Maputo and its surroundings
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Where to stay - Maputo ?
The map of your stay "Maputo and its surroundings"
Detail of the stay : Maputo and its surroundings
How to get there - Maputo
Visit Maputo: the tour of the colonial buildings
Steps: Maputo
The Algarve villa, the currency museum, the railway station (CFM), the Eiffel house... Compose your tour around these points of interest. The Chissano Museum and the Nucleo de Arte, located in a former colonial house, are also worth a visit. Enjoy the waterfront. In the evening, immerse yourself in the city's nightlife, many lively weekend bars offer concerts. Chez Nous Jazz Café, inside the railway station (CFM), is the best place in town to listen to jazz.
Places of interest : GARE DE MAPUTO - MUSEE DU CFM CASA DE FERRO VILLA ALGARVE MUSEE ALBERTO CHISSANO MUSÉE DE LA MONNAIE OU CASA AMARELA NUCLEO DE ARTE
Costa do Sol and the fishermen's village
Steps: Maputo
For a walk by the sea, there are three possibilities for you: go back to foot in three hours; walk on foot, return to chapa; return to chapa. In arriving, a little before the fishermen's village, there is a café-restaurant known for years and very popular at all Maputo: Costa do Sol. This is the ideal place for a good time of relaxation, do not hesitate if you have a small trough, it is very good. You are recommended for garlic grilled giant garlic!
The island of Inhaca, between ocean and lagoon
Steps: Maputo
Off Maputo, Inhaca Island is a relaxing excursion an hour from the capital. In front of the Incaha Lodge, where you will land, it is a lagoon, the waters are rather cloudy green, the bottom a little muddy. But we can swim there without any problems. Farther away, in the northeast of the island and near the lighthouse, between the ocean and the lagoon, there is a much more attractive and wild beach. The sand is whiter, the waters are bluer and clearer. By foot, it is relatively long (about 3h, 5h to 6h round trip), you will cross mangroves, small plateaus and palm groves. Another solution is to use the village tractor, which is also used to transport tourists, but be prepared to pay the price. Finally, the last beaches of interest are certainly those on the ocean side. They are wild, deserted, spirited, and dangerous for swimming. To reach them, you must have a boat.
