africa on July 15, 2006
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  • Mozambique Transportation
    by nora_south_africa
    A small plane fly from Maputu to Inhaca island, on the island is a very small airport......actully just a office.........and a basic landing strip, There is no public transport, the Inhaca island lodge has a tractor( see my next tip, ) thats collects their guests, so arrange with them for transport or ask where you have booked, thats if you arriving by plane.

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    Airport Pick-up for Inahca island lodge
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  • By nora_south_africa on July 15, 2006
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  • Mozambique Transportation
    by nora_south_africa, 1 more photos
    Inhaca island lodge uses this airport pick up, Make sure you arrange with where you book for an airport collection...definitely no taxi here...

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    Internal buses
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  • rslyons99
  • By rslyons99 on October 4, 2003
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  • I found travelling by public transportation to be a nightmare in Mozambique. Next time I'm hiring a car in Johannesburg and driving.

    Believe your Lonely Planet when it says that most buses leave at 4 AM. What's worse, there are essentially no taxi services within towns, so I was constantly getting up at 3 and hiking out to the bus station to try to find a bus to the next town. On a couple of occasions I bought a ticket for the bus the next day--I was suspicious, but it worked every time, and when they told me that the bus would leave at 4, it left at 4:00 exactly.

    I travelled from north to south through the country, and transport improved the closer I got to Maputo. Once I got into an area with enough minibuses (called "chapas") I took them--changing a flat is a lot quicker on a minibus than on one of the biggies.

    Prices were generally pretty cheap, 4-8 USD for a day's journey.

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    Use own 4x4 vehicle which must...
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  • Izak
  • By Izak on August 26, 2002
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  • Use own 4x4 vehicle which must be in good condition or book with a overlander company to travel to and around in Mozambique.
    Own 4x4 or overlander.

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    The busses will break down...
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  • LAOWAI
  • By LAOWAI on August 25, 2002
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  • Mozambique Transportation
    by LAOWAI
    The busses will break down while you are on them. And if you are as lucky as me, they will have a pump and a spare tire. If you are unlucky like I was, the pump will not work and you will have to sit around for a couple of hours until you think of a bright idea- like hitching. I recommend trying the bus - if you have to. Otherwise hitch or share rides with people who have cars- it's a very common way to get around. Lord Jim only takes chapas (the mini-busses that have a rep or overturning and killing everyone on board) but that doesn't mean you have to- at least not ALL THE TIME.
    The Chapa is a great way to get around as a last resort or just around town if you can figure them out. They're only about 20 cents or a bit more to go around town or to another town.

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    To travel by road from South...
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  • Dougi
  • By Dougi on August 25, 2002
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  • To travel by road from South Africa or airoplane to your final destination. This would mean chartering one most likely.
    4x4

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