Responsible tourism involves providing tourists with an enriching holiday experience, whilst at the same time ensuring that the local people also benefit through training and employment opportunities, access to a ready market for local goods and services and additional social benefits provided through a community-managed fund to be established through the Lodge.
School building project: The nearby primary school has recently been transformed with the help of donations raised through Zalala Beach Lodge. |
In the construction of the Lodge, careful attention has been paid to all environment aspects, such as water and waste management, energy efficiency, use of local building materials, wherever possible, and so on.
ZBLS is committed to providing jobs, wherever possible, to local community members and working closely with the local Supinho community to ensure their voices are heard and their aspirations understood and respected now and in the future. |
You can find out more about this approach to tourism from the International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT). Read about how other tourist ventures in Mozambique, such as
Guludo Beach Lodge in Quirimbas National Park,
Nkwichi Lodge on Lake Niassa and
Nuarro Lodge in neighbouring Nampula Province are supporting community development and making a real difference.
The founders of ZBLS include natives of Zambezia with a strong commitment to the province and its inhabitants. If you wish to make a donation towards the Supinho Community Fund, please contact us! |
