Getting to Bazaruto Island, Mozambique, was an experience on its own. Onboard a light aircraft, we flew over the spearmint blue water off the sparkling coast of Vilanculos, past hundreds of submerged atolls, to get to Indigo Bay. The sea was painted in striated strokes of beige and white, with subtle hints of sand dunes dancing beneath the water surface.
Tiny sailboats looked like little lego pieces lost in the vast sea of blue. Patchworks of islands were scattered throughout the sea and clusters of seaweeds sprinkled along the light beige seabed resembled polka dots on a table cloth. These sand formations were naturally created by the warm, southward-flowing Mozambique Current – but from above, they looked like the work of an artist.
Some say, the journey itself is often more important than the destination. In this case, I can’t agree more. Words don’t do the Mozambique coastline any justice – I’ll let Alberto’s photos do the talking. Enjoy the play of colors!
Sailboats lost in the sea of blue
Cruising over underwater sand dunes
Folds of sand beneath the water formed by the warm Mozambique Current
Mountains of Gold: Sand dunes on Bazaruto Island
A lonesome sail boat drifting in the shallow waters
A hundred shades of blue splashed across the sea
Clusters of seaweeds resemble polka dots on a blue silky cloth
A dolphin-shaped island off the coast
Closing in on Bazaruto Island
Over the town of Vilanculos
Reaching mainland Mozambique – where the waters off the coast are clear as glass
Disclaimer: Our trip to Mozambique was made possible by Indigo Bay (Rani Resorts) and Nicky Arthur PR, but as always, all opinions expressed above are our own.
The photography is outstanding.
Wow this looks like a really beautiful flight. That ocean looks so inviting!
If you want to book Indigo Bay contact me – [email protected]. It is a stunning place to go to!!
A holiday of a lifetime!
Beautiful colors! Love the different shades of blue and so awesome that you can actually see it underneath the water.
What amazing photos! The underwater sand dunes look unreal!
I love the skyline view of the shore and the ocean. Mother earth is really beautiful!
What an incredible journey this must have been. Fabulous images!
absolutely gorgeous!
Incredible pictures! I have heard some really nice stuff about Mozambique, it seems like an incredible place to explore. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
O em gee!! Breathtaking!!
Beautiful shots! I am heading back over to Africa next week to visit Namibia and this post has just made me even more excited!! Cheers for sharing!
These pictures are incredibly beautiful! Can't wait to get there some day.
I visited Caribbean last month and wa amazed to see clean and charming colors of nature. I had never seen such clear water, such azure sky, and such cool breeze playing with my hair. It was awesome indeed. Thanks to
Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog. Mark Twain (1835-1910
Thanks very much for your distinct website;this is the stuff that keeps me on track through the day. Ive been searching around for this site after I heard about them from a buddy and was pleased when I was able to find it after searching for long time. Being a avid blogger, Im pleased to see others taking initivative and contributing to the community. Just wanted to comment to show my appreciation for your website as its very enticing, and many writers do not get credit they deserve. I am sure Ill visit again and will recommend to my friends
Incredible images, they are so beautiful. I LOVE the one of the two sailing boats, I've got it as a screen saver to both my laptop and mobile. Great work!
Hello there! Quick question that’s completely off topic. Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly? My website looks weird when browsing from my apple iphone. I’m trying to find
a template or plugin that might be able to resolve this problem.
If you have any suggestions, please share. Thank you!
Love the sand dune patterns… They look pretty much like paintings, and by that I mean masterpieces! Don't you just love the ocean!? Amazing images once again.
Thank you Keandre! Alberto really did a great job of capturing the sand dunes and ocean from above. This was definitely the most amazing scenic flight we\’ve done and I can\’t wait to head back to Mozambique and explore more.
wow, photos great, I like phôt