Mozambique is pitching itself to UK travel agents as a different kind of African holiday for 2027, after the number of foreign guests staying in its accommodation establishments rose 12.5% to 852,177 in 2025.
International guest overnight stays rose 10.9% to about 2.53mn, according to figures in a release issued in London by ACCESS Marketing.
The UK has historically been one of Mozambique’s most important source markets. Research published by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in 2024 found that British travellers accounted for 4% of the country’s international arrivals in 2019, making the UK its third-largest source market after South Africa and Zimbabwe.
With around 2,500km of Indian Ocean coastline, the country is suggesting three types of itinerary to agents. A safari-and-sea trip would combine Gorongosa National Park, which the campaign describes as one of Africa’s most compelling wildlife restoration stories, with a stay in the Bazaruto Archipelago. An island itinerary centres on the islands off Vilankulo, with dhow sailing between sandbanks and snorkelling, while humpback whales migrate through Mozambique’s coastal waters between June and October.
A culture-and-coast option pairs Maputo’s food, art and music scene with the beaches of southern Mozambique, or with the UNESCO-listed Ilha de Moçambique in the north, where African, Arab and Portuguese influences have mixed for centuries.
The campaign is also aimed at the luxury market, with island lodges, private villas and wilderness camps pitched at travellers “who have already ticked off the more familiar African destinations”.
For British visitors, digital visa services are handled by VFS Global, which works with the Mozambican authorities. Travellers are advised to check the latest entry requirements and current UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advice before booking.
Air access into the country is widening. Ethiopian Airlines launched flights from Addis Ababa to Nacala in October, its third Mozambican destination after Maputo and Beira. Off the north-east coast, South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation has been seeking an equity partner to complete the Lux-Isle private island resort in the Topuito Isles.
