Travel Reference
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MAPUTO FOR CHILDREN
There's a large lawn, a playground, arcade games and several eateries at
Jardim dos Namorados
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(Avenida Friedrich Engels)
. Just next door are the municipal gardens, overlooking the bay.
There's also a small playground attached to Mundo's restaurant (
Click here
)
and another, larger outdoor play-
ground at the lovely
Jardim dos Professores
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(Avenida Patrice Lumumba)
near
Hotel Cardoso.
The swimming pool at Girassol Indy Congress Hotel (
Click here
) has an attached play area and large sur-
rounding gardens.
Courses
The main African languages spoken in Maputo are Shangana and the closely related
Ronga. There's no formal instruction, but tutors can be easily arranged; ask around for re-
liable teachers at language schools, at your embassy or at local businesses and offices.
LANGUAGE COURSE
Centro Cultural Brasil-Moçambique
( 21-306774, 21-306840; ceb.eventos@tvcabo.co.mz; cnr Avenidas Karl Marx & 25 de
Setembro)
Offers Portuguese language classes and cultural events.
Instituto das Línguas
( 21-305473, 21-325684; marketing.il@tvcabo.co.mz; 1260 Avenida Ahmed Sekou
Touré)
Instituto das Línguas offers Portuguese language classes.
LANGUAGE COURSE
Tours
Mozambique City Tours
( 21-333531;
www.mozambiquecitytours.com
;
per adult/child/family Mtc855/685/995)
Mozambique City Tours, with a kiosk at the train station entrance, has a hop-on-hop-off
GUIDED TOUR
