Dear valued partners and friends travellers,
We all share the impact of the global outbreak of COVID-19 and hope that the worldwide spread of the disease can very soon be brought under control.
On October 30th 2020, President Filipe Nyusi announced the resumption of tourism visa issuing and the end of the need for quarantine for people entering the country with a negative coronavirus test or a Covid vaccination.
In March 2023, Mozambique’s government has withdrawn the requirement for a vaccination certificate and a negative test for Covid-19 for foreigners seeking to enter the country as part of the easing of restrictions imposed by the pandemic and to boost tourism.
The cabinet spokesman, Filimão Suaze, cited by daily newspaper Notícias, said that a rapid test for Covid-19 at the entrance to the country would also no longer be required for travellers who do not present a vaccination certificate.
The easing of restrictions imposed by the pandemic is an international trend and aims to boost tourism in Southern Africa.
MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA ARE OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
Currently the following international airlines flying to Maputo are: Ethiopian Airlines, Keynian Airways, TAP, LAM, Qatar and Airlink.
Airlink flies daily between Johannesburg, South Africa and Vilanculos, Mozambique. Airlinks links as well daily Johannesburg to Maputo, Nampula, Beira and twice a week from Kruger to Vilanculos. LAM flies links Johannesburg to Maputo, Inhambane and Vilanculos.
COVID SITUATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
Currently, Mozambique’s Covid-19 statistics are: 230.579 confirmed cases, of whom 228.299 have made a complete recovery, and 44 are active cases. 2.229 Covid-19 patients have died including 27 from unrelated causes since the beginning of the pandemic. As for June 2024, the Mozambique is Covid free.
The 46 active Covid cases in Mozambique are geographicaly distributed as follows: 7 cases in the in the city of Maputo and 2 in Maputo province. As for the rest of the provinces, there are 9 active cases in Nampula, 4 in Cabo Delgado, 4 in Manica, 12 in Tete, 2 in Inhambane, 4 in Niassa, 2 in Sofala, 9 in Zambezia and 0 in Gaza.
Mozambique and Southern Africa are safe to Travel!
We will of course keep you updated of any change in the current situation.
Please rely only on trusted official sources for your information, such as the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), SATSA and Tourism Update.
Keep well and safe!
Very best from sunny Mozambique
Laurence
