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Macaneta Day Tour

Day trips

  • 9 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Instant confirmation
  • Private tour

Highlights

We leave Maputo around 08:30/09:00 and head out for an easy 45-minute drive to Macaneta. As we leave the city behind, we pass by the famous Costa do Sol beach before continuing through the small town of Marracuene and crossing the new bridge over the Incomati River. Along the way the vibe slowly changes from busy city life to relaxed coastal scenary, with local villages, roadside markets, cattle around and plenty of nature. Before arriving at the resort, we make a quick stop at the famous Macaneta Glass House (Casa de Vidro), built using recycled glass bottles and cement. It’s a cool and unique spot where you can explore the small museum and library and learn a bit about recycling and nature conservation. If we’re lucky, some monkeys and squirrels might be around to welcome us too. Once at the resort, you can head down to the beach, relax, enjoy the sea breeze, grab some food and drinks, and take in the beautiful views over the river and ocean. Around 17:30 we head back to Maputo.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Entrance fee

What's not

  • Meals
  • Snacks

Itinerary

  1. As we leave Maputo to Macaneta, we leave the city behind and we pass by the famous Costa do Sol beach! one of Maputo’s favourite beach spots.

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  2. On the way we pass through a small town called Marracuene and cross the new bridge over the Incomati River, slowly leaving the city behind and getting into that relaxed coastal atmosphere

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  3. After passing through Marracuene village, we cross the new bridge over the Incomati River before arriving in Macaneta.

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  4. As we arrive, you can already feel it.. fresh sea breeze, open space, and that nice Mozambican beach feeling. On the way up to the resort you’ll see local life, small towns, and coastal communities along the road, with cattle around and a very calm place. We’ll make a quick stop at the Macaneta Glass House (Casa de Vidro), built using recycled glass bottles and cement. a really cool and different spot. You can have a look around, check out the small museum and library, and learn a bit about global waste and ways to take better care of nature. If we’re lucky, some monkeys and squirrels might be hanging around the Glass House, resort and restaurant area to welcome us too. Once at the resort, you can head down to the beach right by the restaurant, chill, grab some food, and enjoy the view. The resort sits right between the Incomati River and the Indian Ocean. While you eat your lunch at the restaurant, you’ll have a nice view of the river. super relaxed spot to be.

    7 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

Meeting point
We will be right by the entrance of mundos by Julius Nyerere
Pickup
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Maputo Blue
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Maputo

  • Its from-price is close to the median of the 27 day trips we list in Maputo.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Maputo

Maputo is the capital of Mozambique, a seaside city of tree-lined avenues, Portuguese-era buildings, lively markets and fresh prawns.

Maputo sits on a bay of the Indian Ocean in the far south of Mozambique, and until 1976 it was called Lourenço Marques. Its grid of wide avenues is lined with jacaranda and acacia trees and with colonial buildings of the early twentieth century, among them the domed railway station and the City Hall. The old Fortress, a stone fort begun in the eighteenth century, stands near the port, and the Central Market is a large hall of fruit, fish and spices.

Top-ranked sights in Maputo: Feira de Artesanato, Flores e Gastronomica (FEIMA), Maputo Special Reserve (Reserva Especial de Maputo), Maputo Central Market.

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