Leg 93, Imhaca, Mozambique via Kruger National Park, South Africa to Chinde, Mozambique
DAY11_23.PLN (12.9 KB)
Mozambique is mostly flat (in game at least) Easy flying with comfortably long runways
11-23 Inhaca FQIA 4:06 AM
11-23 Maputo FQMA 4:20 AM
11-23 Bilene FQBI 4:49 AM
11-23 Xinavane FQMC 5:07 AM
11-23 Komatipoort FULD 5:30 AM
11-23 Buffelshoek FABG 5:39 AM
11-23 Gowrie FAGO 5:43 AM
11-23 Arathusa Safari Lodge FACC 5:47 AM
11-23 Londolozi FALD 5:50 AM
11-23 Singita Safari Lodge FATV 5:53 AM
11-23 Inyati FATD 5:56 AM
11-23 Ulusaba FATU 5:58 AM
11-23 Graksop FUHC 6:17 AM
11-23 Hoedspruit FUIL 6:32 AM
11-23 Hoedspruit AB FAHS 6:37 AM
11-23 Hoedspruit FUIN 6:41 AM
11-23 Phalaborwa FUQO 6:48 AM
11-23 Phalaborwa FUQP 6:52 AM
11-23 Phalaborwa FUQN 6:55 AM
11-23 Phalaborwa FUQR 7:06 AM
11-23 Massingir FAPB 7:23 AM
11-23 Homoine FQMI 8:29 AM
11-23 Inhambane FQIN 8:38 AM
11-23 Massinga FQMX 8:52 AM
11-23 Vilankulo FQVL 9:20 AM
11-23 Maxixe FQMB 9:35 AM
11-23 Benguera Island BCW 9:41 AM
11-23 Bazaruto Island BZB 9:51 AM
11-23 Paradise Island FQBE 10:02 AM
11-23 Inhassoro FQBC 10:09 AM
11-23 Vila Franco Do Save FQ49 10:26 AM
11-23 Buffalo Camp FQBA 10:39 AM
11-23 Quebese FQBB 10:49 AM
11-23 Beira FQBR 11:22 AM
11-23 Mafambisse FQDO 11:35 AM Drone cam landing
11-23 Chinde INE 12:21 PM Drone cam landing
Flight time 8:15 35 stops
First up the capital of Mozambique, Maputo
Big Indian Ocean port with a Bronze domed railway station from 1916
The bay of Maputo is fed by 3 rivers, Rio Matola, Umbulizi and the Tembe
Fortress of Maputo and Samora Machel, a military commander who became the first president of Mozambique after gaining independence from Portugal in 1975
Lago Muandje on the coast, 8 meters above sea level
Heading inland for a bit, Londolozi Game Reserve
Graskop (head of grass), South Africa
There is a glass elevator down into the gorge from where you can see the waterfall
Blyde River Nature Reserve
A bit further along out from the rain
Hoedspruit at the foot of Klein Drakensberg (little dragon mountain)
Palabora Copper Mine, South Africa’s leading copper producer
Back to the coast, Barra Beach at Inhambane
Great place for sailing and you can also find s statue of Vasco da Gama in Inhambane
Close to Vilankulo
Ilha de Magaruque in a big tidal basin
Bazaruto, ideal spot for snorkling
Ilha de Santa Corlina aka Paradise island
Nova Sofala
Beira where the Pungwe river meets the Indian Ocean
Macuti lighthouse and Beira and the reason for building a lighthouse
Approaching Chinde by moon light
The moon apparently is so bright that my crew doesn’t bother to take off their sun glasses
Safely landed at Cinde
Malawi tomorrow, then on to Madagascar