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Mozambique's coastline is definedby endless white sand beaches, andthe bay of Memba on the Baixo doPinda peninsula offers a view to meltthe hardest of hearts. This resortcomprises rz beachfront chalets (eachone is about 1oo sq m, so you won'tfeel cramped) and built in a localstyle that maximises ventilation,creating a cool, peaceful environment.This is designer Africa at its moststylish, with outdoor showers arldhuge windows that open up to \iertsof the Mozambican coastline. Theresort also has a restaurant offeringpanoramic views of the ba-r and asunken reading area where coffee andcakes are serued in the afternoon- lbuwant luxury? You've got it here:

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on those is selling the place short.Nuarro is situated in Nanatha HalfMoon Bay and has a range of divesites to suit all skill levels. Somedivers are happy to concentrate onthe lagoon, which is covered in algaeand brittlestars and provides acritter-rich enyironment where youwill find moray eels, mantis shrimpand scorpionfish.

Further away from the shoreline,there is the reef platform, which isdominated by large Porites coralsand is home to green turtles, Ionebarracuda and schools of snapper.Fans of wall diving will be enthusedby the long wall (about ten miles),where longnose hawkfish can befound nestling in gorgonian corals;the greater depths are festoonedwith trees of black coral.

In general, Nuarro's dive scene isquite different to that of resortselsewhere in Mozambique. Theprotection of the coral reef hascreated a complex, multi-layered

environment with a greater paradeof reef creatures. So, ifyou're afterfish and critters (there's even a fewwrecks), this little-knovrn corner ofAlrica could be the place for you.

f'/11,i .l l{i\i Jl'\{.,During Nuarro's construction, skilledbuilders, carpenters and electricianswere employed to train local people sothat they too could benefit from theopening of the resort. The local villageis a co-owner of the land on which theresort was built, and a communitycentre was built as part of the ongoingagreement. The resort makes a setpayment to the local community on a'per guest, per night'basis, and everytime a dive boat leaves the beach.

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