{"id":10258,"date":"2025-05-06T15:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parquemaputo.gov.mz\/?page_id=10258"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:15:51","slug":"picnic-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parquemaputo.gov.mz\/en\/explore\/activities\/picnic-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"PICNIC AREAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;full-sized-image&#8221; el_id=&#8221;top-header-image&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-block d-pic-full\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/parquemaputo.gov.mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-HeadBanner_Activities_beachforest.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb-t-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"pic-full\">PICNIC AREAS<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221; el_id=&#8221;featured-content-section&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;featured-content-section&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;PICNIC AREAS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Pack a meal and enjoy a picnic with family and friends at the plains and lagoons of Maputo National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the picnic sites of Giraffe Plains, Xinguti Lake and Mundi Lake and be amazed by the vibrant fauna residing here, which includes elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles and colourful birds.<\/p>\n<p>Picnic sites offer the following amenities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>refreshing shade under cool, leafy trees<\/li>\n<li>running water (only in Xinguti and Mundi)<\/li>\n<li>tables<\/li>\n<li>benches<\/li>\n<li>toilets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Maputo National Park Reservations<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tel: +258 85 6000 900<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:reservas@parquemaputo.gov.mz\">reservas@parquemaputo.gov.mz<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;10018,10020,10022,10024,10026,10028,10030,10032,10034,10036&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;full-sized-image&#8221; el_id=&#8221;top-header-image&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221; el_id=&#8221;featured-content-section&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;featured-content-section&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;PICNIC AREAS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Pack a meal and enjoy a picnic with family and friends at the plains and lagoons of Maputo National Park. 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