Great place to visit
PLEASE BEWARE OF ISLE OF MOZAMBIQUE POLICE !!
Visited Isle of Mozambique 4/4/18 - 4/7/18
I was detained , harassed and eventually EXTORTED by members of the Isle of Mozambique police department for making a "illegal" turn in my rented SUV !
Instead of informing me that I made improper turn to park my vehicle (as you should do for any tourist that does not speak the language or is not familiar with local traffic rules) I was detained and asked for money !
I was asked to pay police 10,000 Meticals the equivalent to about $165 USD to be released from their custody . This was a very scary situation I was threatened force when I refused to accompany these officers to local station house !
Situation was eventually resolved after 4 hours with me paying 1,200 Meticals (the equivalent of about $18 USD) for making wrong turn to park my vehicle .
Please keep in mind it was my first day at Isle of Mozambique and was treated is such a fashion .
Corruption is MAJOR problem here BEWARE !!!
Ilha de Mozambique is very beautiful Island
Sea of here is very clean
My favourite place
Beautiful place but please regard the difficult history behind the beauty
A wonderful other worldly Paradise
Amazing place
Great place to visit, the island is small but has a great mix of places to stay, restaurants, sandy beaches and hundreds of historic buildings to check out.
It has got nice beaches. Colonel architecture. It's a beautiful historical place. A good place to visit in the northern part of Mozambique.