Tour overview

Lake Nyasa is an African great lake wedged between Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi, It is the third largest lake after lake Victoria and lake Tanganyika with a width of 75 kilometers, a length of more than 550 kilometers and on some parts of the lake it is deep as 700 meters. The surface of the lake is 500 meters (1,640) above the sea level and it is the second deepest lake in Africa and eighth in the world.

Lake Nyasa is also among the Great Rift Valley lakes, more than 14 Rivers pours their water into the lake including River Kiwira and Songwe. Day temperature around the Lake is between 12 to 21C during rainy season while 19 to 28C during dry season, the average annual rainfall is between 900 to 2300mm per annum and the normal rainfall range between 100-2800mm per year.

Lake Nyasa is enormously rich with diverse fish species than any other lake in the world; about 1000 species of Mbasa (Opsaridium mircolepis), the most delicious and endemic fish.  A trip to the lake from Mbeya is epic; towncrossing over different beautiful vegetation such as banana, tea, rice and cocoa.

Lake Nyasa is the only fresh water lake that lies on the sided walls of mountain ranges, the Livingstone Mountains and Nyika plateau that provide the magnificent view of the sunset and sunrise on the shore of lake from far and hosts the best landscape for hikers and backpackers.

Activities available: Swimming, boat cruising, sailing, fishing, camping, beach soccer, BBQ and many other water activities which will keep everyone entertained.

The lake is extremely important to the population living around it, there are countless fishing villages on the shore of the lake and its water provides irrigation to modern agriculture, transportation of goods and people.

Lake Nyasa has something to offer for every traveller.

Included

  • Tour/Driver Guide
  • Transport
  • Park Entrance Fees
  • Food
  • Drinking Water
  • Accommodation

Not Included

  • Beverages
  • Boat ride
  • Photographer
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Tour Plan

This is a two days trip. If you wish to travel for a day kindly let us know.

Day One
The first day is basically travelling from Mbeya Region to Matema via Kyela border and sleep in Matema Beach, Lake Nyasa. The distance between Mbeya and Matema Beach (Kyela) is 163 km away which is approximately a 3 hours drive.

09:00 - Travelling to Matema, Kyela
10:45 - Overview of Rungwe District at Tukuyu
12:00 - Arriving in Matema Beach
12:30 - Beach Activities
13:30 - Lunch
14:30 - Beach Activities
20:00 - Dinner and accommodation in the beach
21:00 - End of Day One.
21:30 - Bonfire and Beach Cinema is available till late

Day Two

08:00 - Breakfast and The Beach
08:30 - Beach Activities
12:50 - Lunch
13:30 - Beach Activities
15:30 - Matema Village Tour
17:30 - Driving Back to Mbeya

End of Tour

Travellers may advice the tour guide if they want to hike Mwalalo Falls, visit near villages including Ikombe by boat and/or visit Tanzanian border with Malawi.

Activities

Swimming, Photography, Narratives, Food, Story telling & Water Sports

We travel via Tanzania - Malawi highway going to Rungwe District where grasses are always greener, then to Kyela district near the border. Visitors will be surprised with various vegetations including bananas, potatoes, cocoa, coconut, rice and tea plantations along the road. These plantations creates some beautiful sceneries of the road.

Note

This is a camping trip with accommodation on tented camps or hotel rooms.

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