Rio Azul

Vilanculos Mozambique

A warm welcome to Rio Azul Vilanculos Mozambique, luxury accommodation, beach holiday activities and stunning views, perfect for families, honeymooners and even fishermen.


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Tel: +27 (0)13 751 2220
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Email for Reservations: rioazul@mozbookings.com

Rio Azul Mozambique Rio Azul Lodge Mozambique, Rio Azul Lodge is located on the banks of the Govuro River in Mozambique, Africa. Rio Azul, meaning “Blue River”, overlooks the estuary and is about 2km from the Govuro River mouth. The lodge faces west and enjoys spectacular sunsets in a quiet and peaceful setting.

Rio Azul offers luxury lodge accommodation including six twin chalets and two luxury villas which sleep six adults and six children. Each villa has its own swimming pool and is situated along pristine beach shores.

Although Rio Azul is primarily a fishing lodge, the lodge also offers good bird watching opportunities, kayaking and snorkeling to name but a few of the lodge’s beach holiday activities. We also offer a great fine dining experience and luxurious facilities.

Rio Azul Lodge offers good quality fishing opportunity including exciting estuary fishing, brilliant surf fishing and some of the finest offshore fishing in Mozambique. It is ideal for fishermen who enjoy a variety of fishing techniques from fly-fishing, to light tackle lure fishing, surf fishing and deep-sea fishing.

Rio Azul is a great place to unwind and experience all the lifestyle activities offered as well as being the premier fishing lodge choice when looking for a great Mozambique fishing holiday or family beach holiday.

Rio Azul is a luxury beach resort located on the banks of the Govuro River in Mozambique, Africa. The beach resort overlooks the estuary and is about 2km from the river mouth. The Govuro River mouth is 80km north of Vilanculos as the crow flies.
The Govuro River runs north from Vilanculos and past Inhassoro and enters the sea at Bartholomew Diaz point, at the northern end of the Bazaruto Archipelago.

The mangrove estuary system covers an area of around fifty square kilometers and the waterways of the main and sub rivers extend for more than a hundred kilometers. Rio Azul offers visitors a chance to view the abundant bird life in this mangrove region as well as beautiful, unspoiled beaches to be explored in this paradise setting. Rio Azul offers holiday accommodation for the whole family and is a truly unforgettable beach resort.

For those looking for a first rate fishing holiday Rio Azul beach resort in Mozambique Africa, is one of the few venues along the Mozambique coast where one can access deep water with strong currents close to the beach. The point at the river mouth has deep water right at the edge and big game fish move into easy casting distance of the shore to feed. The estuary offers many species of fish for light tackle fishing.

Rio Azul MozambiqueRio Azul Lodge in Mozambique Africa is located on the banks of the Guvoru River’s Estuary near Vilanculos and the Bazaruto Islands in the in the Guvoru District of Inhambane Province in Mozambique Africa. Rio Azul is a luxury lodge that offers guests the best of a beach lodge, river lodge, fishing lodge and a family holiday lodge. This Mozambique lodge has a wide range of beach holiday activities that will keep the whole family entertained.

Beach activities include kayaking, bird watching, boating adventures and snorkeling. Rio Azul Lodge offers fisherman fishing opportunity that compares against the best Mozambique fishing lodges. Rio Azul Lodge‘s main area consists of a lounge, dining room, bar area with a big wooden deck in front and a plunge pool. The view from the 31-foot bar is possibly one of the most spectacular in Africa, overlooking the Guvoru River during sunsets

Rio Azul Lodge has a small shop that sells items such as batteries, sun block, fishing shirts, sunglasses, hats, lures, line and other fishing tackle. The lodge has electricity supplied by a generator and plug points for charging camera batteries etc.
The beach lodge accommodation consists of six thatched luxury chalets and two luxury villas.

Accommodation
6 x Twin chalets with 2 x ¾ beds
2 x Luxury villas each accommodating 6 adults (3 bedrooms en suite) and 6 children (loft room with 6 single beds and full bathroom) Minimum of 4 Adults

Rates Include
All meals daily (full breakfast, lunch, bar snacks and 3 course gourmet dinner)
Unlimited use of estuary boat per room
Use of sea kayaks
Tea & coffee

Rates Exclude
Drinks
Boat hire for deep sea fishing
All petrol for estuary boats and deep sea fishing boats
Airport transfer from Vilanculos to Rio Azul
Flights
Daily laundry

Pricing
Rate per person per night sharing R1850

Directions
Rio Azul beach resort is located on the banks of the Govuro River in Mozambique, Africa. The beach resort overlooks an estuary and is about 2km from the river mouth. The Govuro River mouth is 110km north of Vilanculos, Mozambique, Africa.
The Govuro River runs north from Vilanculos and past Inhassoro and enters the sea at Bartholomew Diaz point, at the northern end of the Bazaruto Archipelago.

Activities
Kayak on the estuary at Rio Azul
Bird watching
Snorkelling
Pristine beaches
Beach picnics
Romantic getaways
Nature Walks
Exploring the estuary in tinnies (small aluminum alloy boats with silent electric motors)

Rio Azul holiday activities range from walking on pristine beaches to deep sea charter fishing trips to romantic sunset dinners out on our deck. Relax at the pool or for the more adventurous windsurfing. Rio Azul luxury beach lodge offers kayaking, sundowner cruises on a local Dhow, trips to BD Island but to name a few of the magical experiences at Rio Azul.

Rio Azul lodge prides itself on being a family friendly holiday resort. For many of us the necessary stresses required to survive in this day and age results in us not having as much quality time with our family as we should have. Rio Azul is constantly striving to accommodate the needs and requests of all members of the family.

Email for Reservations: rioazul@mozbookings.com

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