Foreign travel advice

Mozambique

Warning FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Mozambique.

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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.

Areas where FCDO advises against travel

Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice.

Cabo Delgado Province

FCDO advises against all travel to northern Cabo Delgado Province due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism. The advice covers the districts of:

  • Mueda
  • Nangade
  • Palma, except Palma town, where FCDO advises against all but essential travel
  • Mocímboa da Praia
  • Muidumbe
  • Meluco
  • Macomia
  • Quissanga
  • Ibo, including the islands off the coast

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the rest of Cabo Delgado Province due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism.

Nampula Province

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the districts of Memba and Eráti in Nampula Province, due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism.

Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel

Before you travel

No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide and see support for British nationals abroad for information about specific travel topics.

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Travel insurance

If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.