Award win for Nkwichi at responsible tourism awards

A hidden hand-built lodge on the dazzling Mozambique shores of Lake Niassa, Nkwichi Lodge offers its visitors a rare chance to savour and support an unspoilt corner of real Africa. Explore on foot, by canoe, in sailing dhows. Laze in a hammock above a secluded cove. See for yourself how responsible tourism supports local people and helps them preserve their surroundings.

At the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008 Nkwichi Lodge was declared “Best Small Hotel”.

What the judges said: “Nkwichi demonstrates what a small, privately-owned, luxury eco-tourist lodge can contribute through a $ 5 bed night levy; and has been a driving force in the creation of the Umoji Association representing 20,000 local people through their chiefs and elected representatives. One of the first, large community associations in Mozambique, it has enabled six communities to secure land rights certificates form the government”.

To find out more about Nkwichi Lodge, see mandawilderness.org.

To find out more about the awards, see responsibletravel.com.