Inhambane

                         
Further north from the capital, in the province of the same name, is the city of Inhambane. This Mozambique city established as a Portuguese trading post in 1534 it is one of the oldest European settlements in Southern Africa.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, with its fine clock tower, was built by the Portuguese about 200 years ago.
This is the capital of the province and located on a protected bay 469km (291 miles) from Maputo, which was popular in the 1400s and 1500s with the Portuguese explorers, in particular Vasco Da Gama sadly this settlement also later became a major slave port and ivory trading centre which went on unhindered late into the 1800s.
Inhambane is one of the most attractive Mozambican towns with great colonial architecture. It serves as a springboard for access to the famous Tofo and Barra beach resorts nearby and also to Coconut Bay and Jangamo Beach. Tofu and the surrounding areas have excellent diving with good reefs and large marine life including reef sharks, Humpback Whales and Whale Sharks in season.
In town visitors can go sightseeing at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, the Governors House, the mosque, the train station and the local market or sail on a dhow across the harbour.