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3-Hour Walking Tour Of The Mafalala Neighbourhood In Maputo

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Culture, History, Walking

  • Duration

    3 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Portuguese

Description

Go on a 3-hour walking tour to the Mafalala Neighbourhood in Maputo and learn about the city's development since colonial times, when the city was called 'Lourenco Marques' and understand the struggle for independence Mozambique. Also, know why this neighbourhood is an integral site for rising nationalism, Mozambican identity, and independence movements.

Highlights
  • Take a walking tour of Mafalala
  • Learn about Mozambique's struggle for freedom
  • Visit a local primary school and interact with the kids
  • Walking Tour of Mafalala Neighbourhood expand_more

    • Meet with the tour guide at the pickup location and travel to Mafalala Neighbourhood.

    • Learn about the region's rich cultural diversity that is home to numerous African ethnic groups and Christians and Muslims. 

    • Visit a local primary school where you can interact with the kids and learn more about the social aspects of the community.

    • Attend a traditional dance composed of a group of women called 'Tufo da Mafalala': these ladies represent the Macua ethnic group from the Northern shores of Mozambique, most of which come from Ilha de Moçambique (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Besides all of the literature and poetry, Mafalala is also famous for its musicians and contributes to the promotion, evolution, and styling of Marrabenta (the most popular musical genre of Mozambique) and its great sportsmen such as Eusebio da Silva Ferreira.

    • Visit the houses of the famous freedom fighters who lived in this neighbourhood, namely: Samora Machel (first President of Mozambique), Joaquim Chissano (second President of Mozambique), Pascoal Mocumbi (former Prime-Minister), José Craveirinha, and Noemia de Sousa (forefather of Mozambican poetry).

    • Travel back to your hotel after the tour. 

What's Included

  • A bottle of water

  • Local Mozambican tour guide

What's Excluded
  • Tips
Know before you go
  • The Mafalala Walking Tour is part of a community development program run by Associacao IVERCA Turismo, Cultura e Meio-Ambiente that is working on a sustainable tourism approach to creating more jobs for the people in the area, especially youth and women. 
  • Also, the program lobbies to transform Mafalala into a heritage site recognized by the national authorities. Besides the Mafalala Walking Tour, IVERCA runs several other projects, namely: Mafalala Community Museum (under construction), Mafalala Festival, Mafalala Youth Clubs, Caniço, the Mafalala newsletter, and Moz'art - a cultural website (platform for the promotion of the Mozambican Cultural scene).
Meeting Point

Avenida Marien Ngouabi, Maputo, Mozambique

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Standard
1 To 4 USD 35 Per Person

This is a private tour
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USD 35 / person