A Swiss tour operator with a resident multilingual team in Mozambique. We design adventure, relaxation and cultural discovery into a single, considered itinerary — for travellers who notice the details.
Olimar African Incoming is a Lugano-based tour operator dedicated to designing tailor-made trips to Mozambique. We turn each journey into a single, coherent experience — adventure, relaxation and cultural discovery — with the attention to detail European travellers expect.
Our network of partnerships is small and deliberate. Hotels, restaurants and ground operators chosen for their craft, not their reach.
On the ground, every Olimar trip is delivered by our local correspondent, the Bazaruto Incoming Agency — Marina's resident team in Vilankulo. Boats, transfers, guides, every logistical thread.
A long Indian Ocean coastline, two extraordinary national parks, the largest marine reserve in the region, and three civilisations layered on top of each other. Still off most maps. That's the point.
Tofo, Vilanculos, Chidenguele, and the Bazaruto Archipelago — six islands inside the largest marine reserve in the Indian Ocean. The natural beach extension to a Southern African safari.
Beyond the coast, Mozambique surprises. Gorongosa is one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the region; Zinave (Inhambane) now hosts the Big Five.
Humpbacks from late June to mid-October. Whale sharks year-round at Tofo. Bazaruto and Memba Bay host giant manta rays and one of the last viable populations of dugongs on the African coast.
Three layered civilisations on one coast — Swahili, Portuguese, Mozambican. Travel by chauffeur-driven vehicle through 2 to 4-day stops. Ilha de Moçambique is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Olimar designs trips for four broad temperaments. Tell us where on the spectrum you fall and we'll compose the rest.
Snorkelling with whale sharks, manta rays and dugongs. Sand bars only reachable by boat. Diving on Two Mile Reef.
Gorongosa National Park, the Elephant Reserve, and Zinave — now hosting the Big Five. Pair coast with bush.
Kitesurfing on the flats. Scuba diving at Two Mile Reef. Quad biking the dunes. Horseback at sunset. Whale watching in season.
Maputo, Inhambane, Ilha de Moçambique. Swahili, Portuguese and Mozambican stratigraphies on one coast.
Marina has been organising weddings in Mozambique for years. The team handles permits, celebrant, flowers, music, the boat, the chef on the beach — every thread. Quiet ceremonies for two and full-week celebrations for fifty.
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Mozambique director
Marina is the beating heart of Olimar in Mozambique. Italian, twenty years in European tourism, in Vilankulo since 2012. She runs the local team, designs the on-the-ground experience and organises weddings in her spare time.
Swiss founder
Behind a businessman's appearance, Oliver is the lover of travel and adventure who keeps Olimar's European standards. The reason every itinerary feels considered.
Fill in as much as you'd like — the more we know, the more useful our first proposal will be. Then we'll meet, refine, and build the trip together.
Marina or Oliver will reply within two working days. If you don't see anything within three, check spam — and reply to this email directly: marina@olimarafricanincoming.ch.