Maputo Full City Tour by Car
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Maputo, Mozambique
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
What's Included
- Snacks
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Parking Fees
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Arranged start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
- 11/25/2019 - 06/09/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Itinerary
1
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Old Town Hall
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Praca da Independencia
7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Casa de Ferro (The Iron House)
7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Tunduru Botanical Gardens
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Central Market
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Jumma Masjid
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Maputo Central Railway Station
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Rua Do Bagamoyo
Admission Ticket Free
11
Fortress of Maputo
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
12
Nucleo De Arte
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Vila Algarve (Pass By)
13
FEIMA - Feira de Artesanato, Flores e Gastronomia
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
4.7
based on 36 reviews
Siphokazi_M, Dec 2025
The trip was supposed to be a full day experience and our tour guide only took 3hrs from 9am to 12pm
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Dear Siphoka,
We’re sorry to hear that the duration of the tour did not meet your expectations.
We would like to clarify that this tour is not advertised as a full-day experience. The duration of approximately 3 hours is clearly stated in the tour details and itinerary, and the tour was delivered exactly as described, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
We always encourage guests to carefully review the tour information prior to booking to ensure it matches their expectations. The experience was conducted in full accordance with the published description.
Thank you for joining us, and we wish you safe and enjoyable travels.
Kind regards,
Maputo Tour Guides
leilah_H, Sep 2025
Excellent little tour of all the important highlights in the city of Maputo! Our guide was excellent, and we found the tour to be informative:)
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Leilah, thank you so much for your lovely review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Aylton.
Alina_M, Aug 2025
Great tour! We managed to visit so many different places in one day. The guide was very attentive, helped me choose the perfect souvenir, and made everything feel safe and welcoming. Highly recommended!
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you so much for your review Alina. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with us
Hgourtlande_J, Jul 2025
He was very professional and did a great job. I really enjoyed the tour. I recommend this tour to all who might be visiting here.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for the recommendation Hgourtlande. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Calisto
Jacqueline_A, Oct 2024
Joe was on time and had lots of historical knowledge. Very organized! Enjoyed every minute. Thanks a bunch!
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Jacqueline, thank you so much for your lovely review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with us
Rayan_R, Oct 2024
Great tour around the city of Maputo by an excellent tour guide.
Gained great insights into the history and culture of Mozambique.
A must do tour for a first time visitor to the city.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Rayan, Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with us.
Thank you
Maputo Tour Guide's Team
Maria_S, Oct 2024
I did the Maputo city tour with Calisto. From the start the guide was very informative regarding all the attractions and very kind. He drove me to all the listed spots and we stop by at all of them, which was amazing to capture some pictures and explore. I also got some very beautiful souvenirs! I would recomment this tour for first time travelers in Maputo, it's a great way to get to know the city.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Maria, thank you so much for your lovely review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Calisto,
Obrigado
Maputo Tour Guides Team
Julia_L, Sep 2024
Great experience. Enjoyed the tour. Very educational and the tour guide, Ayrton was so knowledgeable.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Julia, Thank you so much for your feedback. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Ayrton
Thank you
Maputo Tour Guides
Michael_S, Sep 2024
Enjoyed my trip very much. I definitely recommend this tour. The history is interesting and relatively current. The Church was beautiful and train station is stuck in time.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Michael, thank you so much for your review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed spending your day off with Edilson and that you enjoyed our city tour as well
Thanl your
Maputo Tour Guide's team
Amogelang_M, Sep 2024
Calisto is a wonderful guide, we learnt so much about this beautiful city. Great experience, would definitely recommend.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Amogelang, thank you so much for your lovely review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Calisto.
Maputo Tour Guides Team
Adriana_M, May 2024
Calisto explained everything, we also had a good driver. They were in time. If you meet at the cruiseport/A3 restaurant: this is in the direction of the main road. They will wait outside the gate.
Response from Host, May 2024
Thank you so much for your review Adriana. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Calisto,
Maputo Tour Guides Team
LESTER_G, Apr 2024
Better than Five Stars! Edilson is an excellent guide , fluent English, very knowledgable & passionate about his home city of Maputo
We had a brilliant afternoon tour with Hotel pickup
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you so much for your review. We are really Happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with Edilson. Our team is always happy to share the best of Maputo to everyone visiting this wonderfull city
Thank you,
Maputo Tour Guides Team
patricia_h, Apr 2024
Edison was our guide and he was excellent. Picked us up at the port on time. Knew the background and information about the major sights of Maputo and did an excellent job of covering all the major sights in the agreed upon time frame.
This is an excellent port excursion.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Patricia, thank you so much for your review. We are really happy to know that you liked your tour with Edilson. It is always a pleasure for us to serve visitors coming to Mozambique,
Maputo Tour Guides Team
Moratuwa_D, Dec 2023
The tour was EXTREMELY short. Less than 2 hours! I wasn't even offered water! The car was hot I might as well have walked. I honestly regret it. And for USD 78, it was NOT worth it.
Response from Host, Dec 2023
Moratuwa, we are really sad to know that the tour did not meet your expectation.
The first thing we do before starting a tour is to make sure that the car is clean, ac is working and we have water in the car. And we did all that before your tour(and the guide he informed right at the start of the tour that there was water available)
This Tour is designed to take around 3hrs and we never rush our clients, having sometimes tours that take more than 3hrs due to various reasons such as stops in restaurants or places not included in the itinerary, ect. We are always open for tailored activities during the tour whenever it is possible without charging any extra fee. This 3hrs, however, include all places mentioned in the description of the tour and the stops to visit the places, e.g central market(15-20min), Tunduro gardens(7-10min), Feima(15-20min), etc.
Your tour, that took around 2h45min(09am to 11h45am), did not take the usual 3hrs because the guide followed your request not to get off the car in most of the places we visit.
Now, despite being a Tour by Car, we do get off the car to visit the places(Not compulsary to get off the car but we do RECOMMEND) and we normally RECOMMEND a short walk in the begining of the tour from the cathedral to the town hall as they are one next to the other(1 or 2min walk). Again, both getting off the car and the short walk from cathedral to town hall are just RECOMMENDATIONS as we believe it is better to see places like markets, train station, gardens from inside but we do not force people to get off te car or walk and we always do what our passengers prefer.
We understand that it was a hot day and we assume that that was the reason why you prefered to stay in the car and not get off as the car was fresher(with ac on during most of the time) so it sounds a bit controversial when you say the car was hot.
As you were the only one in the tour we expected it to be as most tailored as possible and that it would meet your expectations. We are really sorry to know that it did not meet your expectations.
kathyvanderwel, Nov 2023
Walter, our guide was very informative. We visited an artists coop, church, iron house, botanical gardens and two markets
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Kathy, Thank you so much for your review. We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour in Maputo With Walter
MarieClaude_G, May 2026
We were three groups who thought we had booked a car tour with a private guide. In the end, we did the tour together in a small bus. Our guide was very kind and proud to talk to us about Maputo. The rain somewhat made the day a bit less enjoyable, but overall, for a 3-hour excursion, it was acceptable.
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Response from Host, May 2026
Merci pour votre retour. Nous sommes désolés d’apprendre que l’expérience n’a pas totalement correspondu à vos attentes et nous apprécions sincèrement que vous ayez pris le temps de partager votre avis.
Nous souhaiterions toutefois préciser que cette activité n’était pas annoncée comme une visite privée, comme indiqué dans la description avant la réservation. Nous tenons également à préciser que l’excursion s’est déroulée dans un véhicule de 26 places avec seulement 9 passagers au total, et non dans une petite voiture.
Nous sommes néanmoins heureux de savoir que vous avez apprécié la gentillesse de votre guide et la découverte de Maputo malgré la pluie.
Sabine_B, Feb 2026
Super organized, lots of information in good English! Clear recommendation! We were picked up on time and brought back again. Water is included.
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Response from Host, Feb 2026
Sabina, vielen Dank für Ihre Empfehlung. Wir freuen uns sehr zu hören, dass Ihnen die Tour durch Maputo während Ihres kurzen Aufenthalts in der Stadt im Rahmen Ihrer Kreuzfahrt gefallen hat. Sie sind in Maputo jederzeit herzlich willkommen.
Martina_T, Jan 2026
The guides were very hard at work and a great day to fulfill in Maputo and spoke good English. In the port terminal, we found them immediately. Unfortunately, the air conditioning of the bus was defective. It could be replaced after 1/3 of the tour. The tour was very nice, except for the fact that half an hour was taken in a souvenir area and the time was then spent on the other booked sights (according to the book). Excursion description) was no longer sufficient. Very poorly organized. After all, we did not book a “butter drive”. So we didn't get the full program we paid for either. And the long stop at the souvenir stands leaves a pale aftertaste when the tour ends abruptly afterwards.
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Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Martina,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are very sorry to hear that the tour did not fully meet your expectations and sincerely apologize for the inconveniences encountered.
Unfortunately, the air conditioning stopped working just a few minutes before the tour began, even though it had been tested beforehand and was functioning properly. Our team tried to troubleshoot on the spot, and the quickest solution was to send a replacement bus, which reached the group at the second stop of the tour.
Regarding the itinerary, the group did pass by all stops indicated in the program. However, it seems there was a misunderstanding during the transition between stops, and the guide may not have clearly communicated the last part of the tour, which gave the impression of an abrupt ending. We truly appreciate you pointing this out, and we will reinforce our communication procedures to ensure greater clarity in the future.
Your feedback is extremely valuable to us as it helps improve our organization and deliver a better experience to all guests moving forward.
Kind regards,
Maputo Tour Guides Team
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