With its stately colonial buildings, sublime 2500km coastline, remote archipelagos and fascinating cultures, Mozambique is Africa's insider's tip. The choices are endless here, and this edition will have you diving with manta rays in Tofo, watching wildlife on safari in Gorongosa National Park, partying the night away amid Maputo's thriving nightlife, hiking the misty mountains of the Chimanimani ranges and island hopping by dhow in the Quirimbas Archipelago.

• 36 Detailed and easy to use maps
• DIVING chapter reveals where to take the plunge
• EXPANDED coverage of Northern Mozambique, one of Africa's last frontiers
• GREEN INDEX helps make your travels ecofriendly