Café del Río

Top choice in Mozambique


When Tete's heat has melted you to a runny pulp, revive your spirits at Cafe del Rio, a beautiful thatched restaurant furnished like an upmarket African safari lodge that catches gorgeous sunsets over the Zambezi. You can easily while away a whole evening here playing chess, smoking cigars, knocking back cocktails and enjoying steak and the local speciality, pende fish.


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1. Bridge

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The town's most impressive sight is the 538m-long suspension bridge that spans the Zambezi River.

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There are the remains of an old Portuguese fort (now a cultural centre) on the river near the bridge.

3. Missão de Boroma

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About 25km northwest of Tete, overlooking the river, is the Missão de Boroma. Founded in 1885 by Jesuit missionaries, it was known for its colégio (school…