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Behind the scenes, powering the Nuarro Lodge lighting shown above, is a newly upgraded Victron Energy hybrid-30kVA, 3-phase system with 38kWp of solar power. The Lodge though is but one part of the Nuarro project that Victron Energy and their partner companies are involved with.

Pristine, off-grid and remote

Nuarro Lodge, its associated chalets, activities and community based projects all form part of this award winning complex. Situated beneath the aqua blue skies of northern Mozambique, Nuarro is adjacent to unspoilt sands and the warm crystal clear coral reef waters of the Indian Ocean.

Nuarro is built from natural materials (by the local community) in an 800 hectare (8 sq km) environmentally sensitive concession area of the Baixo da Pinda peninsula. In the words of the company - working in and being considerate of such an area is all about friendly people, top-class activities and fantastic food, whilst showcasing a spectacular, pristine environment in the most responsible way possible.

Activities at Nuarro include:

Recreational diving

Dive courses

Snorkelling

Kayaking

Whale watching

Dhow sailing

Mountain biking

Bird watching

Massage

Beach picnics

Local village tours

Even though it is off-grid and remote, Nuarro generates its own electricity and clean water using renewable energy which helps bring sustainable tourism to the area without compromising the basic needs and comforts of guests. This ensures the local people and community benefit also, by bringing work to the surrounding area.

Engaging with the local community in this way ensures they benefit from the growth of responsible tourism at Nuarro. This is achieved directly through donations and indirectly through the creation of jobs for the local population. From each overnight stay, $5 is donated to the local community and $2 from each activity. Several projects have been funded from these donations including the building of a community centre and medical post - plus various projects in the field of medical care, hygiene and agriculture are also being developed. Apart from donations, Nuarro has a significant impact on the development of the local economy as it employs a total of 80 local people. Added to that are approximately 1,000 family members who are dependant on the income from these jobs.

Upgrading Nuarro Lodge's energy systems

Building of the lodge started in 2007 and the owners of the lodge have over the years upgraded the renewable energy and water system to fit the needs of the guests, community and employees. The best choice for this being a hybrid-system for the reliable generation of electricity with the lowest carbon footprint, with hot water being supplied by solar geysers directly to the buildings.

During the recent upgrades Nuarro's owners decided to install a new inverter and solar charge system. Reliability and remote monitoring have been missing for years and the decision was therefore made to invest in Victron Energy products for their known reliability in off-grid applications in harsh and remote environments.

Energy system configuration

The off-grid system consists of a three phase 30 kVA system with 38kWp solar power, 2,400 Ah battery bank with a 40kVA back-up generator. Three Victron 10kVA Quattros in a 3-phase configuration and nine DC-coupled 150/85 MPPT Victron Energy solar charge controllers are all installed in/on one cabinet, including two battery monitors and a Color Control GX.

The 38 kWp solar power is generating an average energy of 180 kWh per day, which is partly used by the lodge during the day and also stored in the battery bank for night use.

During overcast days and high night loads the generator automatically starts based on the SOC (State of Charge) setting in the BMV battery monitors. The Color Control GX is connected via long range Wi-Fi to the Wi-Fi satellite router which connects to the internet for remote monitoring and management.

The entire lodge can run from solar including the borehole pump, water treatment plant, the diving compressor, the cold and freezer rooms, fridges and other restaurant and bar equipment. During the night the load is minimised by using timers switching off non-essentials to minimise the use of energy from the battery bank during the night.

Sustainable and responsible

As mentioned previously community engagement and benefit is a key part of sustainable and responsible tourism. Based on this Anan Clinica, a Dutch Foundation, donated a small solar system to the school and clinic with the help of Victron Energy and involved suppliers.

This allows the community to have access to electricity on a small scale for enhancing education and health care in the community as part of the community based and sustainability drive of the project.

This part of the project was managed by Sheldon Brown of Tytech with the assistance of Power Electric and Battery Power Hub from Durban and Empangeni in South Africa. For the installation and commissioning on-site, Tytech used its subsidiary Technical Solar from Imhabane in Mozambique.

Conclusion

Having been involved with a community based renewable energy project myself here in the UK - it's great to see such like minded thinking which benefits a local community in Africa whilst still running the core business sustainably at profit. Personally I think we need more of these responsible businesses like Nuarro. To learn more about them why not check out the links below.
http://www.nuarro.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nuarro https://twitter.com/nuarrolodge
In writing this blog I found myself singing Mozambique which is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan's 1976 album Desire. I think it captures some of the essence of Nuarro Lodge. Here's the last verse.

And when it's time for leaving Mozambique
To say goodbye to sand and sea
You turn around to take a final peek
And you see why it's so unique to be
Among the lovely people living free
Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique.
John Rushworth
Credits

Thank to Peter de Wit of Victron Energy for making me aware of this project. Thanks to Nuarro and Victron Energy for the images used.

Listed below are the partner companies involved without whose expertise these projects would not have been completed:

Victron Energy customer.

Energy analysing, engineering, installation and commissioning of Victron Energy equipment and solar arrays.

Supplied and installed 'blue Victron Energy cabinet' with 6000A bus bar and incorporated Victron Energy equipment into cabinet.

Supplied and installed Wi-Fi system at the lodge for CCGX.

Technical Solar of Mozambique: www.technicalsolar.com

Victron Energy distributor in Mozambique. Linked to SA mother company Tytech.

Removed old installation (2 x MLT-inverters and 7 x Outback solar chargers) in a two-days change-over of electricity supply to the lodge with hardly any interruptions to the energy supply to the lodge.

Installed new solar arrays and did upgrade of solar cabling and connection boxes.

Manufacturer of cabinet and support to Technical Solar for installation and commissioning on site.

Battery Power Hub from South Africa; www.batterypowerhub.co.za

Victron Energy distributor in SA ( KwaZulu Natal province area).

Supplier of 42 x 230Wp solar panels for latest upgrade and some Victron Energy products. Assisted with technical engineering.

Project components

Solar Panels: 38 kWp solar arrays; 7 of 20 x 200Wp Tenesol PV-modules and 2 of 21 x 230Wp BPH PV-modules

Solar chargers: 43.6 kWp: 9 x Victron Energy MPPT 150/85 replacing Outbacks

Battery bank: 2 x 1200 Ah/48V tubular 2V cells (First National Batteries made in SA)

Inverters: 30 kVA; 3 x 10 kVA Victron Energy Quattros in three phase configuration. Replacing 2 x 18kW 3 phase MLT-inverters.

Back-up generator: 40 kVA 3-phase diesel generator John Deer.

Monitoring: Victron Energy 1 x Color Control GX and2 x BMV-702 battery monitors.
Community school & clinic
Solar panels: 2.8 kWp; 14 x 200Wp panels

Solar charger: 1 x Victron Energy 150/70 MPPT controller

Battery bank: 1 x 430Ah/24V 12 x tubular 2 V cells

Inverter: 1200VA: Victron Energy 24/1200 Phoenix compact.

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Nuarro Lodge: Sustainable and responsible tourism in Mozambique - Victron Energy

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Behind the scenes, powering the Nuarro Lodge lighting shown above, is a newly upgraded Victron Energy hybrid-30kVA, 3-phase system with 38kWp of solar power. The Lodge though is but one part of the Nuarro project that Victron Energy and their partner companies are involved with.

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Nuarro Lodge goes even Greener - Nuarro Lodge Mozambique

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A busy lodge needs a larger, more sustainable state of the art solar system!

The addition of 42 more solar panels (10 kW) together a total 182 (38kW) panels and all new Victron Energy inverters / solar chargers now allow Nuarro Lodge to be almost completely independent of generator use. And this with running an electric dive compressor, water treatment plant and cold rooms / freezer rooms at the lodge!

The village primary school and Anan Clinica have been donated 14 solar panels (3 kW) and Victron Energy inverter / solar charger and battery back up system. They have now light in their classrooms and can have evening classes and educational movies!

The water purification plant at the lodge turns water into crystal clear, thirst quenching water while at the lodge, saving the environment from the plastic bottled water.

Besides being environmentally sensitive, and looking after the surrounding local communities, the award winning Nuarro lodge is the perfect remote idyllic beach retreat. With the 2km white powdery beach that spans in front of the 12 sea facing chalets, shore entry snorkeling and diving (even Nitrox diving), remote picnic beaches nearby, Nuarro is the perfect beach holiday!

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A busy lodge needs a larger, more sustainable state of the art solar system! The addition of 42 more solar panels (10 kW) together a total 182 (38kW) panels and all new Victron Energy inverters / solar chargers now allow Nuarro Lodge to be almost completely independent of generator use.

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Nuarro Lodge (Mozambique/Memba) - Reviews & Photos - TripAdvisor

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Nuarro Lodge, Mozambique: See 88 traveller reviews, 154 candid photos, and great deals for Nuarro Lodge, ranked #1 of 1 Speciality lodging in Mozambique and rated 4.5 of 5 at TripAdvisor.

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Nuarro Lodge in Mozambique is newest and most idyllic luxury eco beach lodge with 12 luxury beachfront chalets within meters of the azure, crystal clear ocean.

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Nuarro is one of Mozambique's newest and most idyllic luxury eco beach lodges. Located on the breathtakingly beautiful Nanatha Half Moon Bay at the southern point of the larger Memba Bay on the Baixo do Pinda Peninsula, the lodge offers 12 luxury beachfront chalets, nestled amongst the dunes but within meters of the azure, crystal clear ocean.

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Nuarro Lodge is located approximatelly 2 hours drive from the main centre on Nampula. Nuarro Lodge is a unique "beach & bush" lodge situated on the beautiful Baixo do Pinda Peninsula in Northern Mozambique.

The lodge offers tropical private beaches and unspoiled bush with a unique biodiversity, where amazing hidden secrets can be found along the coastline including enchanting traditions, history & culture - the perfect ingredients for an authentic holiday experience!

Accommodation at Nuarro Lodge ;

Nuarro Lodge comprises 12 luxury beachfront chalets (of which 10 have a family option with an upstairs area for twin beds), panoramic restaurant with cocktail bar,centralized activity centre with beach bar and reception area. All buildings are situated over the dunes, overlooking the enchanting Memba Bay.
The buildings were designed by a French architect to allow the sea breeze to pass through, thus providing great indoor climate conditions all year round.
Nuarro lodge occupies an area close to 10ha with access to the main beach which is 2.5km in length plus many hidden places to relax the day away.
Guests facilities include a cozy library, TV, DVD room and internet access.

The chalets are very spacious (120m² under roof) with a large verandah, hammocks and sun loungers. They are strategically placed along the dunes and amongst thick
vegetation for privacy and minimum environmental impact. Each is decorated with individual touches depending on surroundings, beach entrance, front and back views.
Interior features include extra long king size beds placed on an elevated floor (twins available) with quality linen, lounge area and a cozy bathroom; inside and outside showers, wardrobes, large mosquito nets. All furniture and crafts are locally made.

What to do at Nuarro Lodge;

Scuba Diving

Snorkelling

Whale Watching

Sea Kayaking

Dhow Sailing

Mountain Biking

Bird watching

Cultural Vilage Tours

Deserted beaches for the honeymooners and peace seekers

Unspoiled bush trips to the Lúrio Waterfalls for the more active and nature lovers

A swimmer's, diver's, sailor's and fisherman's paradise

Magnificent cultural and historical heritage of Ilha de Mozambique

Indigenous fauna and flora for bird and wild life admirers

The Macua village for real interaction with the local people

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Nuarro Lodge Nuarro Lodge is located approximatelly 2 hours drive from the main centre on Nampula. Nuarro Lodge is a unique "beach & bush" lodge situated on the beautiful Baixo do Pinda Peninsula in Northern Mozambique. The lodge offers tropical private beaches and unspoiled...

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Nuarro generates its own electricity and clean water using renewable energy. Building of the lodge started in 2007 and the owners of the lodge have over the years upgraded the renewable energy and water system to fit the needs of the quests, community and employees.

The lodge has chosen for a hybrid-system for a reliable generation of electricity with the lowest carbon footprint. Hot water is supplied with solar geysers directly to the buildings. During the recent upgrade the owners decided to install a new inverter and solar charge system.

The entire lodge can run of solar including the borehole pump, water treatment plant, the diving compressor, the cold- and freezer rooms, fridges and other restaurant and bar equipment. During the night the load is minimised by using timers switching off non-essentials to minimise the use of energy from the battery banks during the night.

ANAN CLINICA the non-profit organisation of the project donated a small solar system for the school and clinic with the help of Victron Energy and involved suppliers. It allows the community to have access to electricity on a small scale for uplifting education and health care in the community as part of the community based and sustainability drive of the project.

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Eco Principles - Nuarro Lodge Mozambique

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Nuarro generates its own electricity and clean water using renewable energy. Building of the lodge started in 2007 and the owners of the lodge have over the years upgraded the renewable energy and water system to fit the needs of the quests, community and employees.

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Critical report on Nuarro Mozambique with candid photos, precise maps & trip ideas with prices

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Behind the scenes, powering the Nuarro Lodge lighting shown above, is a newly upgraded Victron Energy hybrid-30kVA, 3-phase system with 38kWp of solar power. The Lodge though is but one part of the Nuarro project that Victron Energy and their partner companies are involved with.

Pristine, off-grid and remote

Nuarro Lodge, its associated chalets, activities and community based projects all form part of this award winning complex. Situated beneath the aqua blue skies of northern Mozambique, Nuarro is adjacent to unspoilt sands and the warm crystal clear coral reef waters of the Indian Ocean.

Nuarro is built from natural materials (by the local community) in an 800 hectare (8 sq km) environmentally sensitive concession area of the Baixo da Pinda peninsula. In the words of the company - working in and being considerate of such an area is all about friendly people, top-class activities and fantastic food, whilst showcasing a spectacular, pristine environment in the most responsible way possible.

Activities at Nuarro include:

Recreational diving

Dive courses

Snorkelling

Kayaking

Whale watching

Dhow sailing

Mountain biking

Bird watching

Massage

Beach picnics

Local village tours

Even though it is off-grid and remote, Nuarro generates its own electricity and clean water using renewable energy which helps bring sustainable tourism to the area without compromising the basic needs and comforts of guests. This ensures the local people and community benefit also, by bringing work to the surrounding area.

Engaging with the local community in this way ensures they benefit from the growth of responsible tourism at Nuarro. This is achieved directly through donations and indirectly through the creation of jobs for the local population. From each overnight stay, $5 is donated to the local community and $2 from each activity. Several projects have been funded from these donations including the building of a community centre and medical post - plus various projects in the field of medical care, hygiene and agriculture are also being developed. Apart from donations, Nuarro has a significant impact on the development of the local economy as it employs a total of 80 local people. Added to that are approximately 1,000 family members who are dependant on the income from these jobs.

Upgrading Nuarro Lodge's energy systems

Building of the lodge started in 2007 and the owners of the lodge have over the years upgraded the renewable energy and water system to fit the needs of the guests, community and employees. The best choice for this being a hybrid-system for the reliable generation of electricity with the lowest carbon footprint, with hot water being supplied by solar geysers directly to the buildings.

During the recent upgrades Nuarro's owners decided to install a new inverter and solar charge system. Reliability and remote monitoring have been missing for years and the decision was therefore made to invest in Victron Energy products for their known reliability in off-grid applications in harsh and remote environments.

Energy system configuration

The off-grid system consists of a three phase 30 kVA system with 38kWp solar power, 2,400 Ah battery bank with a 40kVA back-up generator. Three Victron 10kVA Quattros in a 3-phase configuration and nine DC-coupled 150/85 MPPT Victron Energy solar charge controllers are all installed in/on one cabinet, including two battery monitors and a Color Control GX.

The 38 kWp solar power is generating an average energy of 180 kWh per day, which is partly used by the lodge during the day and also stored in the battery bank for night use.

During overcast days and high night loads the generator automatically starts based on the SOC (State of Charge) setting in the BMV battery monitors. The Color Control GX is connected via long range Wi-Fi to the Wi-Fi satellite router which connects to the internet for remote monitoring and management.

The entire lodge can run from solar including the borehole pump, water treatment plant, the diving compressor, the cold and freezer rooms, fridges and other restaurant and bar equipment. During the night the load is minimised by using timers switching off non-essentials to minimise the use of energy from the battery bank during the night.

Sustainable and responsible

As mentioned previously community engagement and benefit is a key part of sustainable and responsible tourism. Based on this Anan Clinica, a Dutch Foundation, donated a small solar system to the school and clinic with the help of Victron Energy and involved suppliers.

This allows the community to have access to electricity on a small scale for enhancing education and health care in the community as part of the community based and sustainability drive of the project.

This part of the project was managed by Sheldon Brown of Tytech with the assistance of Power Electric and Battery Power Hub from Durban and Empangeni in South Africa. For the installation and commissioning on-site, Tytech used its subsidiary Technical Solar from Imhabane in Mozambique.

Conclusion

Having been involved with a community based renewable energy project myself here in the UK - it's great to see such like minded thinking which benefits a local community in Africa whilst still running the core business sustainably at profit. Personally I think we need more of these responsible businesses like Nuarro. To learn more about them why not check out the links below.
http://www.nuarro.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nuarro https://twitter.com/nuarrolodge
In writing this blog I found myself singing Mozambique which is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan's 1976 album Desire. I think it captures some of the essence of Nuarro Lodge. Here's the last verse.

And when it's time for leaving Mozambique
To say goodbye to sand and sea
You turn around to take a final peek
And you see why it's so unique to be
Among the lovely people living free
Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique.
John Rushworth
Credits

Thank to Peter de Wit of Victron Energy for making me aware of this project. Thanks to Nuarro and Victron Energy for the images used.

Listed below are the partner companies involved without whose expertise these projects would not have been completed:

Victron Energy customer.

Energy analysing, engineering, installation and commissioning of Victron Energy equipment and solar arrays.

Supplied and installed 'blue Victron Energy cabinet' with 6000A bus bar and incorporated Victron Energy equipment into cabinet.

Supplied and installed Wi-Fi system at the lodge for CCGX.

Technical Solar of Mozambique: www.technicalsolar.com

Victron Energy distributor in Mozambique. Linked to SA mother company Tytech.

Removed old installation (2 x MLT-inverters and 7 x Outback solar chargers) in a two-days change-over of electricity supply to the lodge with hardly any interruptions to the energy supply to the lodge.

Installed new solar arrays and did upgrade of solar cabling and connection boxes.

Manufacturer of cabinet and support to Technical Solar for installation and commissioning on site.

Battery Power Hub from South Africa; www.batterypowerhub.co.za

Victron Energy distributor in SA ( KwaZulu Natal province area).

Supplier of 42 x 230Wp solar panels for latest upgrade and some Victron Energy products. Assisted with technical engineering.

Project components

Solar Panels: 38 kWp solar arrays; 7 of 20 x 200Wp Tenesol PV-modules and 2 of 21 x 230Wp BPH PV-modules

Solar chargers: 43.6 kWp: 9 x Victron Energy MPPT 150/85 replacing Outbacks

Battery bank: 2 x 1200 Ah/48V tubular 2V cells (First National Batteries made in SA)

Inverters: 30 kVA; 3 x 10 kVA Victron Energy Quattros in three phase configuration. Replacing 2 x 18kW 3 phase MLT-inverters.

Back-up generator: 40 kVA 3-phase diesel generator John Deer.

Monitoring: Victron Energy 1 x Color Control GX and2 x BMV-702 battery monitors.
Community school & clinic
Solar panels: 2.8 kWp; 14 x 200Wp panels

Solar charger: 1 x Victron Energy 150/70 MPPT controller

Battery bank: 1 x 430Ah/24V 12 x tubular 2 V cells

Inverter: 1200VA: Victron Energy 24/1200 Phoenix compact.

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Nuarro Lodge: Sustainable and responsible tourism in Mozambique - Victron Energy

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Behind the scenes, powering the Nuarro Lodge lighting shown above, is a newly upgraded Victron Energy hybrid-30kVA, 3-phase system with 38kWp of solar power. The Lodge though is but one part of the Nuarro project that Victron Energy and their partner companies are involved with.

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Nuarro Lodge is located on the Baixo do Phinda peninsula in the Memba district of Nampula province, in northern Mozambique. The peninsula is virtually unknown to the outside world.

Marine Reserve - Nuarro lodge is comprised with the conservation of both land and the ocean, protecting hundreds of hectares of forest, mangrove and sea. The marine reserve was created in 2007 in common accord with the local community, to protect and recover the coral reefs surrounding the lodge. Over the years, the coral reefs have recovered, turning into a perfect safe habitat for thousands of colourful fish and stunning sea creatures such as nudibranchs, shrimps and many other invertebrates.

You can find the village woman are netting on the low tide and fisherman still catching fish on a wooden dug out, using both nets and line, the same method of fishing and way of living from more than a hundred year ago. Nuarro employees about 80 local people. The people are Macua.

The peninsula feels like an island surrounded by small private beaches, although conveniently Nuarro can be reached by car and does not require a plane or boat like an island. There is also so much to do at Nuarro, besides water activities, guests can also participate in other activities such as mountain biking or even a trip to the lighthouse at Baixo do Phinda to enjoy the incredible views of the bay.

Access to the World Heritage Site, Ilha de Mozambique (Mozambique Island), is easily done by road from Nuarro Lodge, which makes a great combination package. Enjoy the history and culture of Mozambique Island for a couple of nights, either on your way to or from the pristine beaches and remoteness of Nuarro.

Nuarro Lodge is a green project which generates its own electricity and clean water using renewable energy.

Nuarro lodge supports local community initiatives and during the construction of the lodge we also built a community centre.

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Nuarro Lodge is located on the Baixo do Phinda peninsula in the Memba district of Nampula province, in northern Mozambique. The peninsula is virtually unknown to the outside world. Marine Reserve - Nuarro lodge is comprised with the conservation of both land and the ocean, protecting hundreds of hectares of forest, mangrove and sea.

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Located on the shores of the warm and azure Indian Ocean in northern Mozambique, lies the remotely, but specifically chosen Nuarro Lodge. Backed by the wild Mozambican bush, fringed with old and established baobab trees to the back; and fronted by the calm and aquamarine bay of Nanatha, the lodge is peppered along a more than 2km-long, powdery-white beach in the middle. Built from natural materials, by the local community, makes the environmentally sensitive. Nuarro Lodge, the ideal venue in which to relax and unwind in these equally pristine surroundings. Nuarro Lodge is all about friendly people, top-class activities and fantastic food, showcasing a spectacular, pristine environment in the most responsible way possible!

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Diving Mozambique at the Eco Dive Resort - Nuarro Lodge

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Located on the shores of the warm and azure Indian Ocean in northern Mozambique, lies the remotely, but specifically chosen Nuarro Lodge. Backed by the wild Mozambican bush, fringed with old and established baobab trees to the back; and fronted by the calm and aquamarine bay of Nanatha, the lodge is peppered along a more than 2km-long, powdery-white beach in the middle.