Birding Road Trip in Mozambique

Road Trip Highlights

Mozambique

4x4

16 days

4744 km

Spotting the olive-headed weaver, which only occurs in an isolated area near Panda.
Searching for the elusive green tinkerbird.
Spotting the basra reed-warbler, one of the special sightingsfor any bird watcher.

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Author Bio

Don ReidAfrique du Sud

I have been birding and travelling for many years and have upped the tempo in the last few years with formal bird atlasing (also known as Birdmapping) playing a big part.

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Road Trip Itinerary

	Activities	Kms	Stay
Day 1	Drove from eNtokozweni into Mozambique to Xai-Xai for a 1 night stay.	497	Honeypot Camp
Day 2	Drove to Inhambane for a 1 night stay.	261	Areia Branca Lodge
Day 3	Drove up the Barra Peninsula to Morrungulo Beach Lodge for a 1 night stay.	139	Morrungulo Beach Lodge
Day 4	Drove to Inhassoro for a 1 night stay.	225	Complexa Turistico Seta
Day 5	Drove to Beira for a 1 night stay.	409	Jardim de Velas Guest House.
Day 6	Drove to the Rio Savane area for the day and then drove back to Beira.	42	Jardim de Velas Guest House.
Day 7	Drove to M'phingwe Lodge foor an 8 night stay.	270	M'phingwe Lodge
Day 8-9	Drove to the Cataou Area near Camacho for birding and drove back to M'phingwe on both days.	61	M'phingwe Lodge
Day 10	Drove to Sena for birding and then back to M'phingwe.	91	M'phingwe Lodge
Day 11-14	Drove to Coutada 12 near Inhaminga for birding and then back to M'phingwe. Relaxed in M'phingwe for the next 3 days.	142	M'phingwe Lodge
Day 15	Drove into ZImbabwe for a 1 night stay at Lion and Elephant Accomodation near the Bubye RIver.	800	Lion and Elephant Accomodation
Day 16	Drove into South Africa to Pretoria to complete the birding road trip.	566	Pretoria