Mozambique, just for us

5 days ago

3 min read

Every now and then we fly a trip purely for ourselves. In late September 2026, Nicola and I loaded the plane with our partners and a good friend and spent nine days flying through Mozambique. No guests and no schedule to deliver.

Just us, doing exactly what our guests do, and a timely reminder of why we started this company.

Here is what we got up to, and why it matters if you are thinking of flying with us.

mozambique ocean swim — Mike and Nicola, great friends, enjoying the warm ocean in Mozambique.

Nine days, four worlds

Kruger.
- A dawn bush walk near Berg en Dal, then wheels up from Kruger International.
Vilanculos and Bazaruto.
- A night on the water at Casa Babi, a sunrise swim among the dhows, dolphins on the way out to Bazaruto and a rare glimpse of a dugong.
Zinave National Park.
- A bush strip beside the Save River, a swim in the riverbed and a rhino walking past the deck built into an old baobab.
Inhambane and Tofo.
- Seafood bought straight from the fishermen, a day on a dhow to Ilha dos Porcos and sandbanks covered in starfish.

By road, that is days of driving. By air, each hop took an hour or two, and every one of them was a highlight in its own right.

Pilots, hosts and one very happy aircraft parked in the shade at Zinave.

What it means for you

More time where it counts. A small plane turns days of travel into short hops. You land, unpack and are on the beach or out in the bush the same afternoon.
The flight is part of the safari. Our low-level run from Zinave to Inhambane, over the Bazaruto sandbanks, flamingos on the flats, empty beaches and reef, is a view you simply cannot get any other way.

Bazaruto and the coast to Inhambane, seen the only way that does them justice.

Wild places, without the crowds. Bush strips like Zinave put you deep inside remote, uncrowded parks, with the plane a short walk from camp.
Bush and beach in one trip. A rhino under a baobab one evening, a swim in the Indian Ocean the next morning.
Hosts who love it as much as you will. We are commercial pilots and qualified field guides, and we fly, host and stay with you throughout. Nicola cannot help himself: every bird, track and tree comes with a story.
Your plane, your pace. Slow days are part of the plan. Some of our best moments were a fiercely competitive game of bird bingo over breakfast and a long lunch after a morning under sail on a dhow.

A rhino at Zinave and a dhow off Inhambane, a day's flying apart.

And yes, after every landing there is a cold drink under the wing. Some traditions are non-negotiable.

Fly Mozambique yourself

You do not have to wait for our next trip. Our Bush, Beach and Wildlife Adventure follows much the same thread: Kruger, Vilanculos and the Bazaruto archipelago, a remote Mozambican reserve, and the Inhambane coast. Our Wild Waterways: Beyond Borders safari ends on the beach at Tofo. Or we can shape a journey entirely around you.