Posted: 29 April 2022 - Last Update: 31 August 2024 (PV system added)

Sale by: Thomas Bruneau, Co-owner

What is being sold: The property and the associated business.

Property Name: Dunes de Dovela Eco Lodge

Company Name: Fretom Turismo Limitada

Sale Price & Currency: EUR 600,000

Property Address (actual location): Parcela 198, Dovela, Dongane, Provincia de inhambane, Mozambique

Fully licensed as an accommodation facility?: Yes

Currently in operation as an accommodation facility?: Yes

Number of Rooms: 8

Number of Bathrooms: 5

Room Facilities: 3 Luxurious Bungalows, 1 Luxury tent, 4 Semi luxury dome tents

Common Area Facilities: Reception + restaurant + bar + conference room

Total Land Area: 80 hectares (197.7 acres)

Built-up Area: 5 hectares (12.4 acres)

Is it allowed to add more buildings to the property? Yes, unlimited

Year of Construction: 2011

Year of last Renovation: All the time

Key Materials of Construction: Wood + Reeds + Concrete

Eco-Architectural Features:
Reeds roofs, sustainable wood, hand construction to limit the environmental impact, no roads within the property, all about walking

Energy Sources & Energy-Saving Features:
40 Kva generator run only 9 hours per day, A+++ fridges and deep freezers, all LED appliances

Water Sources & Water-Saving Features:
Borehole + no irrigation + flush limitation

Waste-Management Facilities:
compost + complete waste segregation

Description of Location:
Outstanding location facing the Indian Ocean and its winter Humpback Whales breeding colony, the lodge is built on the secondary dunes and is nested in 80ha of coastal forest (a bird watchers paradise) close to the Dongane lake (Inharrime District). This establishment is settled 12 km from the EN1 and 4 km from the Chope community villages.

Distance in Km from nearest Beach, type of Beach:
200 m from sandy beach with rock pools for snorkeling

Nearby Attractions (within 50 km):
Diving in Zavora (15km) but the main attraction is our virgin surrounding area and our very friendly local community.

Nearest Airport: Inhambane

Nearest Hospital or Clinic: Inhambane

Nearest School: Dovela

Updates:
31 August 2024 :

Dunes de Dovela’s team is very excited to announce the successful commissioning of the new photovoltaic system that now produces all the electricity required by the lodge. We have ticked the missing component of our eco and socially responsible project. This is an investment of USD 35,000. The sale price of the lodge remains unchanged.

Inverter: 18,6 kW
Batteries: 2 x 15 kwh
PV Modules: 36 X 505 wp = 18 180 wp