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Maputo

Mozambique Maputo Nature Reserve

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About Maputo

The Maputo is a Nature Reserve in Mozambique in the provinces of Maputo. The park was established on 01.01.1932 and covers an area of 1.04 km². The Maputo offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

The reserve is located on Maputo Bay, about 100 kilometres southeast of the city of Maputo, and was established to protect the last remaining coastal elephants. In 2010, over a thousand more animals were reintroduced to the reserve, including zebras, warthogs, wildebeests, giraffes and several species of antelope.

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

350Bird species

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Official Name

Maputo

Provinces

Maputo

Area

1.04 km²

Foundation

1932-01-01

Vegetation

No information

Habitats

Wetland,Grassland savannah,Swamp

Big Five-reserves

Self-drive-reserve

Entrance gates

Highlights

Landscape

The main habitat of the Maputo is the Wetland.

The park's main attraction is not its wildlife, but its idyllic sandy beaches. Away from the coastline, one finds a spectacular area combining lakes, wetlands, sand forests, grasslands and mangrove forests.

Entrance gate

Name	Location
Entrance	North

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

350Bird species

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The best travel time for Maputo

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Weather and climate

Excellent Good Okay Poor

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Best tavel time

July (Beginning) - October (End)

Dry time

May (Beginning) - October (End)

Climate

mild-hot

Tavel time

November (Beginning) - April (End)

Climate

warm, dry-hot

High season

December (Middle) - January (Middle)

Low season

December (Middle) - January (Middle)

No information

The climate in Maputo is mild. The rainy season takes place from Beginning November to End April The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning May to End October inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning July End October.

The park is dominated by the subtropical climate with hot and humid summer months and cooler, dry winter months. Winter and summer are at opposite times of the year as in Europe and North America. The wettest months are January and February, with regular heavy downpours.

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Top animal species

The Maputo is home to 0 mammals such as African Wild Dog, Cape Buffalo, Duiker, Elephant, Giraffe as well as 350 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Maputo provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing.

African Wild Dog

Big Five

Cape Buffalo

Duiker

Big Five

Elephant

Giraffe

Greater Kudu

Hippopotamus

Big Five

Leopard

Nyala

Side-striped Jackal

Southern right whale

Warthog

Waterbuck

Wildebeest

Zebra

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