Sustainable Travel
Our Eco-lodge
Eco-lodge Sustainability
Swell Lodge’s 2 eco-chalets are privileged to exist inside a National Park, beside a RAMSAR protected wetland. Our eco-lodge is governed by strict environmental regulations and so we use the latest technology to ensure your stay in the wilderness has minimal impact on the pristine environment.
Each of our 100% solar-powered eco-chalets have a 1.4KW solar array which saves over 750kgs of CO2/yr entering the atmosphere and our efficient, high-output ceiling fans remove the need for air conditioning. We’re proud of our solar hot water, modern odourless composting toilet, greywater filter treatment system, ph-neutral bio-degradable soaps, shower gels and bin liners, and even have crab-safe vehicle attachments and a carbon neutral program realised through ‘Greenfeet’, planting native trees to offset our vehicle emissions – so you can enjoy your stay at Swell Lodge guilt-free. Sweet Dreams!
What is an Eco-lodge?
Wondering what makes up an eco-lodge? Eco-lodges aim to preserve the surrounding environment by reducing their carbon footprint, investing in sustainable technology like solar, consuming resources wisely and using environemtnally freindly products where possible. Here’s a few things that guests love about our eco-system at Swell Lodge.
Swell Lodge App
We’ve our own Swell Lodge eco-lodge app on your room’s iPad, detailing island info and status of your solar-powered house batteries!
Crab-Safe Vehicle
During red crab migration, we equip our eco-lodge vehicle with special crab-savers in front of the wheels that nudge the crabs aside!
1.4kW Solar Panels
The sunshine soaked up from each eco-lodge roof is then stored in a 10kWh bank of super high-tech lithium-ion batteries.