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Mozambique: Essential Travel Info

How do you get to Mozambique?

Plane

There are direct flights from Paris and Lisbon to Maputo. Flights from Frankfurt go to Maputo via Johannesburg or Lisbon. You can also fly to Maputo from Germany via Darassalam/Tanzania or Nairobi/Kenya. Another international airport is located next to Maputo in Beira.

Ship

Passenger ships operate between Maputo and Beira.

Rail

There is a train connection between Johannesburg in South Africa and the Mozambican border at Komatipoort with a connection to Maputo. There are also trains from Harare in Zimbabwe to Beira and Maputo, from Malawi to Beira and from Durban in South Africa to Maputo.

Car and bus

With the exception of the road to Tanzania, the roads connecting the neighboring countries are relatively well developed. There are regular buses between Maputo and Johannesburg and other South African cities. There are also minibuses between Maputo and Swaziland.

Travel in the country

Air connections

Domestic air connections exist between Maputo and the major cities in the country.

Railways

The country’s railroad network covers around 3,100 km. Passenger trains run between Beira and Tete, from Maputo to Goba, Ressano Garcia and north to Zimbabwe, and from Mozambique and Naçala to Nampula and Lichinga.

Bus

A bus network connects cities and rural regions with one another.

Ferry connections

The country has about 460 km of navigable waterways.

Roads and rental cars

Mozambique has approximately 5,700 km of paved roads. The roads between Maputo and Beira and between Beira and Tete are in good condition. Otherwise, overland trips are largely inadvisable due to land mines and possible robberies. An international driver’s license is required for rental cars.

Traffic rules

There is left-hand traffic in Mozambique. In order to avoid trouble with the police or even the courts, one should strictly adhere to the traffic regulations in force in the country. The maximum speeds shown can of course be reduced or increased by traffic signs. Regardless of the information given here, it is advisable to obtain detailed information from the ADAC or the AvD.

Maximum speeds

The speed limit in cities is 60 km/h in Mozambique and 120 km/h in the rest of the country. You should always pay attention to the signs. Mobile radar traps are used particularly on the EN1.

Special regulations

The international “STOP” is called “PARE” in Mozambique.

International license plate

According to Abbreviationfinder, Mozambique’s international license plate is:

MOC

Mozambique: entry and exit regulations

Formalities, visas

To enter Mozambique, tourists need a passport that is valid for at least six months after their stay, a visa and a confirmation from the travel agency about the booked trip and accommodation. A valid yellow fever vaccination must be proven when entering from a yellow fever infection area.

Visa department of the Embassy of Mozambique

Stromstrasse 47

10551 Berlin

Tel: 0049 – (0) 30 – 39 87 65 00

Email: [email protected]

Currency

Local currency

The national currency of Mozambique is the Mozambique Metical (Mt).

1 Mozambique Metical = 100 Centavos.

Import and export of the local currencyThe import and export of the local currency is not permitted.
Import and export of foreign currenciesThe import of foreign currencies is unlimited, but there is a declaration requirement. The export is permitted up to a maximum of the amount declared upon entry.

Goods, customs, shopping

Import regulations

The following articles may be imported into Mozambique duty-free:

200 cigarettes or 250 g tobacco

0.75 l spirits

perfume for personal use.

The importation of weapons and drugs of all kinds is strictly prohibited. Valuable electronic devices must be declared. The export of lobsters, mussels and antique coins, among others, is prohibited.

Cheap goods, souvenirs

Popular souvenirs from Mozambique are reed mats, wood carvings, printed fabrics, wicker and leather items.

Mozambique: Travel Medicine, Vaccinations, and Warnings

Infectious Diseases

In Mozambique, the following infectious diseases are to be expected in Germany and Central and Northern Europe:

Malaria: There is a high risk of infection nationwide and in cities all year round. Well over 90% of the infections occur with the very dangerous malaria tropica, the rest with malaria tertiana.
HIV, AIDS
Amoebic dysentery
Bacterial agitation
Schistosomiasis
Cholera– but there is only a risk of infection for travelers who come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
Dengue fever disease
Intestinal infectionsfrom contaminated food or water, including amoeba, lamblia, salmonella, shigella, worm infestation and all kinds of viruses and bacteria
Filariasis
Hepatitis A and B
Polio, polio
Meningococcal meningitis
pest
tetanus
Sleeping sickness
rabies
Typhoid– however, there is only a risk of infection for travelers who come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.

Vaccination recommendations

Cholera– but only among travelers who can come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
Diphtheria– a vaccination against diphtheria should always exist, also in the home country.
Hepatitis A and B– vaccination against hepatitis B is only necessary for people who may come into contact with blood or who are looking for sexual contact.
Polio, polio– vaccination against polio should always exist, also in the home country.
Meningococcal meningitis
Tetanus– a vaccination against tetanus should always exist, also in the home country.
Rabies– but only for high-risk travelers who can come into contact with the vector animals.
Typhoid– but only for travelers who can come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.

Compulsory vaccination

For all persons older than one year and arriving from a yellow fever infection area designated by the WHO, there is a compulsory vaccination against a yellow fever disease.

Yellow fever vaccination for children

In most of the countries where a yellow fever vaccination is compulsory, this also applies to children over one year of age, in some countries even from six months. To do this, it should be noted:

There were a number of side effects associated with vaccination against yellow fever, including encephalitis. Around two-thirds of those affected were children under six months. Therefore, under no circumstances should children under this age be vaccinated. But children under one year of age should also not be vaccinated if possible. If in doubt, yellow fever infection areas must then be avoided. Any vaccination against yellow fever may only be carried out in specially authorized yellow fever vaccination centers!

Malaria prophylaxis

When traveling in the country, it is strongly advised to undergo malaria prophylaxis. If the side effects seem too worrying, you should at least have a “stand-by preparation” with you.

Mozambique: Diplomatic missions

Visit Countryaah for a full list of Mozambique embassies and consulates in each country around the world.

Representations of Mozambique in Germany

The building of the Embassy of Mozambique is located on Stromstraße – not far from the confluence with Perleberger Straße – in the Berlin district of Moabit in the Berlin-Mitte district.

The six-story building is relatively new and, in addition to the embassy on the first floor, houses an addiction counseling service on the ground floor as well as a number of financial and real estate service providers.

About 50 m away – on Perleberger Straße – there is a bus stop for the M 27 bus.

Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Berlin

Stromstrasse 47

10551 Berlin

Tel: 0049 – (0) 30 – 39 87 65 00

Email: [email protected]

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Contact

Hamburg

Honorary Consulate in HamburgGroße Elbstraße 138

22767 Hamburg

Tel: 0049 – (0) 40 – 376 734 00