The Quirimbas Archipelago Tour in Mozambique offers you a unique experience to view the lovely Quirimbas Archipelago located in Mozambique in Africa. On your Quirimbas Archipelago Tour, you will get to see the 32 coral islands stretching from Pemba to the Rovuma River, which forms the natural frontier between the countries of Tanzania and Mozambique.
Quirimbas Archipelago is one of the wonderful tourist destinations on the world and an unexplored tourist paradise. The southern-most 11 of these islands and a vast expanse of mainland forest are included in the Quirimbas National Park, which is a conservation effort to preserve and protect the area.
The highlights of the fine and scenic Quirimbas Archipelago are as follows:
The archipelago itself
Quirimba and Ibo Islands
Quirimbas National Park
Pristine coral reefs
Abundant marine life
Superb snorkeling and scuba diving activities
The Ibo Island in the Quirimbas Archipelago offers for fascinating sightseeing options.
There is the Pentagonal fort in the Island. Ibo Island is probably most visited for its enthralling history and beautiful old buildings. It is in this historic Ibo Island that Vasco da Gama rested in the year 1502. Later, Ibo became a major trading center for ivory and slaves. On your Quirimbas Archipelago Tour, one will come across Ibo Island's 200-year old ghost town and 16th Century forts.
As part of the Mozambique Tours, the 3 forts, a cathedral, and numerous palatial homes can be seen in this Island. Quirimbas Archipelago Tour also includes traveling to the Mozambique Conservation and the Quilalea Sanctuary. In the Sanctuary, you can see coral reefs, sea grass beds, inter-tidal flats and undersea canyons. The coral reefs are particularly rich and include about 52 genera of corals. Long, fringing coral reefs are also found in the east of the Sencar Island.
The Quilalea Sanctuary was the first marine protected area in Quirimbas Archipelago. The buildings here are made of local rocks and seawater was used in a traditional cement mix. The marine sanctuary functions as a nursery and turtles and dugongs have been sighted many times nesting. The humpback whales along with a total of 375 different species of fish have been identified in the Sanctuary.
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