Driving into Maputo

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boomslang
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Quick question:

If you're driving into Maputo on the highway from Komatipoort, how well signposted is the city centre? I'm on my own and I don't want to get lost in the 'burbs if I can avoid it. Last time I was there - about 8/9 years ago - I was in a minibus from the airport and, from memory, I don't recall seeing a signpost or road sign anywhere. Have things got any better?

Also, when you're heading out of town and looking for the EN1 north, is this pretty obvious?

thanks all.

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fengi
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Both directions are signposted quite well. From Komatipoort your direction will be "Centre", north on the EN1 it will be Macia, XaiXai or Beira.
I've been there two times, and I never got lost, no matter from which direction I came.
A difference it'll be inside the centre, because a lot of signs with streetnames are hidden somewhere inside the trees or are fallen off a couple of years ago, but to drive into the centre, you only have to drive straight on.

Good luck, fengi

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mrs_trellis
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Yes it's just straight on and the road becomes 24th Julio. To go north don't assume that Julius Nyrere becomes the main road - it takes you down past the fish market, past the Costa del Sol and peters out......

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