Mozambique City Tours Towns Attractions:Luxury Nampula Town And Tofo Beach

NAMPULA TOWN.

This is the commercial heart of Mozambique, with banks, hotels, tennis clubs, supermarkets and large glass-fronted stores selling expensive motorcars, but it is not the place for a holiday. The skyline of the town is dominated by the twin cupola called Cathedral de Nosa, Senhora da Conceiao which the locals irreverently call 'Gina Lollobrigida'.

Tucked in the rolling hills and rising mountains of the interior, this modern town was established as a regional centre in 1967 when the Portuguese government transferred the army headquarters from Mozambique Island to here.

TOFO BEACH.

22km northeast of Inhambane you will find Tofo Beach, and she will be all you imagined her to be. Even better is the fact that a number of Mozambique's best beaches are close by. The whole shoreline is a beautiful stretch frequented by fishermen and dhows. You can reach Tofo by normal two-wheel drive vehicles, but the other lodges to the south are accessible by 4x4 only.

Tofo has a much livelier atmosphere and nightlife by comparison with the quieter resorts found south of Inhambane. There is a decent range of budget accommodation all along the beach but backpackers may feel a little marginalised.