Bazaruto Archipelago is a National Park belonging to Mozambique, consisting of six main islands of Bazaruto, Benguerra, Magruque, Banque, Santa Carolina (also known as Paradise Island) and Shell Island. Situated in the southern Mozambique Channel between Madagascar, it is one of the most accessible and popular to South African tourists.

Bazaruto and Benguerra are particularly known for their beaches, diving, fishing and horse riding facilities, forests, fresh water lakes, wetlands, savannah and crocodiles. Benguerra Lodge is a renowned divers habitat.

The island of Magruque is privately owned and the other three are apparently unoccupied with little infrastructure, but certainly worth a visit for their natural unspoilt beauty. Bazaruto Island has the major infrastructure with five Resort type Lodges – all very expensive. Across on the mainland are a number of resorts and more affordable lodges.

To the north lie the Quirimbas Archipelago of 32 undeveloped coral islands and the renowned Seychelles group, 480-1,600km off the East Coast of African/Indian Ocean.