Pemba Travel Forum

The Government of Mozambique is making Pemba look like a paradise through their advertisements, yet it is not very popular, Why ?

1. Is it because,airline connections are poor?
2. Is personal safety the issue?
3. The facilities are not adequate?
4. Is it the language barrier ?
5. Or any other reason ?

Tryguru

Short answer - it is a paradise and becoming more and more popular.
Remember Mozambique is still recovering from the effects of a long civil war, now long over but infrastructure does not get rebuilt overnight. Most of Mozambiques tourism is still dependant on South Africans who mostly go to southern Mozambique simply because it is closest. Driving up to the north takes time. Safety is NOT an issue and facilities range from very basis to 6 star luxury. My Portuguese is very basis but I have never had a problem with English which is spoken more and more (rural Moz will be a challenge though). The beaches are equal or better than any other in teh world, people are friendly and the seafood in the north cheap and plentyful. If you have an opportunity to go, go.

I have not been there myself but People who have been there have said the expensive hotel was overpriced and not up to standard and the sea at hotel not good for swimming beacause of shell fish ( those little pumpkins) not sure what you call them.I wanted to go myself but seems a lot of people I know been very disappointed. but they did say it was stunningly beautiful!