Discover Maputo and keep good memories. Before the independence, it was called Lourenço Marques, a name of a Portuguese successful business man at that time. The name changed to Maputo after the independence of the country. It belongs to a local traditional leader and it is also the name of a local river. The population of Maputo is around 1 million people and weather is usually hot.
Maputo is a very hospitable place, and it is full of attractive places. In this tour, you are going to explore the following places: Maputo railway station, Maputo central market, Maputo fortress, Tunduro botanical garden, Statue of Samora Machel, the Iron House, Maputo Cathedral, Maputo old mosque, Saint Antonio da Polana church, Handcraft market and fish market along Costa de sol beach.
Maputo railway station was ranked as the 3rd most beautiful station in the world by Times magazine in 2016, and the Iron House was built by Gustav Eiffel. The Portuguese government bout it in Belgium in an international exhibition to be the general governor's house in Mozambique. Come to Mozambique and learn more about our culture.