Mozambique
Warnings and insurance
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Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Areas where FCDO advises against travel
Cabo Delgado Province
FCDO advises against all travel to the following districts in Cabo Delgado Province due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism. The advice covers the districts of:
- Chiure
- 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.
Disruption and ongoing protests
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Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
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.
About FCDO travel advice
FCDO provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when this advice is updated.
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Areas where FCDO advises against travel
Cabo Delgado Province
FCDO advises against all travel to the following districts in Cabo Delgado Province due to attacks by groups with links to Islamist extremism. The advice covers the districts of:
- Chiure
- 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.
Disruption and ongoing protests
ThereThe Constitutional Council is significantexpected ongoingto unrestvalidate acrossPresidential Mozambiqueelection followingresults theon Octoberor elections,around this23 isDecember. expectedYou toshould continueprepare for thesignificant foreseeabledisruption future. Protests and demonstrationsunrest canacross beMozambique violentfrom andthe occurweek atof short16 notice,December preceding and in somethe instances,weeks policefollowing havethe usedannouncement.
Protests liveand ammunition,demonstrations leadingcontinue to civiliansoccur beingat killedshort notice across Mozambique and injured.
Ifeven youpeaceful areprotests consideringhave travelbeen known to Mozambiqueturn atviolent. thisIn timesome seek,instances, localpolice advicehave andused monitorlive localammunition mediato fordisperse areasdemonstrations youand maycivilians travel,have andbeen thekilled transportand routesinjured. youThe willarea take.around Bethe preparedRessano forGarcia significantland disruptionborder atwith shortSouth notice.Africa Stayspecifically awayhas frombeen crowdsvolatile and payvulnerable attention to yourunpredictable surroundings.violence.
Roads,Roads routes to airports and border crossings can quickly be restricted, blocked or closed,closed affectingat servicesshort andnotice. Pay transportattention nationwide.to Unpredictableyour violencesurroundings, hasstay occurredaway infrom crowds, monitor the arealocal aroundmedia theand Ressanobe Garciaprepared landfor borderdisruption withto Southservices Africa.and transport nationwide which can affect main routes, including those to airports.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
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.
About FCDO travel advice
FCDO provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when this advice is updated.