{"id":3104,"date":"2025-03-11T17:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:01:15","slug":"visit-ilha-de-mocambique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/en\/visit-ilha-de-mocambique\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cultural Discovery Holiday in Africa: Fascinating Mozambique Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Our visit to Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique (Mozambique Island)<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/599\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mozambique Island\"><strong>The Island of Mozambique\/Mozambique Island<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique in Portuguese -, is one of the most beautiful and historically culturally interesting places to visit in Mozambique.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We visited the island in 2017 for the first time and I loved it. I will never forget staying in this centuries old house named Casa das Ondas (House of Waves) which was full of beautiful wooden furniture. I felt like I had stepped into a different era, a different time. A time long gone but still so present and so tangible that present and past intermingled in an almost surreal way. The image of a local lady dressed in a beautifully-coloured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casababi.com\/culture\/capulana-mozambican-fabric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Capulana\"><strong>capulana<\/strong><\/a> (type of a sarong) sitting in front of the house, gazing over the endless calm turquoise blue Indian Ocean, is an image printed in my memory.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Local-ladies-in-doorway-Ilha-de-Mozambique-UNESCO-world-heritage-site.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Local ladies in doorway Ilha de Mozambique UNESCO world heritage site\" class=\"wp-image-2746\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Travelling on local transport Mozambique<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>This time it took us a bit longer to get there, as we didn\u2019t fly to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nampula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nampula Mozambique\"><strong>Nampula<\/strong><\/a> like we did in 2017. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/mindwise.me\/test-of-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Local transport\"><strong>we travelled on local transport all the way from Vilanculos<\/strong><\/a>. We were lucky that, after leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/en\/safari-mozambique-gorongosa\/\" title=\"Visit Gorongosa\"><strong>Gorongosa National Park<\/strong><\/a> early at sunrise to wait for a bus, that one came almost immediately, taking us all the way to Nampula (16 hours) from where we could go on to Mozambique Island the next day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Local-bus-Mozambique-Etrago-roadtrip-north.webp\" alt=\"Local Etrago bus Mozambique roadrip north to Nampula\" title=\"Local bus Mozambique Etrago roadtrip north\" class=\"wp-image-3108\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>To get to Ilha, we took a <em>chapa<\/em> (local minibus) from Nampula and while we were waiting for the bus to fill up, local sellers passed by selling <strong>fresh fried prawns<\/strong> on a stick in homemade Peri-Peri sauce, for 5 meticais (about 5 Euro cents). Delicious!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cramped in a jam packed chapa, the journey took much longer than expected, partly because we lost half of the cargo halfway down the road and had to go back and find it. Secondly, these\u00a0<em>chapas<\/em>\u00a0stop EVERYWHERE as they need to load off their cargo. They are really more cargo carriers than passenger buses which frustrates me immensely and there were quite a few times I lost my temper on this trip. Not very mindful, I know, but t<strong>ravelling on local transport in Africa has its challenges<\/strong>. We finally crossed the bridge to the island after dark.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Back to mystical Ilha de Mozambique<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Off-the-beaten-track-in-Ilha-de-Mocambique.webp\" alt=\"Discover the real Africa with me in mysterious Mozambique. Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique\" title=\"Off the beaten track in Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique\" class=\"wp-image-5285\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Arriving on the small island, my memory had not played tricks on me.\u00a0It was still a beautiful and special place. It felt like arriving in a different world, a different time zone, a different energy.\u00a0An energy of peace, of inspiration and beauty.<\/p>\n<p>We based ourselves in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafecentralmz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cafe Central Mozambique Island\">Hotel Central<\/a><\/strong>, had a cold beer and I had a quick walk around town feeling like I had travelled far back in time, just like I felt back in 2017. I visited\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ilhademocambique.co.mz\/alojamento\/patio-dos-quintalinhos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Casa do Gabriel\">Casa Gabriel<\/a><\/strong>, the guesthouse of Italian Gabriel who has been living on the island for years, and who beautifully restored one of the old buildings into a charming and cozy little guesthouse, which is very reasonably priced.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">UNESCO World heritage site - history of Mozambique Island<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Ilha de Mozambique was declared a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/599\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO World Heritage site<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0in 1991 because of its important cultural history. It was the<\/span><span>\u00a0<strong>capital of Portuguese East Africa<\/strong><\/span><span>\u00a0under Portuguese colonial rule, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/exploration\/vasco-da-gama\"><strong>Vasco da Gama<\/strong><\/a> discovered the island in the late 14th century. It then became\u00a0 the <strong>first capital of Mozambique<\/strong>. Its name was derived from\u00a0<\/span><span>sultan \u2018Ali Musa Mbiki\u2019<\/span><span>, a sultan who ruled the island in the 15th century. And that\u2019s how the country also got its name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Later, the\u00a0<strong>Dutch<\/strong>\u00a0also tried to attack and conquer the Portuguese settlements here, but didn\u2019t succeed. However, history goes much further back than that. Arabian tradesmen already came to the area around the 10th century and Bantu-speaking people- perhaps as early as the 3rd century- migrated from inland to the coastal areas.\u00a0<strong>This mixture of Swahili, Arab and European influences make the island a unique destination in Mozambique to visit<\/strong>. Different cultures and religions have peacefully lived here together for centuries and the island breathes an atmosphere of openness and tolerance, which feels very pleasant.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-fort-and-museum-of-Ilha-de-Mozambique.webp\" alt=\"\nCourtyard of the Palace Museum in Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique (Mozambique Island) visit July 2024\" title=\"The fort and museum of Ilha de Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-3113\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Local-food-on-Ilha-de-Mozambique.webp\" alt=\"Mozambican cuisine on Ilha de Mozambique &amp; Cabaceira Grande\" title=\"Local food on Ilha de Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-5790\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_4 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Boutique Hotels & Accommodation<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Terraco-das-Quitandas-Design-Accommodation-Mozambique.webp\" alt=\"Terra\u00e7o das Quitandas Design Accommodation on Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique (Mozambique Island)\" title=\"Terra\u00e7o das Quitandas Design Accommodation Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-3116\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>The following day we visited some beautiful and unique accommodations for Unique Mozambique\u2019s portfolio. For example,\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/terracoquitandas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terra\u00e7o das Quitandas<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0which is a 300 year old building next to the old customs house, now beautifully restored into a boutique design hotel. In\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdamozisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jardim dos Alo\u00e9s<\/a><\/strong><span> (House of the Aloe Veras) we were warmly welcomed by Italian owner Bruno who has transformed an old warehouse into a unique, cozy and personal guesthouse where you will be treated as a king or queen. Stepping through the old Arab doors you\u2019ll find a different world. My favourite on the island!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bruno-owner-of-Jardim-dos-Aloes-Ilha-de-Mozambique.webp\" alt=\"With Bruno owner of boutique guesthouse Jardim dos Alo\u00e9s on Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique (Mozambique Island)\" title=\"Bruno owner of Jardim dos Alo\u00e9s Ilha de Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-3115\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Bruno invited us to breakfast the next day where we met lovely other guests. Breakfast here is a real feast and owner Bruno is a true encyclopaedia and ambassador for the island. The luxurious\u00a0Villa Sands\u00a0hotel personally had less appeal to me, it\u2019s a nice hotel but part of a chain which immediately makes it feel a lot less personal, even though the staff were super nice and friendly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1928\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Visit-Jardim-dos-Aloes-Ilha-de-Mozambique-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Visiting Jardim dos Alo\u00e9s guesthouse on Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique (Mozambique Island)\" title=\"Visit Jardim dos Aloes Ilha de Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-3117\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_5 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Stone Town & Traditional Dhow Tours<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>We had a stroll around historical <strong>Stone Town<\/strong> and met the lovely Fahar from\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilhablue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilha Blu<\/a><\/strong><span>, who organises dhow tours, bicycle and historical walking tours as well as whale watching and sunset boat trips. Sailing around the blue waters of Ilha, <strong>seeing \u00a0the UNESCO heritage site from the Indian Ocean<\/strong> on a historical dhow sailing boat \u2013 how unique is that! Ilha Blu is based in a beautifully restored building, now a cafe with lovely staff and great cocktails!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Local-women-Ilha-Blu-Ilha-de-Mozambique.jpg\" alt=\"Local women in the beautifully restored Ilha Blu cafe on Ilha de Mozambique - Mozambique island\" title=\"Local Mozambican women Ilha Blu cafe Ilha de Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-2736\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Harbour-of-Ilha-de-Mozambique.webp\" alt=\"Harbour of Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique  Island of Mozambique Visit 2024\" title=\"Harbour of Ilha de Mozambique\" class=\"wp-image-3142\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_6 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Mozambique cuisine& local culture<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>We indulged ourselves in the delicious\u00a0<\/span><span>culinary culture of Ilha<\/span><span>\u00a0and its very nice restaurants, eating the local speciality\u00a0<\/span><strong>Cava Cava<\/strong><span>\u00a0(type of lobster) which was super tasty. We went to another local restaurant and I had the best\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/explorers.kitchen\/recipes\/mozambique-matapa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matapa<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0I have eaten in Mozambique. The cuisine on the island is a mix of fresh fish with Arabic influences of herbs and spices which makes for the most delicious dishes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We stayed on the island for 4 days, met the friendliest of people, visited the interactive exhibition where, with 3D and virtual reality and took a journey through the past and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101lasttribes.com\/tribes\/makua.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Makua culture Mozambique\">Makua culture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101lasttribes.com\/tribes\/makua.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Makua culture Mozambique\">.<\/a><\/strong>We visited the <strong>Fortaleza de S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o<\/strong>\u00a0(fort of San Sebastian) and the <strong>museum<\/strong> where the wildly enthusiastic guide told us all about the island\u2019s history. In the evening we were entertained with <strong>upbeat live music<\/strong> in one of the cafes.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemozambique.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/live-music-on-Ilha-de-Mozambique-Mozambique-Island-1.webp\" alt=\"Live music in restaurant cafe \u00c2ncora d&#039;Ouro Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique (Mozambique Island) visit July 2024\" title=\"live music on Ilha de Mozambique (Mozambique Island)\" class=\"wp-image-3118\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_7 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Visit Mozambique Island<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Visit the Island of Mozambique if you want <strong>to learn more about\u00a0Mozambique\u2019s rich history, culture and cuisine<\/strong>. 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