About
A lodge built lightly
Mangrove Eco Lodge was started by an Abuja architect who grew up visiting her grandmother on this creek, and wanted to share it without changing it.
Our story
We built on stilts so the tide could keep its path, used reclaimed hardwood from old Calabar warehouses, and hired our team from the village before we laid a single board.
The lodge opened in 2021 with six suites. It is owned by a small Nigerian company, with Okun village holding a share and two seats on the board. Reservations are run from our lounge in Wuse 2, Abuja.
The people
Names and photos are examples for this demo.
Eno B.
Founder and host
Bassey and Ima O.
Lodge managers
Ekaette U.
Head chef
Effiong A. and the guides
Creek guides
What we promise
Leave it better
Ten percent of room revenue goes to the forest, every year.
No generators
Solar power and batteries, so the nights stay quiet.
Village first
Our team, our food and our boats come from Okun first.
Small on purpose
Twelve rooms. We will not build more.
Careers
Work on the creek
We hire guides, cooks and housekeepers from the creek villages first, and train them for a year. For other roles, write to the Wuse 2 lounge.
Write to us