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Benguerra (Portuguese pronunciation: [bẽˈɡɛʁa]) is the second largest island in the Bazaruto Archipelago of southern Mozambique. The island is approximately 55 km 2 (21 sq mi) and lies 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) offshore. Portuguese explorers also gave the island the name Santo António. [1]
The hotel was supposedly frequented by famous guests while it was still in use, but the reliability of these stories is uncertain. [3] For example, several travel sites claim that Bob Dylan wrote his song Mozambique in the restaurant of the hotel, a story which conflicts with claims that the song was a competition between Dylan and co-writer ...
Despite its tourism assets and its proximity to South Africa, one of the world's top tourist destinations, Mozambique has the lowest tourist numbers of all its neighbours except Malawi. [2] Tourism was a very profitable industry in the pre-independence period. Rhodesians and South Africans visited Beira and Mozambique's southern beaches.
A major Mozambican tourist destination, Barra is home to beach resorts, private vacation homes, restaurants and diving charters. [3] Snorkeling is popular below the Barra Lighthouse at low tide where there is a natural tidal pool. [4] The wreck of the SS Inharrime, an Italian built cargo ship that ran aground in 1949, lies exposed nearby. [5]
Bilene, also known as Praia do Bilene, is a town in southern Mozambique, lying 140 kilometres northeast of Maputo in the province of Gaza. [1] It is known as a beach resort, lying on the Mozambique Channel.
Bazaruto is the largest and northernmost island of the Bazaruto Archipelago off the coast of southern Mozambique. [1] [2] It is a long, narrow barrier island, 31.2 km (19.4 mi) in length and around 110 km 2 (42 sq mi) in area.
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Matemo Island (Kisiwa cha Matemo, in Swahili) forms part of the pristine Quirimbas Islands and is located northeast of Ibo island, in northern Mozambique, [1] about 100 km from the city of Pemba. It is approximately 24 square kilometres in area, with palm groves and beaches.