La Républicuqe du Mozambique est situé sur la côte orientale du continent
africain. Il est etouré par l'Afrique du Sud, le Swaziland, le Zimbabwe, la
Zambie, le Malawi et la Tanzanie. Il est une ancienne colonie portugaise, le
deuxième pays lusophone par sa population et le troisième par sa superficie.
Le pays est membre de la Communauté des pays de langue portugaise, de
l'organiastion internationale de la francophonie et du Commonwealth of
Nations.
Région Maputo
La ville, qui a été bâtie sur la rive nord de l' "Estuário do Espírito
Santo", un estuaire donnant par l'ouest sur la baie de Maputo (ancienne "Baía
do Espírito Santo"), n'existait pas avant l'arrivée des Européens. Il
existait, cependant, un comptoir ou lieu d'échange entre
Arabes et
Africains, connu sous le nom de Catembe,
sur la rive sud de l'estuaire. En
1502, le Portugais
António de Campos est le premier Européen à
apercevoir la baie de Maputo, mais c'est le navigateur Lourenço Marques qui
l'explora réellement pour la première fois en
1544.
Currency
The currency used in
Mozambique is
Meticais.
Be cautious when changing money at the
Mozambique
border post or anywhere other than at banks
SA Rand, US$, GBP and Euro are usually
accepted.
Also accepted are Master and Visa credit cards.
We do not accept Amex or Diners Club cards or
travellers cheques.
Note: Travellers cheques are difficult to
exchange in Mozambique.
Passports and visa
Passports
are required for all visitors to Mozambique.
South
African passport holders do not need visa’s.
Other
nationalities need to apply for visa's.
It is
advisable to obtain visa's before travelling to Mozambique as this can often
prove difficult at the various points of entry including airports and border
control posts. It is possible that last minute visa's may not be issued at
all at these entry points.
Fly-In Guests need to pay a US$ 30
departure tax when leaving Inhambane airport.
Self-drive
visitors
•Do not carry firearms as
no firearms may be carried across the border and neither can firearms be
handed into any police station in South Africa, due to the changes in
legislation in this regard.
•No animals whatsoever are
permitted to be carried across the border
•Travellers who have
visited, or come from, countries affected by Yellow Fever are advised to
have a Yellow Fever vaccination for entry into both South Africa and
Mozambique.
•Please note
that there are many individuals working on both sides of the border who are
passing themselves off as government officials and who offer to complete
documentation on behalf of travellers for a fee. These individuals are
fraudsters and should be avoided at all costs. Please also note that no fees
are payable on either side of the border for the completion of documents.
•Please also do not use the
runners at the border post who offer to jump the immigration queues for a
fee. This makes you party to fraud and corruption and undermines the efforts
of the relevant government departments to stamp out corruption and provide
an effective service.
•South African travellers
to Mozambique are required to complete a DA341 for their vehicle. Please
ensure that information provided on that document is accurate, as there are
serious legal implications should this information be found to be
inaccurate.
•Third party insurance for
South African vehicles crossing the border is compulsory and can be obtained
from various outlets at the border and at Komatipoort, agents at the Lebombo
Border Dry Port, as well as the Sasol garage near the N4. These service
providers will also assist with necessary documentation for your trip across
the border.
•Night time travellers
should beware of pedestrians and stray animals on the road. Avoid travelling
at night if at all possible.
