andBeyond Benguerra Island
Benguerra Island, Mozambique
Location
Benguerra Island
The lodge sits on the protected western shore of Benguerra Island, the second-largest in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, a protected marine reserve off Mozambique — on a deep lagoon unaffected by the tides.
Transfer
A fly-in transfer
Fly in to Vilanculos, by light aircraft from Johannesburg or Maputo, then a scenic helicopter of around 10 minutes to the lodge — luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited, and the helicopter is a separate cost.
Villas
Around 15 rooms
Around 15 rooms — ten casinhas, two cabanas and the three-bedroom Casa Familia — in stone and thatch, with four-poster beds, private timber decks, rim-flow or plunge pools, copper tubs and folding doors to the ocean.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners, families and divers after a premier Bazaruto island lodge — a non-tidal swim-all-day lagoon, Africa's only dugongs and a converted-dhow beach bar — with a three-bedroom family house, for the bush-and-beach finish.
Board Basis
Full board
Full board — with diving charged separately — at the dining room on Portuguese and seafood, the converted-dhow beach bar and candlelit beach dinners.
Overview
Barefoot luxury on a non-tidal lagoon
andBeyond Benguerra Island is the premier Bazaruto island lodge, and it has one rare answer to the thing that catches people out on this coast: a deep lagoon unaffected by the tides, on the protected western shore, where you can swim all day. It sits inside the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, a protected marine reserve that is home to Africa's only dugong population, pristine coral reefs and catch-and-release game fishing, with a PADI dive centre, sunset dhow cruises and horseback riding. Around 15 rooms — ten casinhas, two cabanas and the three-bedroom Casa Familia — are stone and thatch, with four-poster beds, private decks, rim-flow or plunge pools and folding doors to the ocean, and the beach bar is a converted dhow. Dining is Portuguese and seafood, on full board, with diving charged separately. Two practical notes: reaching it means a fly-in to Vilanculos and a scenic helicopter of around 10 minutes; and the Mozambican coast is a malaria area, so antimalarial precautions are advised. It suits couples, families and divers.
Accommodation
Casinhas & cabanas
Around 15 rooms — ten casinhas, two cabanas and the three-bedroom Casa Familia — in stone and thatch, with four-poster beds, private timber decks, rim-flow or plunge pools, copper tubs and folding doors to the ocean.
Entry
Casinha
Sleeps two. A stone-and-thatch king with a private plunge pool and a sala, steps from the sand.
Plunge poolBeach outlook
Cabana
Cabana
Sleeps two. A thatched king in a forest-and-beach setting, with a plunge pool.
Plunge poolOcean outlook
Family
Casa Familia
Sleeps six. A three-bedroom beachfront house with a private pool and a secluded garden.
Private poolThree-bedroom
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to the dining room, with an open lounge and a gazebo for starlit dinners, on Portuguese and seafood, the converted-dhow beach bar, and candlelit beach dining.
Signature
The dining room
The dining room, with an open lounge and a gazebo for starlit dinners, on Portuguese and seafood.
Bar
The dhow beach bar
The dhow beach bar — a converted dhow, for cocktails and seafood.
Beach
Candlelit beach dining
Candlelit beach dining.
Wellbeing
Spa & pools
There is a massage sala for couples' treatments, a rim-flow main pool with a private plunge pool on every room, and the Bazaruto Archipelago marine reserve at your doorstep.
A massage sala
A massage sala, for couples' treatments.
A rim-flow pool
A rim-flow main pool, with a private plunge pool on every room.
The marine reserve
The Bazaruto Archipelago marine reserve, at your doorstep.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A protected marine reserve, and a lagoon you can swim all day. Dive the reef, look for dugongs, cruise by dhow at sunset, and ride along the dunes.
The Bazaruto reserve
The Bazaruto Archipelago marine reserve — pristine coral reefs, Africa's only dugong population and catch-and-release game fishing.
PADI diving
A PADI dive centre, with diving and snorkelling.
Sunset dhow cruises
Sunset dhow cruises.
Horseback riding
Horseback riding along the lakes, dunes and village.
The non-tidal lagoon
The non-tidal lagoon — a deep lagoon unaffected by the tides, for safe swimming all day.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
Vilanculos
Fly in to Vilanculos by light aircraft.
By helicopter
To the lodge
A scenic helicopter of around 10 minutes to the lodge.
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Board basis
- Full board.
Getting there
- Fly in to Vilanculos, then a scenic helicopter of around 10 minutes to the lodge — light-aircraft luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited, and the helicopter is a separate cost.
A malaria area
- The Mozambican coast is a malaria area, so antimalarial precautions are advised — speak to your GP or a travel clinic before you travel.
Made for couples
- A barefoot-luxury island lodge for couples, with the three-bedroom Casa Familia for families; casinhas take a child to 12.
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