Koraya Lodge | Rodrigues

Koraya Lodge is set along a vast turquoise lagoon on the south-southwest coast of Rodrigues, just one hour and fifteen minutes from Mauritius by plane.

Our bungalows and villa have panoramic sea views, are east facing and self-catering. They feature large beds with superior cotton linens and anti-mosquito devices, bathrooms with amenities, and tea/coffee making facilities.

Combining the charm of easy veranda-living with simple understated luxury adapted to Rodrigues, Koraya Lodge offers the choice of privacy and tranquility – a unique atmosphere for you to get away, rest and rediscover everyday essentials.

 
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Our bungalows

A bungalow features one bedroom on ground floor and a loft, both with a double bed. Kitchen and living room are on an open plan that opens out with wooden doors and shutters onto a veranda housing comfortable rattan easy chairs.
Maximum occupancy: 4 guests

 
 
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Our villa

The villa features two bedrooms on ground floor and a loft, all with double beds. Kitchen is fully equipped. Living and dining room is on a spacious open plan that opens out with wooden doors and shutters onto a veranda housing comfortable rattan rocking and easy chairs.

Maximum occupancy: 5 guests

 

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Where to find us

An hour and fifteen minutes by plane from the main island of Mauritius and fifteen minutes away from the airport by car.

 

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Our roots

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It all started when…

Against all odds and advice from the locals, we believed we could rewild calcarenite land and create a secluded place for travelers to get away and rediscover everyday essentials in Rodrigues. In 2014, we started planting hundreds of endemic shrubs and trees that once grew here to recreate the lost floral links.

Koraya Lodge is the story of the transformation of a plot of hard calcarenite land entirely over-run with introduced plants, into what is about to turn into a natural lowland savannah of this area. Believe us, it take time to grow endemic trees in Petite Butte!

Our logo is a traditional shield with a set of customized icons that are part of the daily decor - the lagoon, an octopus, and the leaves of the endemic shrub, Myoporum mauritianum.

The Myoporum can reach 2 m high, has many branches and a rather rounded shape. In Rodrigues, this species is observed only on calcarenite. It grows almost always at 5-100 m from the sea.

The octopus, locally called ourite is used in a wide range of everyday household meals. It is sun-dried, grilled, put in salads, in curries and stews. This mollusc is the object of traditional fishing in the lagoon, on foot, a prerogative of fisherwomen - the piqueuses d’ourite.

A few meters from Koraya Lodge and acting as a protective belt for Rodrigues Island, the lagoon has the distinction of having a surface twice that of land.