Responsible Travel
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Ibo Island Lodge offers a destination for guests seeking a remote tropical island and cultural experience in one of the last undiscovered places in Africa. As the first tourism investor on Ibo the company believes that it is critical that the local communities benefit from tourism development. This is quality, low impact and ethical tourism where each guest’s visit makes a difference to the communities involved.
Socially Conscious
Ibo Island has a community of approximately 3000 people. The lodge directly employs approx 38permanent staff. Each of these staff members can support up to a further 20 people made up of extended family. Therefore Ibo Island Lodge directly affects approx 800 people’s lives on Ibo. In addition, as many third party services, are sourced from Ibo Island itself, this directly affects approx another 20 to 30 individuals. With this in mind Ibo Island Lodge positively affects as much as 50% of the islands population.
With Respect
There are many challenges in managing community relations on an island like Ibo, as well as managing the various community expectations that tourism presents. We ask you to be respectful of the people of Ibo’s culture and history and if you have any questions about interacting and communicating on Ibo, please do not hesitate to talk to the management staffing. We hope that you enjoy immersing yourself in the wonderful, tranquil and forgotten island of Ibo.
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When we arrived, Ibo was literally swaying in the winds.
Providing income and development opportunities for the Ibo community. 
Involved in the positive change and development on Ibo. 
