Situated on an island within the Bazaruto Marine National Park, Azura Benguerra is the first Azura property to grace the African continent. Visualize velvety white sand, turquoise water and a tropical climate that allows you to visit all year round. Add to that the most exquisite family friendly, couples and honeymoon accommodation, the tastiest food and the warmest smiles you will encounter on the South-East coast of Africa. Azura Benguerra has it all, and a whole lot more.

?The island is best accessible by helicopter? I am told. Well color me giddy with happiness and excitement! An enthusiast of all things winged, propelled, bladed or engined, I can’t imagine arriving in greater style. I might not always look the part, but making an entrance goes a long way in creating lasting memories.
Which is why it?s the perfect choice to get from Vilanculos airport to Azura Benguerra with Archipelago Charters in the sleek black and shiny Airbus EC120 Eurocopter. Captained by pilot Fraser Cilliers, we are comfortably strapped in, sporting headphones and from my vantage point next to Fraser, I am in absolute wonderment at the azure archipelago that meets my downward gaze. Too soon, we land on the helipad at Azura Benguerra where we are welcomed by General Manager Peter Siebert and host Hassane Zibane.

The walk to the reception area makes me feel like I?ve entered a rainforest and the warming breeze makes us all long for a refreshing beverage, which is provided by the very frie...