Visa Requirements
If you have decided to visit Baobab
beach, there are a few things you might want to know:
All visitors must have a valid passport and visa. Visas can be obtained from
Mozambican embassies and consulates world wide. To find the Mozambican embassy
or consulate nearest you, in South Africa telephone: (012) 3430957. You will
need your passport and two passport photos. Allow six working days for the
processing of your visa.
Mozambican Consulates in South Africa
Johannesburg: 252 Jeppe Street, Cape York Building, 7th floor
Tel: (011) 336 18 19/22, Fax: (011) 336 99 21
Cape Town: 45 Castle Street, 7th floor
Tel: (021) 26 29 44/5, Fax: (021) 26 29 46
Durban: 320 West Street, 5th floor
Tel: (031) 304 02 22, Fax: (031) 304 07 74
Nelspruit: 43 Brown Street
Tel: (013) 752 73 96, Fax: (013) 753 20 88
Mozambican Consulates can also be found in following cities in Europe:
Brussels: Tel: (32 2) 736 0096/7
Paris: Tel: (33 1) 47 64 9132
Bona: Tel: (49 228) 22 4024/5
Rome: Tel: (39 6) 59 21 45
Lisbon: Tel: (351 1) 797 1747/797 1994
London: Tel:(44 71) 383 38 00
You may also find Mozambican consulates in the following cities: Addis Ababa, Lilongwe, Moscow, Mbabane, Stockholm, Geneva, Dar Es Salaam, New York, Washington DC, Lusaka and Harare.
Airlines
Major international airlines operating in Mozambique include:
LAM-Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique
Tel: Maputo, (258 1) 465810/19
Tel: Lisbon (351 1) 321 99 60/3
TAP, Tel: Maputo, (258 1) 42 06 35
SAA, Tel, Maputo, (258 1) 42 07 33
Air France, Tel: Maputo, (258 1) 42 03 37
Air Zimbabwe, bookings can be made through the LAM office
Many of the local charter flight companies now have scheduled flights around
the country and to the islands. For further details you can contact the travel
agents listed below.
Car Hire
Most major towns have both international and national Car rental companies including:
Avis Rent-A-Car, Hertz, Imperial, Interfranca and Ibérica Rent-A-Car.
Contact your travel agent for details.
Currency
Mozambique´s local currency is the Metical, however US dollars and SA
Rand are widely accepted.
It is advisable to carry cash or traveller cheques as credit cards are not widely
accepted and obtaining a cash advance on a credit card in a bank can be a costly
and time consuming process.
Business Hours
Business hours are generally from 8h00 - 12h30 and 14h00 - 17h30.
Banks
Mozambique´s commercial banks - Bank Standard Totta de Moçambique,
Banco de Fomento e Exterior, Banco Popular de Desenvolvimento, Banco Internacional
de Moçambique and Banco Comercial de Moçambique - offer exchange
services in their main Maputo branches.
Banks are open to the public Monday - Friday mornings from 8h00 - 11h00.
Postal Services
The post offices are open Monday to Friday, 7h45 - 12h00 and 14h00 - 17h00 and
Saturday mornings.
Telephones
Most major towns are served by a satellite telephone system. Direct dialling
is available to South Africa and Swaziland. To place a call to a destination
outside the region, dial 100 to book your connection.
The dialling code from outside the country for Mozambique is 258-1 for Maputo,
258-3 for Beira and 258-6 for Nampula.