Manda Nkwichi Lodge lies on the Mozambique shoreline at one of the most beautiful points on Lake Malawi. The lodge has been carefully designed to provide comfort and privacy for guests. With a maximum of only 14 people staying at Manda Nkwichi, the lodge can offer guests the highest levels of service in a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere. The beach on the shores of the lake with its fine, white sand is the central feature around which Manda Nkwichi has been built. The main lodge building has a dining room raised high on a platform providing views out over the lake.
Each of the 7 chalets at Manda Nkwichi is ingeniously tucked into the trees along the lakeshore providing unique views across the crystal clear water. The chalets at Manda Nkwichi Lodge all vary in size and design depending on their setting but are all made of local wood, stone and grass thatch. Manda Nkwichi prides itself on practising responsible methods of tourism development.
Property Amenities
There are 7 chalets at Manda Nkwichi, allowing only 14 guests to sleep at the lodge at any one time. The chalets are located far enough apart to provide privacy.
Each chalet at Manda Nkwichi Lodge has its own en-suite bathroom which has been cleverly designed so that you can bathe outside under the tree canopy in complete privacy. All of the bathrooms have showers hung from overhanging branches with hot and cold running water.
Area Attractions
Activities at Manda Nkwichi - Mozambique Land Activities at Manda Nkwichi Likoma Island Tour - Manda Nkwichi After breakfast guests take a launch or dhow across to Likoma Island which remains part of Malawi despite being on the Mozambique side of the lake. A guide will lead you around this interesting community showing you several places of local importance.
Lake Activities at Manda Nkwichi Swimming - Manda Nkwichi There cant be a more inviting place to swim than the Nkwichi beach. Mchenga Nkwichi means the sand that squeaks - its true. The sand is so fine underfoot and as white as you can imagine.
Snorkelling - Manda Nkwichi Guests spend hours exploring the underwater world which opens up to them as they gaze below the surface and meander through the rock pools along the lakeshore. Its an enormous natural aquarium with hundreds of beautifully coloured species of fish known as cichlids
Sailing - Manda Nkwichi Manda Nkwichi has its own private catamaran for guests who want to take advantage of the daytime breezes that blow onshore. Miss Nkwichi is the aptly named lodge dhow. There are several deserted sandy beaches where you can stop off for a quiet picnic and sunbathe.
Canoeing - Manda Nkwichi This has to be one of the most peaceful ways of exploring the local lakeshores. Manda Nkwichi has its own Canadian style canoes which are sturdy and comfortable. Either you can be paddled by one of the lodges guides or take out a canoe with a friend and try to spot a pair of otters playing around on the rocks or diving underwater.
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