Quirimbas Archipelago

The Quirimbas Archipelago stretches across 250 kilometres of the northern Mozambican coastline, comprising more than 30 coral islands fringed by mangroves and surrounded by reefs of exceptional biodiversity. Ibo Island is the most historically significant, its 18th-century Portuguese colonial fort and crumbling town forming one of the finest examples of Swahili-Portuguese architecture in East Africa. The marine park protects breeding humpback whales and extensive coral gardens.