Aerial film of sunrise over the green dunes and Indian Ocean at Reserva Dunas Verdes

Reserva
Dunas Verdes

A privately protected coastal reserve in Mozambique.

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The Reserve

Let natureremain thedestination.

Dunas Verdes protects a rare stretch of Mozambique's coastline where ocean, reef, beach, dunes and bush exist within one connected landscape.

A working nature reserve where conservation, local communities and carefully controlled tourism coexist.

Ocean to bush, in one walk

Five habitats,one landscape.

Aerial view of the reserve: bush, dunes, beach and ocean

Coastal bush

Behind the dunes, dense coastal bush — the quietest and least visited part of the reserve.

Birds · Small mammals

Vegetated dune

The green dunes that give the reserve its name. Their grasses hold the coastline in place.

Stabilising grasses · Dune thicket

Beach

Kilometres of open sand, quiet enough at night for turtles to come ashore and nest.

Nesting turtles · Shorebirds

Shallow reef

A few hundred metres out, low rock and coral hold the fish life the whole coast depends on.

Schools of fish · Rays

Open ocean

Deep blue water a short way offshore, on the migration line followed by whales and whale sharks.

Humpback whales · Dolphins · Whale sharks

Golden sunset light drifting over the reserve's dunes, bush and surf

Seen from the air

Kilometresof unbroken coast

Everything below was filmed here, above the reserve. Nothing was staged, fed or followed. The animals were passing through, as they have always done.

A humpback whale and calf resting in clear water off the reserve
Humpback whale and calfJune to October, from the shoreline
A pod of dolphins moving north along the coast
A pod moving northBottlenose dolphins, year round
A whale shark feeding at the surface
Whale shark at the surfaceThe reserve sits on their migration line
A large school of fish shifting over the reef
A school over the reefShallow reef, a few hundred metres out

Seasons

What passes through,and when.

Present PeakIndicative. Nature keeps its own calendar.
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Bottlenose dolphinsSeen throughout the yearPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
Sea turtle nestingLoggerhead and leatherback turtles, mainly at nightPeakPeakPeakPresent—————PresentPeakPeak
Manta rays on the reefSeen throughout the yearPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent

Website in construction

The full storyis on its way.

Our pages on conservation, community, the ecosystems and overnight stays are still being written.

In the meantime, the reserve already welcomes one group at a time for a private day visit.

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Where we are

Near Praia da Rocha, Inhambane Province

Approx. 16 km from Inhambane airport · transfers on request · access by prior arrangement only
The protected coastline of Reserva Dunas Verdes filmed at golden hour

Let nature remain the destination.

Reserva Dunas Verdes · Inhambane, Mozambique

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