Azura Lodge is situated on Benguerra Island in the Bazaruto National Park. Fantastic sunsets, pristine nature and a dedicated Azura team await your arrival. The Presidential Villa is a private villa with three en-suite bedrooms and a large outdoor area with infinity pool and direct access to the beach. A dedicated service team and private chef is looking after the villa guests. The villa forms part of Azura Lodge, but has its own private entrance.

The Presidential Villa features 3 spacious en-suite bedrooms, indoor and outdoor bathrooms, a media room, sitting/dining area with ‘wine bar’, roof terrace with spa hot tub, lounging area, sunloungers and 300 degree views, and huge infinity pool spanning the front of the villa. It is located just footsteps from the beach at the end the property to ensure maximum privacy, with a fantastic treehouse to catch the afternoon breezes, and a beachfront sala lounging area and sundeck with panoramic views to Bazaruto Island and the Indian Ocean beyond.

The Bazaruto Archipelago is located off the east coast of Mozambique, not far from the town of Vilanculos, which is a two-hour flight from Johannesburg. Guests are expected and greeted on arrival at Vilanculos airport and accompagnied to their 7-min helicopter flight to Azura Lodge.

The island is inhabited so guests can watch fishermen sailing their traditional dhows or women picking muscles in the shallow waters at low tide.

There is a lot to be discovered on Benguerra Island, not only in and on the water, but also on foot or by Land Rover. Personal service is taken very seriously, and guests are always accompanied by experienced guides.

The diving and snorkelling sites are varied with 13 different dive sites around the island, the most famous being 2-mile Reef. Dolphins that accompany you on the boat trip are always a source of excitement. The rare dugangs live here, but are very difficult to find. Whales can be observed from July to October.

Activities on the island include snorkelling, diving (PADI), fishing, dhow cruises (traditional sailing boats) and dune-climbing excursions with a picnic lunch on a beautiful sandbank (very romantic). Guests can also harmonise body and soul with a professional spa treatment.

Diving courses are available at the PADI Dive Center. As everywhere in the archipelago, large sandbanks are exposed during low tide and swimming off the beach is then not possible.

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8702 Zollikon
Zurich, Switzerland


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