5 Day Luxury Mozambique Getaway Beach Vacation

Guests are met and welcomed at any location of their choice in Johannesburg or Pretoria and are transferred to O.R. Tambo International Airport for a flight to Vilanculos. On arrival at Vilanculos Airport, you are assisted with formalities and escorted to a short, scenic helicopter transfer that sweeps you out over the turquoise shallows of the Bazaruto Archipelago to Azura Benguerra. From the air you gain a first glimpse of shifting sandbanks, coral-fringed islands and the long curve of Benguerra’s beaches.

Azura lies on Benguerra Island, the second-largest island in Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago, covering roughly fifty-five square kilometers and lying about fourteen kilometers offshore from the mainland coast. Here you settle into your villa, stroll along powder-soft beaches and ease into island time as the late afternoon is spent at leisure, perhaps with a cocktail in hand while the sun sinks into the Indian Ocean and the first stars appear above this remote tropical sanctuary.

During your stay at Azura Benguerra, all meals, local beers and spirits, as well as a selection of house wines and standard cocktails are included. A Land Rover island drive, the use of snorkeling equipment, a sunset dhow cruise, and non-motorized water sports such as kayaks and paddleboards are typically offered on a complimentary basis, leaving you free to decide each day whether you prefer active exploration or uninterrupted relaxation along the beach.

Additional activities, available at extra cost, range from specialist guided excursions and island-hopping boat trips to reef snorkeling, scuba diving and courses, deep-sea fishing and indulgent spa treatments. The surrounding marine national park safeguards seagrass beds, coral reefs and sandbanks that attract turtles, dolphins and a remarkable diversity of reef fish, while inland dunes, freshwater lakes and woodlands host varied birdlife. Together these habitats make Benguerra Island a true tropical sanctuary where you can experience Mozambique’s coastline at its most pristine and unhurried.

After a final unhurried breakfast overlooking the Indian Ocean, there is time for one last stroll along the beach or a quick swim before you bid farewell to Benguerra Island. Depending on your flight schedule, you might simply relax on your private deck, take a few final photographs of the shifting sandbanks, or enjoy a short snorkel close to shore, savoring the warm water and the quiet rhythm of island life one last time.

You then board the helicopter back to Vilanculos, savoring sweeping views over the Bazaruto Archipelago, before connecting with your onward flight to Johannesburg. On arrival at O.R. Tambo International Airport, you are met and transferred to any location of your choice in Johannesburg or Pretoria, bringing your luxury Mozambique beach vacation to a relaxed and memorable close and providing a fitting finale to five days of barefoot indulgence on Benguerra Island.