Kosi Forest Lodge
Manguzi
Forest biome · Hippopotamus · Nile crocodile
Can support Isibindi Foundation and more
Price on request
64 km away
Where to stay near Maputo National Park
Elephants, dune forest and turtle beaches an hour from Maputo
Maputo Province, Mozambique
About Maputo National Park
Maputo National Park lies about an hour south of the capital, where the Maputo Special Reserve and the Ponta do Ouro marine reserve were joined in 2021 into one park that runs from the elephant grasslands and dune forests of the reserve to the coral reefs and beaches of the coast. It has one of the few elephant populations on the continent that walk onto the beach, a growing wildlife population restocked from South Africa, and loggerhead and leatherback turtles nesting between November and January. Ponta do Ouro's diving and dolphin swims are inside the park. It is a malaria area, reached by 4x4 or by the road from Maputo.
Things to do: Elephant viewing · Beaches · Snorkelling · Turtle nesting walks · 4x4 trails
Stay in & near Maputo National Park
Inside-park stays and nearby lodges, sorted by distance.
No stays are linked to Maputo National Park yet. These are the closest ones we have, by straight-line distance from the park, so check the drive before you book.
Ndumo
Ndumo Game Reserve
Savanna biome · Buffalo thorn · Hippopotamus
From R 190 a night
73 km away
Thonga Beach Lodge
Manguzi
Forest biome · Humpback whale · Southern right whale
Can support Isibindi Foundation
Price on request
98 km away
Dombeya Game Reserve
Eswatini
Savanna biome · Blue wildebeest · Bushbuck
Can support Zululand Conservation Trust
From R 3,185 a night
127 km away
Tandweni Villa
Mkuze
Savanna biome · African elephant · Cape buffalo
Can support BirdLife South Africa
From R 14,000 a night
143 km away
Biweda Nguni Lodge
Mkuze
Savanna biome
Can support Zululand Conservation Trust and more
From R 920 a night
150 km away
Getting there
26.4500° S, 32.8000° EOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
Why book here
Your stay helps keep Maputo National Park wild
Wild places survive when the communities around them earn more from protecting wildlife than from anything that would replace it. Every stay you book through Spekboom carries a conservation contribution built into the price, never added on top, so choosing where you sleep becomes a way to fund the people and projects keeping this landscape intact.
- Built into every booking
- A conservation share
- Where it goes
- Local causes & communities
Maputo National Park: your questions
Where is Maputo National Park?
Maputo National Park is in Maputo Province, Mozambique.
When is the best time to visit Maputo National Park?
The best time to visit Maputo National Park is May-Oct; turtle nesting Nov-Jan.
What is there to do at Maputo National Park?
Popular activities at Maputo National Park include elephant viewing, beaches, snorkelling, turtle nesting walks, 4x4 trails.
Parks near Maputo National Park
The closest parks and reserves. Distances run centre to centre, as the crow flies.
Ndumo Game Reserve
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ndumo Game ReserveGame Reserve · 73 km
Wetland bird paradise
Phinda Private Game Reserve
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Phinda Private Game ReservePrivate Game Reserve · 163 km
Diverse private game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal with seven distinct ecosystems.
Big Five
Tembe Elephant Park
Game Reserve · 66 km · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Large elephant population
Big Five
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Other parks and reserves that share something with Maputo National Park.
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