Nampula, Mozambique · Africa
Nacala sits on the route: 50 minutes from Mossuril, 53km from Stone Town, Island of Mozambique.
Nacala is in Nampula, Mozambique, with about 240,000 people. The nearest town is Mossuril, about 45 km away.
Nacala (also known as Cidade de Nacala or Nacala-Porto) is a city on the northern coast of Mozambique. Located in the southwestern indentation of inner Fernao Veloso Bay, it is the deepest natural port on the east coast of Africa. Nacala serves as the terminal for the Nacala railway, a rail line to the landlockedRead more
Malawi. South of Nacala is Mozambique Island, at one time the capital of Mozambique and now a World Heritage Site.
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Within an hour or so of Nacala: Stone Town, Island of Mozambique (53 km).
Nacala is in Nampula, Mozambique, about 45 km from Mossuril.
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ancient ruins
The coral-stone northern half of a small island linked to the mainland by a 3 km single-lane bridge, once the capital of Portuguese East Africa. The 16th-century Fort São Sebastião and Nossa Senhora do Baluarte chapel anchor it.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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