Welcome to Mozambique
presentation!!
by Sandra Rupia
General Data
Area: 799.400 sq.km and a coastline of 2.800
km
Population: 19,407
Capital: Maputo
Visitor Arrivals: 1.5 million in 2008
Revenues: $180 million
Employment: 40,000 working in tourism
Time Zone: GMT+2h00
Forms of Tourism
Eco- tourism: 35 - 54 years
 Adventure : 16-55 years
 Culture : 20-45 years
 Tourism is an important option for sustaining
the national economy. The distribution of wealth
throughout the tourism chain contributes to the
elimination of poverty".
Origin of visitors: Portugal, South Africa,
England, Germany, USA, Italy and France
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Reasons for tourism/tourism
Resources
Visit friends and relatives,
Leisure and holidays
Conference and business
Others
 Sympathy of the Mozambican people
 Sea, sand, sun and wildlife
Overview of sights and Attractions
10 provinces with different attractions:
Maputo : old town, cathedral,Inhaca insland, Maputo
Reserve and Ponta d´Ouro beach.
Gaza: Vegetables and Bilene long lagoon of clear, brackish
water and fine white sand. The Banhine National Park,
situated between the Limpopo and Changane rivers,
protected due to its rich variety of wildlife.
Inhambane: Bazaruto archipelago with 4 islands and has 6
famous beaches , Zinave National Park and Bazaruto
National Park.
Cont.
Sofala rich producing primarily shrimps and sugar.
Beaches Clube Náutico and the lighthouse. Gorongosa
National Park and Marromeu Buffalo Reserve.
Manica: vegetables,fruits and cabeça do Velho mountain
Chicamba Real is an hydroelectric dam.
Zambézia:coconut ,tea and rice., old cathedral, mosques
and the Zalala beach with casuarina trees and Gurúe
with mountains, Gilé Game Reserve is a wildlife
conservation area with a great variety of mammal and d
species.
Tete: Cabora Bassa dam and irich in minerals, such
as coal, iron, and fluorite and gold.
Nampula: miombo forest alternates with the
magnificent towering granite domes and peak.
Mozambique Island its about two third of its total
area, was declared a "World Heritage Site" by
UNESCO in 1992. beaches Fernão Veloso and
Chocas.
Cabo Delgado: Pemba has third largest bay in the
worlds beautiful beaches are untouched. Quirimbas
Archipelago and Ibo Island.
Niassa :pine forests,Lake Niassa and Niassa Reserve.
Visitors Characteristics
Upper Market Tourists
 Backpackers
 Middle class
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Challenges and Problems
Lack of experienced staff
Language Barriers
Conflicts of interests
Community displacement
Ecosystem degradation
HIV/AIDS and sex tourism
Modes of Transport
Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM)
South African Airlines
Air Portugal and Kenya Airways.
Public Transport : chapa-cems (chapas)
will take you where you want to be
Entry Requirements
Valid passport and an entry visa. Visas
can be obtained from Mozambican
embassies and consulates, as well as from
Mozambique border posts. To obtain a
visa, you will require your passport, two
passport-size photographs and etc.
 Metical is the currency but Dollar and
Rands are acceptable.
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Kaskazini tour operators
Countries selling : Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom and United States.
Thank you for your
attention!!!