Try and arrive at Inhambane on the exact start date of your course that we’ve provided. This is usually a Sunday so you will have a day to settle in before we start training. If you can only arrive the day before, don’t fret, we’ll still pick you up! You’ll just need to book an extra night with us. 

You need a return flight booked for your visa, so even if you think you’ll end up staying longer than originally planned, we suggest you book a preliminary return flight. You need to depart on the finish date of your program.

If you are departing from Inhambane (i.e. not doing Safari) then you can book a flight any time of the day (there is usually only one departing flight every day).

If you ARE participating in the Safari week, do not book a LAM return flight to Inhambane. You will travel overland on the safari from Mozambique to South Africa. You will need to book your flight home from Johannesburg airport no earlier than 8.30pm local time – the reason for this is your Safari transport link will not arrive into O. R. Tambo Airport (Johannesburg) before 6.30pm.

We recommend looking first at return flights from your home airport to Maputo or Johannesburg, and a separate flight with LAM to Inhambane. We have found this to be the cheapest route.

We would also encourage you to think about offsetting your flight emissions. You can start by flying with the most carbon efficient airline or choosing travel agents that are eco-friendly. You can find information about doing that here. Then you can offset your carbon footprint using that airline’s offset program, or if they don’t have one you can use organisations such as Carbon Footprint. Just make sure whatever program you choose is verifiable, traceable, permanent and conforms to the Verified Carbon Standard or Clean Development Mechanism.

It’s up to you. The cost of flights varies with airline so going on a flight comparison site would be advised if you want the cheapest flight. We often use kayak, momondo or cheapflights.

LAM airline is the only airline that flies to Inhambane. You will have to book this flight separate to your other flight so make sure you have enough time to make your connection. You can book this online very easily on LAM’s website. Flights from Johannesburg tend to go via Maputo and/or Vilanculos.

You will travel with our trusted travel partners by private bus from Guinjata Bay to our partners in Balule Private Game Reserve. From there, you will then travel by bus with our travel partners to Johannesburg airport. These transfers are included in your safari price and have been risk assessed and safety checked to Love The Oceans’ standards.

We strongly recommend you carry your valuables (all electronics in particular e.g. laptops, phones, cameras and things like sunglasses, contact lenses etc..) in your hand luggage for the whole journey to be safe. Please bring a backpack as hand luggage as this will come in useful for field work.