Information
Eco Stars:
5 star
Stars:
unrated
Location:
Africa
Country:
South Africa
Kurisa Moya Nature Lodge
Kurisa Moya is a beautiful nature lodge in the Northern / Limpopo Province of South Africa. This haven is nestled in the Northern Drakensberg escarpment and overlooks the breathtaking Kudu's River Valley and is only 45 minutes from the city of Pietersburg / Polokwane and 20 minutes from the mountain village of Haenertsburg and the beautiful Magoebaskloof.
Kurisa Moya, meaning Tranquil Spirit, enjoys a strategic position that blesses it with temperate weather and access to a beautiful indigenous forest where a large variety of birds, animals and flora can be seen. Large stretches of pine plantations give way to African bushveld on the lower part of the farm where two dams are fed by clean mountain streams.
Activities at Kurisa Moya include bird-watching, hiking and trout fishing in the dams where otters and water birds can also be seen. Samango monkeys, baboons, bushbuck, bushbabies, vervet monkeys, warthogs and bushpigs are often seen or heard on the hiking trails or from the farmhouse. In addition the the trails, Ben and Lisa also offer cranio-sacral therapy, guided bird and nature walks, fly-fishing lessons abseiling, mountain biking and chair massages... to name but a few.
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Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Energy Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment - Kurisa Moya is electricity-free. We use gas appliances. We use solar power for our computers. Staff are educated to work without electricity. Guests are educated via our lodge literature and notices. We have an EMP for energy saving at the lodge.
Water Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment - Kurisa Moya practises minimal water usage. We avoid dangerous cleaning chemicals. We have a re-use programme for sheets and towels to avoid over-washing. Grey water is used on our gardens. We plant native plants and one venue does not have a garden - it is surrounded by forest. We have an EMP for water management.
Disposal Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment - Kurisa Moya has a recycling programme with recycling and organic bins at the venues and staff houses. Organic waste is used for compost which is used on the vegetable garden. Recyclable items are taken to the depot. We avoid products with too much packaging. Staff are trained to recycle and guests are edcuated on this. We have a recycling management plan in our EMP.
Eco-Active Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment - At Kurisa Moya, we educate encourage our staff to act in an environmentally responsible way. We have a partnership with local (rural) schools where guests can donate items which are needed in these poor schools. We work together with local and eco-schools on environmental projects and help with their eco-clubs. We have a carbon offsetting programme where guests can have trees planted at local schools or clinics to offset their carbon footprint. We offer Eco activities like guided nature and bird walks and village home-stays to our guests and actively promote these activities. We educate guests through our literature and enthusiasm about these programmes. These programmes are laid out in our EMP
Protection Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment - Kurisa Moya's literature encourages guests to enjoy the local environment and activities. We showcase local sculptors and producers, selling their products for them at Kurisa Moya and encouraging guests to visit them. We support local food producers and source plants from a community-run nursery. We encourage our staff to source products locally and educate our guests about local sculptors, producers, suppliers etc. Our staff are all from local villages and towns. Social responsibility is part of our EMP
Contact Details
Name:
Kurisa Moya Nature Lodge
Address:
P O Box 280,
Haenertsburg, 0730
Limpopo,
South Africa
Telephone:
+27 (0) 15 276 1131
+27 (0) 82 200 4596
Website:
www.krm.co.za
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