Navigating the City of Acacias: A guidebook for your stay in Maputo
Sports
A marine club in the neighbourhood. Presenting a sea-side international cusine restaurant with delicious food, a 25m lap pool with 6 lanes, water sports support (kite surfing, sailing). An easy-going, relaxed crowd of company.
7 locals recommend
Clube Maritimo
A marine club in the neighbourhood. Presenting a sea-side international cusine restaurant with delicious food, a 25m lap pool with 6 lanes, water sports support (kite surfing, sailing). An easy-going, relaxed crowd of company.
Neighborhoods
Spots of interest and with interesting aspects to explore...
A humble neighbourhood in Maputo, part of a historic urban planning and economic strategy by the colonial governement to supply the city with capcitated labour - labour immigrants quartier that hosted people from Arab East Africa (and islands) as well as people from to the Northern provices of Mozambique.
The neighbourhood is famous for producing and hosting revolutionaries, poets, artists, sportspeople, economy-builders and other icons that many know and that few recognize.
You may find here the Mafalala Museum and work facilitated by the Iverca organization and other international partners and donors.
Mafalala
A humble neighbourhood in Maputo, part of a historic urban planning and economic strategy by the colonial governement to supply the city with capcitated labour - labour immigrants quartier that hosted people from Arab East Africa (and islands) as well as people from to the Northern provices of Mozambique.
The neighbourhood is famous for producing and hosting revolutionaries, poets, artists, sportspeople, economy-builders and other icons that many know and that few recognize.
You may find here the Mafalala Museum and work facilitated by the Iverca organization and other international partners and donors.
Calm neighbourhood residential but with many little gems to find here and there, especially if you have an observant eye and curious mind.
Restaurants, cultural centers, gardens and many embassies are face-value things you may find here, the rest I leave up to you to find out...
Sommerschield
Calm neighbourhood residential but with many little gems to find here and there, especially if you have an observant eye and curious mind.
Restaurants, cultural centers, gardens and many embassies are face-value things you may find here, the rest I leave up to you to find out...
City/town information
A beach town across the bridge on the Southern-most tip of the Mozambican coast.
Eco lodges, sea food galore, holiday beach homes, water sports (snorkeling, scuba diving, kite surfing, boat rides) available and a nice and accessible place to go for a beach weekend get-away.
20 locals recommend
Ponta do Ouro
A beach town across the bridge on the Southern-most tip of the Mozambican coast.
Eco lodges, sea food galore, holiday beach homes, water sports (snorkeling, scuba diving, kite surfing, boat rides) available and a nice and accessible place to go for a beach weekend get-away.
City advice
Getting around
Day-time walks, Taxi, tuk-tuk(chopela)
CIty is good for walking but avoid walking at night and in any place where you don't feel comfortable.
Taxi services:
- Local yellow cabs - can get at airport or in designated taxi stops.
- "Viva Taxi" - phone: 84 333 0555 (app also available on Apple store and Google Play)
- Tuk Tuk or Chopela (as they are called here in Moz). E.g. Driver Fernando 84 789 9050
Useful phrases
Obrigado(a) / Khanimambo
Way to say thank you.
Useful phrases
Boleia - "Podes me dar uma boleia por favor?"
Lift- "May you give a lift please?"
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